1. Camelle Simmons camelle.simmons@cobbk12.org SHARING IS CARING: ESOL TEACHING IN 1 ST PERSON https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DF9D9Q2

2.  Intro Activity  Online Collaboration Tutorial  Collaborative Breakout Sessions  Final Thoughts/Takeaways  Please note….you will need an electronic device during this session. If you do not have one, please find a partner. OVERVIEW OF TODAY’S SESSION…

3. Questions to think about…  What am I doing as an ESOL teacher to help students succeed?  How can we collaborate to enhance ESOL instruction?  What can be done to propel our ESOL students to the next level? ESOL TEACHING IN 1 ST PERSON….

4.  What is it?  Online collaborative forum used to brainstorm, share ideas, and vote on important decisions.  Quick tutorial… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvLuwL9Quz w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvLuwL9Quz w  Questions? TRICIDER.COM

5.  Use your laptop and go to the following website: http://www.tricider.com/admin/2mvQ6LDNiat/650F2itShxZ  In your groups, you will discuss four main topics regarding ESOL best practices.  You will share your wealth of knowledge and discuss/post the following:  Resources  Helpful tips/suggestions  Questions/concerns Please remember......you are encouraged to share your expertise. BEFORE WE BEGIN…

6.  Culturally Responsive Teaching (Ladson-Billings, 1994; Gay, 2000)  In a culturally responsive classrooms and schools, effective teaching and learning occur in a culturally-supported, learner-centered context, whereby the strengths students bring to school are identified, nurtured, and utilized to promote student achievement. Your turn! Share, Discuss, Post….. How do you incorporate this into your teaching practices? What does this look like across content areas? Resources? Success stories? Challenges? BREAKOUT SESSION #1 http://www.nccrest.org/professional/culturally_responsive_pedagogy-and.html

7.  Critical Thinking  To think critically about an issue is to consider that issue from various perspectives while analyzing underlying assumptions and exploring possible alternatives. When we think critically about a given topic, we are forced to consider our own relationship to it and how we personally fit into the context of the issue. Your turn! Share, Discuss, Post….. How do you incorporate this into your teaching practices? What does this look like across content areas? Resources? Success stories? Challenges? BREAKOUT SESSION #2 http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Halvorsen-CriticalThinking.html

8.  Empowering ESOL Students  By empowering students, you can engage them further in learning, provide a more democratic learning experience and, of course, find the most powerful resource in your classroom: the students. Your turn! Share, Discuss, Post….. How do you incorporate this into your teaching practices? What does this look like across content areas? Resources? Success stories? Challenges? BREAKOUT SESSION #3 http://www.edutopia.org/blog/empower-students-adora-svitak

9.  Technology Integration  Integrating technology in an ESOL setting positively impacts English language skills while also providing technology skills essential for 21 st century learners. Your turn! Share, Discuss, Post….. How do you incorporate this into your teaching practices? What does this look like across content areas? Resources? Success stories? Challenges? BREAKOUT SESSION #4 http://www.mastersinesl.org/blog/instructional-technology-tools-in-the-esl-classroom/

10.  Continue to think about different ways to incorporate cultural responsiveness, critical thinking, student empowerment, and technology integration into your instructional practices.  Continue to think about how ESOL teachers can collaborate within schools, across grade levels/content areas, and district-wide.  Please don’t forget to leave your email so I can send you resources related to the four topics we discussed today.  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DF9D9Q 2 https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DF9D9Q 2 FINAL THOUGHTS…