Hurdles and Detours For a Successful English Language Learner and Mathematics Workshops

Objectives –Content Objective—Identify and share strategies to work with groups that may be reluctant to acknowledge that they need to work with ELL students. –Language Objective—Participants will discuss and list the objections workshop trainers may hear when they host workshops focusing on making math accessible to ELL students. Then collaborate to identify ways facilitators can help change the environment to a constructive tone.

Features of a good workshop session Quietly think of a workshop you held that went exceptionally well. –How did you know it was going well? –What were some of the features of that workshop? Share your thoughts with your neighbor. Share your thoughts with your table group.

Features of a workshop that did not go well Quietly think of a workshop you held that did not go well. –How did you know it was not going well? –What were some of the features of that workshop? –Write two of those features on a note card. Put your card in the middle of the table. Choose another card from the table. –Identify one of the features you agree with. –Share the feature you’ve chosen with your table group.

ELL Training and Facilitation Hurdles & Detours Denial Acknowledge teacher frustration Personalize an ELL student Use data

For the next 20 minutes Complete the chart as a group.

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ELL Training and Facilitation Hurdles & Detours Denial Acknowledge teacher frustration Personalize an ELL student Use data Please prepare to share your hurdles and detours.

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Re-Con Mission Identify the scout for your group by determining who got up the earliest this morning. Scout the other table groups to identify unique ways to work with reluctant groups. –You have 5 minutes!

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Prepare to share On chart paper –Develop a different graphic organizer Select a reporter Post your organizer on the wall

Building the Tool Kit Share one unique hurdle and/or detour from your group