1. Providing high quality instruction for every English learner
Cindy Barnes, DCIU, ELL Supervisor

2. Objectives
Identify supports and strategies to ensure highly engaging, challenging and thought-provoking instruction is provided to ALL English Learners.

3. For this to happen we need to:
Educate
Demonstrate
Support
Analyze
Inform

4. Quality Instruction for English learners
Best practices for all teachers

5. educate Provide necessary resources Key Information: Consider TIME
WIDA:
Can Do Key Uses & Descriptors
ELD Standards
Performance Definitions
ACCESS Test Results
PDE
ELL Overlays
EL Differentiation Tool
Teacher-Created
Recommended Accommodations
Sample lesson plans
Professional Development
Key Information: Consider TIME
Other: ?
How do we educate content area teachers and other school staff in order to provide high quality instruction for ALL English Learners?

6. demonstrate Model best practice Invite teachers into your classroom
Observe classroom teachers
Teach lesson in content area classroom
Provide sample lesson plans & assessments
Other?
Do sample lesson plan activity

7. Provide the materials (when possible, within reason) Reach out
support
Be understanding
Provide the materials (when possible, within reason)
Reach out
Cognizant of approach
Other?

8. analyze Check Ins Determine what’s working vs. what needs improvement
Consult with the students
Model support & best practice
Try other approaches
Other?

9. inform Stay up-to-date Frequent check Ins
Scaffold vs. Independent Practice
Provide resources necessary
Input on student progress in ELL class
Other?

10. Cindy Barnes, cbarnes@dciu.org
Questions/Concerns?
Cindy Barnes,