#ELLSAPD Event : November 16, 2019. 11AM (UTC+7)

Collaborate & Co-teach to Support ELLs

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Welcome to the 6th #ELLSAPD event resource page. Our theme today is Collaborate & Co-teach to Support ELLs. This event has 3 #ELLSAPD Learning Cycles. ​You can contribute to & follow the #ELLSAPD event on Twitter from wherever you are.

We hope you have a positive, social and meaningful learning experience as you engage with the thinking prompts and ideas shared.

 WELCOME & TUNE-IN @ 11:00 - 11:10 (UTC+7)

10 mins 
WELCOME to #ELLSAPD
If you're in a group, introduce yourselves.
Organize drinks and snacks.
Take a minute to look over the agenda for today. 
Notice cycle timing and breaks.
Decide on who is keen to Tweet out responses.
Take a selfie and Tweet out #ELLSAPD.

Are you new to Twitter? You're here because you're a learner. One of the aims of #ELLSAPD events is to show how we can connect to and benefit from a #PLN (professional learning network) to enhance our teaching practice.

Cycle 1 @ 11:10 (UTC+7)

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5mins - stimulus
Read the Intro, More Than Just Co-Teaching, and A Foundation of Trust sections from the article Co-teaching ELLs: Riding a Tandem Bike by Andrea Honigsfeld @AndreaHonigsfel and Maria G. Dove @MariaGDove.
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5mins - think
​Talk, think about and discuss strategies that can build trusting co-teaching relationships.
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5mins - respond
Tweet #ELLSAPD with one strategy you believe to be high-impact to develop trust and tag @AndreaHonigsfel @MariaGDove.
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Read others' Tweets, replies and responses. Comment, Re-Tweet (with a comment) or Tweet any other ideas that you might have.
Imagine getting on the tandem bike of co-teaching. Who sits in the front and takes the lead? Who takes the backseat?

 Cycle 2 @ 11:30 (UTC+7)

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 5mins - stimulus
Checkout this Tweet by Héctor Gardó @hgardo and click the link to the article How to Choose a Co-Teaching Model by Sean Cassel @edutopia. Read the article.
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5mins - think
​Talk, think and discuss successful lessons you've co-taught, the co-teaching model you used and its positive impact on English language learners.
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5mins - respond
Tweet #ELLSAPD a barrier that can challenge defining individuals' co-teaching roles when trying to plan co-teaching models.
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Read others' Tweets of barriers & reply with a potential solution. Comment, Re-Tweet (with a comment) or Tweet any other ideas that you might have.
Teachers don’t always get to choose who they teach with, which adds an extra layer of challenge because it can leave the individuals’ roles in the lesson planning phase and during instruction blurry.

BREAK @ 11:50 - 12:00 (UTC+7)

Cycle 3 @ 12:00 (UTC+7)

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5mins - stimulus
Checkout this Tweet by Ready, Set, Coteach! @readysetcoteach 
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5mins - think
​Talk, think and discuss the differences between Push-in support and Co-teaching.
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5mins - response
Reply-Tweet to #ELLSAPD with an idea.
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Read others' Tweets, replies and responses.
Tweet other ideas that you might have.
Mutual ownership of both teachers are seen as equals (parity)

WRAP UP @ 12:20 (UTC+7)

Checkout the co-teaching and language learning in action Tweets below.
Finish-up final thoughts.
​Tweet to thank your #ELLSAPD #PLN

​Join us November 16th, same time, for an #ELLSAPD on Collaborate & Co-teach to Support ELLs.

ELLSA 20/20: EAL Success in Sight - REGISTRATION OPEN

Seoul Foreign School, Seoul
March 7 - 8, 2020
Focusing on Best Practices, Shared Vision,
and Mutual Responsibility for ALL
Keynote Speaker: Sarah B. Ottow, author @SarahOttow
"The Language Lens for Content Classrooms: A Guide for K-12 Teachers of English and Academic Language Learners"
Conference Strands:
  • Developing Academic Language and Literacy through Content
  • Effective Collaboration: Consultant, Co-Teacher, Coach, Change Agent? 
  • Technology and Resources for EAL Teaching and Learning
  • Assessment, Reporting, and Data-Driven Decision-Making for EAL

#CoTeaching & #LanguageLearning in Action!