
The theme of this meeting is Collaborate & Co-teach to Support ELLs.
4 Roles
Facilitator: person who gets people together & keeps things moving
Participants: facilitator & participants
Responder(s): participants at the meeting
Tweeter(s): participants who are keen to Tweet ideas
Participants will need devices for viewing, cue cards (or paper) to write on, and something to write with.
This #ELLSAPD Meeting is designed for 45 mins of engagement with 3 #ELLSAPD Learning Cycles.
TUNE-IN @ 4minsWELCOME to this #ELLSAPD MEETING. It's the second of its kind. Take a few minute to review the agenda timing, organize your devices for viewing, prepare your 3 cue cards for responses and grab markers to write with. Aim to have responses to that are concise and easy to read.
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Cycle 1 @ 16mins
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Read just the Intro, More Than Just Co-Teaching, and A Foundation of Trust sections (first three parts) from the article Co-teaching ELLs: Riding a Tandem Bike by Andrea Honigsfeld @AndreaHonigsfel and Maria G. Dove @MariaGDove. ![]() 4mins - think
Participants think and talk about strategies that can build trusting co-teaching relationships. ![]() 4mins - respond
Responder(s) record one strategy you believe to be high-impact to develop trust on a cue card. Tweeter(s) Tweet their own or pictures of responder's ideas using #ELLSAPD EXAMPLE Response |
Imagine getting on the tandem bike of co-teaching. Who sits in the front and takes the lead? Who takes the backseat? |
Cycle 2 @ 12mins
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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. ![]() 4mins - think
Participants think and talk about successful lessons you've co-taught, the co-teaching model you used and its positive impact on English language learners. ![]() 4mins - respond
Responder(s) record a barrier that can challenge defining individuals' co-teaching roles when trying to plan co-teaching models on a cue card. Tweeter(s) Tweet their own (or pictures of responder's) ideas using #ELLSAPD EXAMPLE Response |
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.
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Cycle 3 @ 12mins
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Participants think and talk about the differences between Push-in support and Co-teaching. ![]() 4mins - respond
Responder(s) record an idea on a cue card. Tweeter(s) Tweet their own (or pictures of responder's) ideas using #ELLSAPD EXAMPLE Response |
Mutual ownership of both teachers are seen as equals (parity)
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WRAP UP @ 3mins
Scroll through #ELLSAPD on Twitter to view others teachers' responses to this professional learning engagement.
Thanks for joining this #ELLSAPD Meeting.
Check out some extended resources below for more information, research and strategies.
#EarlyYears Teachers & #LanguageLearning in Action!
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