TARGET AUDIENCE: K-9 TEACHERS AND ELL LEADERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND

ELL Collaborative Community

“Best Practices for Supporting our English Language Learners”

Share and learn about best practices for supporting English Language Learners in the inclusive classroom. Susan Somerville and Jane Gallacher will take the lead in our ELL Collaborative Community this year. This Collaborative Community is for classroom teachers (Grades 1 - 9) as well as ELL leaders in search of ways to support and engage their students and staff. These sessions are similar to those offered 2019/2020

Foundational Practices (ZOOM)

Wednesday October 7, 2020 4-6pm

Wednesday December 2, 2020 4-6pm

Session Description - Level 1 (co-facilitators to support various areas of expertise)

Join us and work with other Calgary and area educators to deepen your understanding on ways to support ELLs by exploring:

• BICS and CALP
• principles of second language acquisition
• the importance of embedding assessment practices to inform the benchmarks
• the use of Alberta Education Benchmarks/ “I Can” resources to guide teaching practice
• general strategies to differentiate instruction across proficiency levels/subject areas

March 3, 2020 (Face to Face) Practical Implementation

Session Description - Level 2 (co-facilitators to support various areas of expertise)

Join us and work with other Calgary and area educators to further your understanding on ways to support ELLs by:

• making content accessible through comprehensive input
• enhancing lessons/units with language and content goals and intentional planning
• incorporating technology into core subject areas
• powerful strategies to differentiate instruction across proficiency levels/subject areas; adapting tests