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Every Teacher is a Language Teacher. Join Me!

3/15/2021

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Not one but two exciting webinars this month. Delighted to be partnering with Knowledge Source Institute this April 20th.  Click here to register! Let's learn together.

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Who Should Attend
Grade level/content area classroom teachers K-12, EAL Specialists, Instructional Coaches, Curriculum Coordinators, and Leadership
​Background
International school teachers know that “all teachers are language teachers” and must embed explicit language instruction into their context. But what does that exactly look like?

Language targets are a keystone element of nurturing the needs of multilingual students learning a new language. Language targets focus on vocabulary, grammar, and discourse needed to be successful in grade level expectations.

Workshop Aim
This workshop will examine principles of vocabulary, grammar/syntax, and discourse development and provide a toolkit of strategies for participants.​
Topics Covered 
  • Crafting High Impact Language Targets for the Grade Level/Content Area Classroom 
  • Facilitating Language Learning at the Vocabulary, Sentence, and Discourse Level 
  • Strategies ​
This hands on webinar will equip participants to answer following questions:
  • How can my grade level/content area classroom facilitate language acquisition within the context of my curriculum? 
  • What is an effective language target that facilitates to language learning in the grade level/content area classroom? 
  • What strategies help our students achieve our language targets, and consequently achieve grade level standards? 
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Join Me on a Co-Teaching Adventure!

3/13/2021

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I'm exciting to be partnering with Knowledge Source Institute this April 8th.  Click here to register!
Who Should Attend
EAL Specialists and their co-teachers K-12, Instructional Coaches, Curriculum Coordinators, and Leadership
​Workshop Overview
This workshop will explore how strategic co-planning and coteaching is crucial to ensure educational equity for our multilingual learners in international schools. This workshop seeks to facilitate conversations and empower educators to work towards a cotaught classroom where multilingual learners thrive. ​
Topics Covered 
  • Additive Multilingualism 
  • Roles and Responsibilities 
  • Strategic co-planning that facilitates language acquisition 
This hands on webinar will equip participants to answer following questions:
  • What are the roles and responsibilities of EAL specialists and content/grade level teachers? 
  • How does our co-teaching process reflect the values of additive multilingualism? 
  • What might a research based, co-taught, lesson plan look like and how does this drive co-teachers’ co-planning?
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    Beth Puma

    I am an MLL specialist, coach, and educational consultant that is  dedicated to building a more transformative educational landscape that honors linguistic diversity and challenges societal paradigms.  

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