Module 4 - Session 8
DESIGNING EQUITABLE LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR ELLs
Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners Across Learning Environments
GETTING STARTED
OVERVIEW
Welcome to TALE Academy Module 4: Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners Across Learning Environments!
Goal – The goal of this module is to help teachers expand their capacity for effectively teaching English language learners (ELLs) across learning environments.
Module Content – This module consists of 8 sessions on meeting the needs of English language learners across learning environments. Each session contains a variety of content and learning activities.
Session Content – You are beginning Module 4 – Session 8: Designing Equitable Learning Experiences for ELLs.
MODULE WORKBOOK
If you have not yet downloaded your personal copy of the TALE Academy Workbook for this module, do so now. See directions below. There is only one workbook for each module which contains activities for all sessions within that module.
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Step 1: Create your personal copy of the Module 4 TALE Academy Workbook.
Throughout this session, you will complete the session activities and take notes in the Module 4 TALE Academy Workbook. You will have many opportunities to apply the knowledge and skills you learn using your digital workbook. When you click on the Module 4 TALE Academy Workbook link, you will be prompted to make a copy of the workbook. Once you do so, your notes and your work within your workbook will be visible only to you. Please note that the workbook is fillable using Google Slides. We do not recommend printing a copy due to the length of the workbook.
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Step 2: Get familiar with the Module 4 TALE Academy Workbook.
Now that you have your personal copy of the workbook, review pages 1-7 to learn about the workbook’s contents and tips for using the workbook. Don’t forget to add your name to page 1 to personalize your workbook!
Step 3: Review “Key Terms” for Session 8 in the Module 4 TALE Academy Workbook.
Your last step is to review the key terms for Session 8. For every TALE Academy session, the key terms are listed at the start of each new session in the workbook. You can return to the key terms page(s) of your workbook throughout this session to add your notes.
GUIDING QUESTIONS & LEARNING OBJECTIVES
GUIDING QUESTIONS
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How can I design more equitable learning experiences for ELLs?
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How can I leverage portable tools to ensure all of my students are making progress?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this session, you will be able to do the following:
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Review leveraging ELLs’ home languages by creating home language and translanguaging scaffolds for multimodal lessons.
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Review making lessons more accessible for ELLs by adding comprehensible inputs to multimodal instruction.
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Integrate equitable practices for ELLs into a unit of study.
ENGAGE: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
LEARN FROM OTHERS:
VOICES FROM THE FIELD
The following video highlights the reflections of New York State educators on designing equitable learning experiences for ELLs.
WORKBOOK
ACTIVITY
To activate your prior knowledge on the topic, please complete the following steps:
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In your copy of the Module 4 TALE Academy Workbook, complete Activity 4.8.1 – Next Steps.
If you have not already created your personal copy of the Module 4 TALE Academy Workbook, you can make a copy by clicking here.
EXPLORE: TOPIC OVERVIEW
READ, WATCH, LISTEN
Select from the learning modalities below to explore an overview of the topic for this session. You may read a magazine-style article, watch a video, or listen to a conversational podcast.
You need to select only one option: read, watch, or listen.
As you read, watch, or listen, consider pausing and reviewing the key terms for this session in your workbook. You can add your own notes, ideas for application, or definitions of the terms in your own words.
READ
Dive into our Module 4 – Session 8 READ, a magazine-style overview of the session topic with infographics and links to resources.
WATCH
Tune into our Module 4 – Session 8 WATCH, a narrated, animated video that provides an overview of the session topic.
LISTEN
Settle in for our Module 4 – Session 8 LISTEN, a conversational, podcast-style discussion among educators about the session topic.
EXPLORE: CHOICE BOARD
Select one option from the choices offered below to learn more.
You need to select only one of the choices, but you are welcome to explore all the resources!
Moving Forward: Ten Guiding Principles for Teachers
Synopsis: This book chapter highlights several areas of consideration for working with ELLs. Although this resource focuses on educational policies and practices, many of the questions posed are relevant for teachers.
Format: Book Chapter
Time: 8 minutes
Using Word Walls in Remote Mathematics Classrooms
Synopsis: This blog provides examples of how to organize vocabulary visually to support ELLs with learning mathematics.
Format: Blog
Time: 7 minutes
Building, Deepening, and/or Extending the Multilingual Ecology in Your School
Synopsis: This PowerPoint provides examples for providing multilingual visual support in your classroom and school.
Format: PowerPoint
Time: 7 minutes
Teaching Bilinguals (Even If You're Not One!): A CUNY-NYSIEB Webseries
Synopsis: This is episode 1 of a 5-part webseries. Episode 1 reminds us of the importance of using ELLs’ home languages as assets for instruction. The webseries provides examples of using translanguaging in the classroom.
Format: Video
Time: 3 minutes
ESTABLISH: REFLECTION FOR ACTION
WORKBOOK ACTIVITY
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Return to your copy of the Module 4 TALE Academy Workbook and complete Activity 4.8.2 – Identify Opportunities.
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If you have not already made your personal copy of the Module 4 TALE Academy Workbook, you can make a copy by clicking here.
EXTEND: DEEPER LEARNING
Extend your learning by engaging in a longer workbook activity and/or accessing additional resources.
This section is designed to help you begin a journey into deeper learning on the topic area.
WORKBOOK ACTIVITY
Return to your copy of the Module 4 TALE Academy Workbook and complete Activity 4.8.3 – Revise a Unit Plan. If you have not already made your personal copy of the Module 4 TALE Academy Workbook, you can do so by clicking here.
Time: 20 minutes
ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES
The Languages of New York State: A CUNY-NYSIEB Guide for Educators
Topic: The 11 most commonly spoken languages among New York State’s
Emergent Bilingual Learner (EBL) population: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, French,
Haitian Creole, Hindi-Urdu, Karen, Korean, Russian, and Spanish. Each section offers an
overview of the culture, sociolinguistic issues, and more.
Format: Resource Guide
Time: Varies based on user interaction
Topic: How a classroom of second-grade students used Google Translate as a tool to support their biliterate composing
Format: Qualitative Research Study
Time: 35 minutes
Multilingual & English Language Learners: Remote Learning Resources
Topic: Includes six key considerations for supporting ELLs during distance learning, universal design for learning with ELLs in mind, and free resources designed to illustrate activities and scaffolds to deepen and accelerate ELLs’ content area learning over time
Format: Resources
Time: Varies based on user interaction
Research@Work: Retrieval Practice
Topic: A brief overview of retrieval practice, an evidence-based tool through which students use what they know, gain comfort with retrieving information, and form a better understanding of what they know and don’t know
Format: Video
Time: 3 minutes
WRAP-UP & NEXT STEPS
This session gave you information and resources on designing equitable learning experiences for ELLs. You have now completed Module 4: Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners Across Learning Environments. Congratulations! Now, please return to the Go To Modules page to select your next module.