(needs to be revised)
7.5032 states Since the classroom and/or content area teacher is primarily responsible for student learning, the School will provide training to help teachers develop appropriate instructional strategies for students of differing language and cultural backgrounds. It is expected that EAL specialists and classroom teachers will work collaboratively to insure that ESOL support is integrated with the grade level content and within grade level team.
Co-teaching Models
What is co-teaching? (Definition from Friend, 2003; Dove & Honigsfeld, 2010)
Two or more adults simultaneously instructing a heterogeneous group of students.
Teachers sharing the planning, presentation, evaluation, and management of a
class in an effort to enhance students’ learning.
Students benefiting from the language enhancing strategies of language support
models, not just students in the EAL program.
1. Lead and Support Model 2. Parallel Teaching 3. Alternative Teaching 4. Duet Model 5. Station Teaching Model 6. Speak and Chart Model
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Teacher roles
Current Board Policy
(needs to be revised)7.5032 states Since the classroom and/or content area teacher is primarily responsible for student learning, the School will provide training to help teachers develop appropriate instructional strategies for students of differing language and cultural backgrounds. It is expected that EAL specialists and classroom teachers will work collaboratively to insure that ESOL support is integrated with the grade level content and within grade level team.
Co-teaching Models
What is co-teaching? (Definition from Friend, 2003; Dove & Honigsfeld, 2010)
class in an effort to enhance students’ learning.
models, not just students in the EAL program.
1. Lead and Support Model2. Parallel Teaching
3. Alternative Teaching
4. Duet Model
5. Station Teaching Model
6. Speak and Chart Model
Articles we have found helpful:
Planning a Week of Instruction
Subject: 8th Grade Science Class: 8A