JUNE-JULY INSTITUTES

Required Preparation for

International Teachers: EAL in the Mainstream Classroom

Online 10 - 14 July 2023

BY 1 JUNE 2023

JOIN SCHOOLOGY To access all course materials, you will need to sign up (free) for our Learning Management System, Schoology. For the purpose of this course, please sign up as a student if creating a new account. All necessary course materials will be available about 10 days prior to the start date of your course.

Use the access code below to join your course in Schoology using the "courses" dropdown at the top of the landing page once you login:

  • Access Code: H5HG-Z6ZZ-JXQWW

If you encounter any difficulties in accessing the course, please contact registrations@theptc.org.

FIND YOUR ZOOM LINK: Daily synchronous sessions take place on Zoom. The Zoom link for your course is found in the Synchronous Sessions folder of your Schoology course.

Simply click on the link to join the synchronous session for your course each day. This link will not change.

Each synchronous session begins at 07:00AM EDT (Miami, FL USA). Please confirm your timezone here: https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/ 

ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

REVIEW

The focus of this five-day course is on thinking deeply about current paradigm shifts the EAL profession is experiencing as a result of changes in the revised 2017 TESOL Standards, the 2020 WIDA Principles, the CLIL (content and language integrated learning) principles, and current research findings:

  • The replacement of deficit and medical program model thinking (i.e., fix them) to the espousal of asset-based and ecological program model thinking (i.e., include them);

  • A recognition of the differences between submersion in subtractive bilingual environments and immersion or dual-language immersion programs with additive bilingual policies;

  • A shift away from language-led EAL programs towards content-based instruction (CBI) or content and language integrated learning (CLIL);

  • A positioning of English-only policies in a monoglossic setting to a broadening conceptualization of plurilingual practices from a heteroglossic lens;

  • The shift away from traditional ways of thinking about the ways and whys of teaching language (e.g., structural vs. functional systemic linguistics);

  • An awareness of how shifts in second language acquisition theory are reframing how we think about how we teach languages (i.e., these shifts include the realization that language acquisition is a non-linear, variable process);

  • An emphasis on the teaching of academic language specific to disciplinary practices of content areas by all educators;

  • A greater move toward collaboration and co-teaching between EAL and content-area educators to ensure multilingual learners’ access to grade-level standards and expectations;

  • The application of performance assessment principles to design, analyze, and interpret multiple assessments for multilingual learners in order to make informed decisions to promote English language and content learning, progress, and to facilitate collaboration and advocacy;

  • An increased expectation regarding the transitioning roles and responsibilities of EAL professionals in terms of their collaboration and leadership with colleagues, their advocacy for multilingual learners and their families, and their engagement in self-reflection and continuous learning; and

  • An expanded vision of literacy in today’s world to include multimodal and digital literacies as well as a multicultural critical literacy from multiple perspectives.

Select a shifting paradigm issue from the list above (or another one you may know) which you perceive as a growth opportunity for yourself as a teacher leader and advocate for multilingual learners in international-school settings. Find a related reading or viewing from any of these EAL-related digital sites. If you have taken a TTC EAL course before, you may access any reading or viewing from the weekly assignments on Schoology. If you have not taken a TTC EAL course before and cannot find a related reading or viewing from the digital sites below, please contact Dr. Rojas for assistance (gini.rojas@gmail.com).

DIGITAL RESOURCES

VISIBLE THINKING ROUTINE SHARING CHOICES

Browse through the four choices below in order to decide which one you will prepare to share with others in the course:

  1. Circle of Viewpoints

  2. I Used to Think … But Now I Think …

  3. Think Puzzle Explore

  4. Connect Extend Challenge

PREPARE

Ensure you have Access to these Technology Tools:

  • A laptop with a video camera (for Zoom and Flipgrid), the ability to read PDFs and that can access the internet. A phone or tablet will not be sufficient. Ensure you have all necessary passwords and permissions (including the ability to download programs/apps) to use the laptop if you are using a school laptop

  • A set of earphones that you can use with your laptop

  • Your school drives/platforms that will allow you to access any team/school planning documents

  • Zoom (see information below)

  • Schoology (see information below)

  • Flipgrid (you will need to have a Google account or Microsoft account)

  • Nearpod (no account needed- an access code will be provided)

  • Padlet (no account needed- an access code will be provided)

  • KumoSpace (no account needed; works best on Chrome and does not work on a phone or a tablet)

  • Access to Google is preferable

We look forward to seeing you this summer!

Virginia Rojas and Elaine Dinnie

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