Professional+Development+Opportunities

The ELL Consortium is committed to helping school leaders and teachers improve their abilities to effectively educate our city's ELL student population. To assist schools in this capacity, the Consortium will offer ongoing professional development opportunities around issues such as effective instruction and compliance.

=Upcoming Opportunities=

=Previous Opportunities=  __**Webinar for Grades 3-5**__ Georgie Marley from LitLife, Inc. presented a webinar on May 16 for Grades 3-5.



__**Webinar for Grades K-2**__ Jennifer Scoggin from LitLife, Inc. presented a webinar on May 15 for Grades K-2.



__**Small Group Meeting - Literacy Workshop for Grades K-2 Part II**__ Jennifer Scoggin from LitLife, Inc. provided materials and presented Part II of the Small Group Meeting - Literacy Workshop for Grades K-2 on May 1.



__**Small Group Meeting - Literacy Workshop for Grades 3-5 Part II**__ Georgie Marley from LitLife, Inc. provided materials and presented Part II of the Small Group Meeting - Literacy Workshop for Grades 3-5 on April 3.





__**NYSESLAT Workshop**__ Beatriz Padilla and Gessenia Fuentes from the Family Life Academy Charter School provided materials and presented the workshop on March 30.







__**Small Group Meeting - Literacy Workshop for Grades 6-12 Part II**__ Rebecca Bascio from LitLife, Inc. provided materials and presented Part II of the Small Group Meeting - Literacy Workshop for Grades 6-12 on March 14.





__**Literacy Workshop for Grades K-2 Part II**__ Jennifer Scoggin from LitLife, Inc. provided materials and presented Part II of the Literacy Workshop for Grades K-2 on March 6.



Rebecca Bascio from LitLife, Inc. provided materials and presented Part II of the Literacy Workshop for Grades 6-12 on February 16.
 * __Literacy Workshop for Grades 6-12 Part II__**





Georgie Marley from LitLife, Inc. provided materials and presented Part II of the Literacy Workshop for Grades 3-5 on February 14.
 * __Literacy Workshop for Grades 3-5 Part II__**



__**Literacy Workshop for Grades K-2**__ Jennifer Scoggin from LitLife, Inc. provided materials and presented the Literacy Workshop for Grades K-2 on February 8.



__**Academic English with ELLs PD**__ Valerie Moniz from Bronx Lighthouse Charter School gave a PD to K-5 teachers on Monday, January 30. She'll be giving the same PD to 6-9 teachers on **Friday, April 6**. Below are the documents from the January 30 PD.



__**Literacy Workshop for Grades 3-5**__ Georgie Marley from LitLife, Inc. provided materials and presented the Literacy Workshop for Grades 3-5 on January 17.









__** Literacy Workshop for ELLs Grades 6-12 ** __ This presentation is from Part I of a two part workshop, held on November 18. Part II will be held on **FEBRUARY 16**. More information located above (workshops continue through **MARCH 6th**).



In this workshop, Beatriz Mendez and Gessie Fuentes of Family Life Academy provided an overview of each section of the NYSESLAT. Participants received tips on how to administer and score the test, including how to provide testing accommodations for ELLs. School leaders and teachers learned valuable knowledge about creating testing environments conducive to student success.
 * __Test Prep & Support for ELLs__**
 * Recommended Test Prep Books**: []
 * NYSESLAT Test Samplers**: []

In this last writing workshop series, lead by LitLife, participants learned writing instruction strategies designed to build students’ literacy skills. Strategies from the workshop can be used to prepare students for the statewide ELA and NYSESLAT. **MARCH 15** focused on grades 6-12 and **MARCH 22** on grades 3-5, and **MARCH 30** on grades K-2.
 * __Putting It All Together: Preparing for the NYSESLAT and ELA Tests__**

Helping ELLs become more proficient in their use and understanding of academic language is crucial to helping them achieve academic success. In this workshop, Nancy Cloud modeled for teachers effective instructional strategies designed to raise students’ comfort and proficiency in mathematics. **MARCH 3** focused on K-5 and March 4 focused on grades 6-12. Below are the PowerPoint slides as well as handouts provide to attendees. Please note that documents specific to elementary or secondary grades and are noted as such. __Recommended Resources__:
 * __Building ELLs' Academic Language Proficiency in Math__**
 * //The CALLA Handbook: Implementing the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach// (2nd Edition) by Anna Uhl Chamot







The objective of this two-part introductory workshop is to familiarize planning teams with the law and how it pertains to school services. for English Language Learners (ELLs) Participants discussed the nuts and bolts of what a sound ELL program should incorporate. On **JANUARY 18th**, Aretha Miller, VP of School Supports at the NYC Charter School Center, provided participants with information on programmatic and compliance issues regarding ELLs. On **FEBRUARY 10th**, Ms. Miller and Marilyn Calo, School Leader of Family Life Academy Charter School, discussed program design, including testing, curriculum, assessment, and recruitment. __Recommended Resources:__
 * __ELL Program Design for New Schools__**
 * **//The Vocabulary Book: Learning & Instruction//** by Michael F. Graves
 * **//Literacy Instruction for English Language Learners: A Teacher’s Guide to Research-based Practices//** by Nancy Cloud, Fred Genesee, & Else Hamayan

LitLife returned in **JANUARY** to host workshops for teachers in grades K-12. In these workshops participants built on the skills and knowledge they acquired during the Oct. 19-22 workshops/trainings. Special emphasis, however, was placed on building students’ content area knowledge and English language proficiency. **JANUARY 11** will focused on grades 6-12, **JANUARY 19** on grades K-2, and **JANUARY 26** on grades 3-5. LitfLife Presentation: Literacy Across the Content Areas
 * __Literacy Across the Content Areas__**

__**Building ELLs’ Math and Science Skills**__ Nancy Cloud will modeled effective instructional strategies designed to raise students' comfort and proficiency in mathematics and science. Helping ELLs become more proficient in their use and understanding of academic language is crucial to helping them achieve academic success. Nancy Could recommends the following texts for teachers working with ELLs: __Recommended Resources__:
 * //**English Language Learners Day** by Day// by Christina M. Celic, 2009
 * **Longman //Elementary Diction//a//ry and Thesaurus// and //Pedagogical Teacher’s Guide//**
 * **//102 Content Strategies for English Language Learners: Teaching for Academic Success in Grades 3-12// by Jodi Reiss**

__**Using Writing to Build Students' Literacy and English Language Proficiency October 19-22, 2010:**__ The New York City Charter Schools' ELL Consortium and LitLife hosted this writing workshops for teachers in grades K-12 on how to use writing to build students' literacy and English language proficiency. You can download the PowerPoints and strategies here: LitLife Presentation: Elements of Effective Writing K-5 LitLife Presentation: Elements of Effective Writing 6-12

The New York City Charter Schools' English Language Learner Consortium hosted a training with Dr. Gail Slater from the Spanish BETAC on the effective identification of English Language Learners. You can download the PowerPoint from the presentation here:
 * __ Home Language Identification Survey and LAB-R Training Aug. 10th, 2010 __**

The New York City Charter Schools' English Language Learner Consortium brought in literacy expert Nancy Cloud to discuss with teachers effective ways to increase ELL students' vocabulary development. You can download the book resource and PowerPoint from the presentation here:
 * __Vocabulary Development Training June 17th, 2010__**