Foundational 5 + Training + Community

What you'll get:

Our signature PD Platform: Pathways to Proficiency

✔︎ Pathway 1: I'm Not Really Sure What ESL Is- What do I do?

• Video 1: What is ESL and Why Does it Matter?
• Video 2: Who are the Language Learners in Your Classroom?
• Video 3: Confronting Your Bias and Growing in Understanding
• Video 4: Busting Myths and Assumptions of ELLs
• Video 5: Common Terms and Acronyms You Need to Know
• Video 6: The Unspoken Struggles of ELLs
• Video 7: Language Models and Their Implications
• Video 8: Language Acquisition Levels
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✔︎  Pathway 2: I'm Getting a Newcomer Tomorrow- What Do I Do?

• Video 1: Preparing for your new student
• Video 2: Step by Step on Your First Day
• Video 3; Why Pronouncing Your Students' Name Correctly Matters
• Video 4: Connect with Newcomers Through Intentional Conversations
• Video 5: How Can I Teach Them if I don't Speak Their Language?
• Video 6: Culturally Responsive Teaching
• Video 7: Affective Filter: What it is and why it matters
• Video 8: Knowing Another Language is a Superpower

✔︎ Pathway 3: I don't know how to use assessment driven instruction- what do I do?

• Video 1: Week 1-2: Initial Assessment of your ELLs
• Video 2: Week 3: Understanding your ELLs Proficiency
• Video 3: Week 4 and Beyond: Building Student Proficiency Using Can-Do Descriptors
• Video 4: Going Deeper with Proficiency Level Descriptors
• Video 5: Setting Goals and Progress Monitoring

More pathways will be added throughout the year based off what you need and want to learn! 

The Empowered Educator Community Group 

✔︎  Connect with over 2,000 passionate educators

✔︎  3 live trainings available each month

✔︎  Private Facebook Group to daily post questions, get feedback, and interact with other passionate educators! 

✔︎  Training on setting up the routines in your classroom to use month after month

 
You'll Gain Access to the Resources Below for EVERY Month of the School Year!

✔︎  4 weeks of newcomer activities that you can print and teach- even if you have no prior experience teaching newcomers.

✔︎  20 Speaking and writing cards with seasonal and everyday vocabulary

✔︎  12 close reading passages along with 36 differentiated writing passages on seasonal and everyday topics

✔︎ 1 monthly differentiated read aloud prepped with activities to cover all 4 domains that can easily be used for emergency sub plans.

✔︎  1 fun seasonal activity to promote language learning and vocabulary

When you set up these routines and use these 5 resources each month, you'll see how your students will thrive when they know what to expect and you'll save time when you know what to teach.