How can we best meet the unique academic, social, and language needs of students who are culturally and linguistically diverse? Join us for this conversation with Dr. Elvira Armas, director of programs and partnerships from the Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL) at Loyola Marymount University, and Mayra Lavadenz and Charlene Fried, accomplished teachers of English learners. These three guests share key considerations for implementing equitable design principles, best practices for distance learning, and research-based resources to support English-language learners' social and emotional learning as well as their language development.
Recorded on 7/31/2020.
SPEAKERS
Elvira Armas, Ed.D.
Director of programs and partnerships, CEEL , LMU
Mayra Lavadenz (@maestralavadenz)
Teacher, Montebello USD, Montebello, CA
Charlene Fried
Teacher and adjunct instructor, Baldwin Park USD and LMU
Vicki Saylor (@VictoriaKSaylor)
AZ regional manager, Common Sense Education
QUICK TAKEAWAYS AND RESOURCES
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Use Equitable Distance Learning for English Learners design principles to guide your teaching.
-- Explicit goals, outcomes, and digital modes
-- Meaningful connections and engagement
-- Maximum comprehensibility
-- Varied participation structures
-- Differentiated reflection and assessment
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Create a responsive virtual classroom community for ELLs focused on SEL.
-- Make digital home visits and establish routines.
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-- Provide a space for community discussion and building.
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-- Growth mindset
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Promote language development through intentional planning, creating connections, and varied interactions.
-- Honor cultural and linguistic diversity.
-- Create short-term and long-term goals.
-- Design lessons to integrate digital modes that focus on listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
-- Provide project-based learning opportunities to increase English proficiency.
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