On the Road Workshops

On the Road : Academic Literacy Workshops

Wednesday, April 27, 2005
12 - 3:30 pm, Commons Building, Bliss Room
Montgomery College, Takoma Park Campus

Wednesday, May 4, 2005
12 - 3:30 pm, Humanities/Social Science Building, Room 246
Montgomery College, Germantown Campus

Workshop Handouts:
(PDF)

Developing Academic English Competencies
with Kay William (MCPS) and Eileen Cotter (MC)

Objectives:
To recognize the differences between oral English versus written academic English.
To hear (learn) about strategies for differentiating instruction, including feedback, with ELL/second language learners.
To share strategies for differentiating instruction, including feedback, with ELL/second language learners.
To provide feedback on a student work sample.

Agenda
Student Samples
Oral versus Academic Language Literacy
Capture Sheet
Focus on Writing Skills
Strategies to Develop Academic English Competencies

Preparing ELL in Content Areas and Disciplines
with Ruth Otto (MC), Afie Mirshah-Nayer (MCPS), Susan Zimmerman (MCPS)

Objectives:
To hear (learn) about the instructional strategies to address the needs of ELL students.
To see the instructor model (demonstrate) instructional strategies.
To work in small groups to develop a lesson plan for ELL in the teacher's content area.

Making Biology Accessible to ELLs
Engaging Students in Academic Content
Video Viewing Capture Sheet
Food Web
Teaching English Language Learners in the Content Areas
Strategies to Provide Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learners

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