ELL+Methods+-+11.6.14


 * Targets:**
 * I can describe factors influencing ELL/non-ELL interaction and ways to facilitate it
 * I can explain basic principles involved in teaching grammar: when, how, why

2:10 - 2:15 - Welcome
 * Notetaker: Abbie

2:15 - 2:40 - Discuss interaction

2:40 - 3:50 - Teaching about language
 * When? Why?
 * Metalanguage?
 * How?
 * Context first
 * Patterns
 * Recognize
 * Wonder
 * Guided Practice
 * Independent Practice
 * Grammar doesn't always "stick"
 * Learning about a rule vs. internalizing the rule
 * Grammar Spot Activity
 * [[file:Grammar Spot Worksheet.docx]]

3:50 - 3:55 - Portfolio Notes: ELL Methods 11.6.14 We are at Garry on Thursday, not Tuesday! November 18th – Learning Centers! ELL/Non-ELL interactions 1.1. Useful to acquire information about your individual students (Both native and non-native), How do you find out more about your ELL students to most effectively teach, group, etc.? 1.2. How do you scaffold interaction that is comfortable for the ELL’s taking into account culture? 1.3. How do you develop empathy for ELL students? How can you ask students to step outside their own experiences? How do you develop skills and dispositions of Non-ELL’s? 1.4. How can you respectfully give co-workers ways to facilitate ELL interactions? 1.5. How do we decide what classroom is the best classroom for the ELL student? 1.6. Different performances of ELLs depending on the context 1.7. How do you facilitate different levels of interactions? How to grant social permission and make it safe for the ELL’s to take a risk? 1.8. How to create shared experience so language isn’t the main barrier? 1.9. How do you facilitate the negotiation of meaning between ELL’s and Non-Ell’s? 1.10.How to develop human interaction that isn’t contrived? 2.1. Putting the universality of culture at the center of the lesson 2.2. These strategies need to be intentional 2.3. Have an ongoing conversation about what culture is 2.3.1.Bring three things that represents you 2.3.2.Easier to recognize what your own culture when you see how other people view your culture 3.1. Create a good classroom climate6 3.2. Prior culture of education is important because if a student isn’t use to student to student interaction then it might take some time for them to become more comfortable. 3.3. Importance of school in their family 3.4. Language may end up being not the biggest factor for these interactions 4.1. Program/placement 4.1.1.It depends. 4.1.2. ELD teacher should give a general test/survey 4.1.3.Try to find out who is a English learner? 4.1.4.Common sense that the best way to learn a language is to be immersed in it. 4.2. Colleagues 4.2.1. If you know teachers are struggling, offer to have meetings with them about tips, lessons, etc. 4.2.2. Awareness of the resource that they have 4.2.2.1. Must teach that proximity does not equal interaction 5.1. Teacher has to model authenticity and excitement, starts with the teacher to be positive and real, top down 5.2. Activating prior knowledge and background knowledge, prior experience’s, etc. 5.3. Know your students! 5.4. IT’S HARD! 5.5. Trying and seeing what works for the class 5.6. Acknowledge the challenge of interaction across cultures 5.7. Need to let native English speakers to understand the discomfort that can often occur, both can understand how difficult it can be to not understand 5.8. Explicit skills, teach them what it means to be in a group, in depth questions 5.8.1.Make sure there is an understanding that it won’t be perfect the first time, will take some work, interaction shouldn’t end with a purpose 5.9. Authentic task! 6.1. Metalanguage: academic language of language 6.1.1.Focus particularly on patterns 6.1.1.1. Ask what is different? 6.1.1.2. What do you see? 6.1.1.2.1. Invites metalanguage awareness 6.1.1.3. Elicit examples 6.1.1.4. Sort, make meaning, recognize patterns 6.2. Find a grammar books for ESL students 7.1. Final exam registered the 18th of December
 * 1) 1. Discussion Issue or Topic
 * 1) 2. Facilitation
 * 1) 3. Potential Influences/Factors
 * 1) 4. Logistical things
 * 1) 5. Authentic Interaction
 * 1) 6. Explicit attention to Language
 * 1) 7. What questions have arose from the portfolio?
 * Housekeeping:**
 * **Schools on Thursday this week - 11/13**
 * **Reading assignment for Tuesday - 11/11**
 * **Error Correction & Feedback**
 * [|Notes on Error Correction]
 * [|Oral Corrective Feedback]
 * [|Deciding What and When to Correct]