Teaching English Language Learners Across the Curriculum: Using Culturally Responsive Sheltered Instruction/SDAIE and ESL/ELD

Teaching English Learners Across the Curriculum:
SDAIE, ELD, and Culturally Responsive Instruction

Presented by Elizabeth Jiménez

How can educators deliver academic content in the classroom so that English Learners succeed in all subjects?

KDS is proud to offer a comprehensive, interactive eLearning course to empower educators with classroom practices that enhance English Learners’ understanding and achievement. The engaging course features Elizabeth Jiménez—a national expert in the field of English Learner instruction and a California Lead Trainer of Trainers for the California English Language Development Test (CELDT).

Increase effectiveness of instructional delivery and create a culturally responsive classroom
Engage in thoughtfully designed interactive sessions with first-hand classroom demonstrations
Ensure that English Learners meet grade level content and proficiency standards

View short segments of the course:

This video includes snippets from the following segments:

Components of Effective Instructional Delivery in ELD and SDAIE – Featuring a classroom scene that demonstrates best practices from the English Learners Scaffolding Strategies Checklist
Contextual Factors in Second Language Acquisition – Featuring a panel discussion, “How is it that some English Learners acquire English more quickly than others?”
Culturally Relevant Instruction: When Teachers and Students Bring Different Cultural Experiences to the Classroom – Featuring an anecdote about name-changing

(See complete topic listing below)

Eligibility for Title III Funding

Title III is the part of the No Child Left Behind Act that authorizes funds for English Language acquisition programs, including professional development for educators.

About the Presenter

Elizabeth Jiménez is the CEO of GEMAS, a consulting and advocacy firm dedicated to improving the education of English Learners and their families. The author of over 25 textbooks for Pre-K-12 English Learners, Elizabeth is a highly sought-after keynote speaker, coach, and professional developer. She has served as the Statewide Lead Trainer of Trainers for the California English Language Development Test (CELDT), and works extensively with school districts throughout California as well as with school districts and charter schools in more than 20 states and Puerto Rico.

Course Topics

Topic 1 – Foundations of Language Acquisition

Topic 2 – Who Are Our English Learners? Data and Case Studies of English Learners in the United States

Topic 3 – Theories, Models and Processes of Second-Language Acquisition

Topic 4 – Linguistic Foundations – Receptive (Listening and Reading) Language Structure and Use

Topic 5 – Linguistic Foundations – Expressive (Speaking and Writing) Language Structure and Use

Topic 6 – Contrastive Analysis – Why Some Elements of English Are So Difficult and How to Help English Learners Overcome Them

Topic 7 – Contextual Factors in Second Language Acquisition

Topic 8 – Legal Foundations and Political Factors Affecting Language Development – Key Laws, Court Cases, and Policy Directions

Topic 9 – Assessment of English Learners – Roles, Purposes and Types of Assessment

Topic 10 – Foundations of Programs for English Learners – Content Instruction

Topic 11 – Foundations of Programs for English Learners – English Language Literacy

Topic 12 – Principles of Standards-Based Assessment and Instruction

Topic 13 – Instructional Planning and Organization for ELD and SDAIE

Topic 14 – Components of Effective Instructional Delivery in ELD and SDAIE

Topic 15 – The Importance of Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Instructional Materials

Topic 16 – What is English Language Development? Research and Practice of ELD

Topic 17 – Understanding the Critical Relationship Between ELD and ELA

Topic 18 – What is SDAIE? Developing Academic Language While Teaching Content

Topic 19 – Culturally Relevant Instruction – When Teachers and Students Bring Different Cultural Experiences to the Classroom

Topic 20 – Characteristics of Universal Access

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Teaching English Learners Across the Curriculum: SDAIE, ELD, and Culturally Responsive Instruction

Teaching English Learners Across the Curriculum:
SDAIE, ELD, and Culturally Responsive Instruction