Carol is a resource teacher in the Office of Language Acquisition in the San Diego Unified School District. She coaches teachers, facilitates study groups of teachers and administrators, and provides technical assistance to schools on issues related to English learners. A former bilingual special education teacher, Carol has also taught high school Spanish and has been an elementary school literacy coach. She co-authored Teaching English Language Learners: A Differentiated Approach (with Douglas Fisher) and English Language Learners in the English Classroom (with Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey). Carol has taught in masters’ programs at the University of San Diego and the University of California San Diego.
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Level: K-12
- Language and Literacy across the Curriculum for English Learners
Language Learners in the English Classroom
Teaching English Language Learners: A Differentiated Approach
Teaching English Language Learners Across the Content Areas
Audience: Teachers across grade levels and content areas, literacy coaches, administrators
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Assess their own level of expertise in providing instruction that meets the needs of English language learners
- Plan lessons that incorporate key elements of effective instruction for ELL students
- Utilize a variety of strategies to scaffold instruction for ELL students
- Plan lessons that integrate language and literacy development across the content areas
- Use English language development/English language proficiency standards to differentiate instruction for ELL students
Developing Academic Oral Discourse
Audience: Teachers, literacy coaches, administrators
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Understand the role that oral language plays in literacy and content learning
- Utilize numerous strategies to facilitate student-to-student interaction around academic content
- Implement flexible, purposeful grouping configurations
- Plan lessons that incorporate multiple opportunities for students to practice academic oral language
- Plan lessons that develop oral language proficiency as a foundation for reading and writing
Integrating Language, Literacy and Content
Audience: Teachers, literacy coaches, administrators
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify language objectives that support content objectives
- Identify key vocabulary and strategies to teach vocabulary in meaningful contexts
- Integrate multiple opportunities for students to write, speak, read and listen in all lessons