The presenters share principles for successful classroom practice for teachers working with ELLs. They actively involve participants and present teacher stories, student work, and classroom materials as they discuss each principle to give teachers ideas and help them evaluate their classroom practices. This program links curriculum with demonstrations, performance, and food with 15 different winter solstice celebrations. Presenter shows how graphic organizers aid in this process. A variety of graphic organizers are displayed for reading comprehension and writing organization.
Participants receive a packet of organizers and lesson ideas.
This poster session displays examples of student produced memory books and outlines the steps involved in creating a stimulating and successful class project. The presenter contrasts the process and benefits of self-publishing versus writing for a national publishing company. Her insights are based on 15 years of experience producing ESL books and videos as well as writing children's books for other publishers. Workshop leaders demonstrate the ineffectiveness of lecture for presenting unfamiliar content, and assist participants in designing effective content-based lessons. Participants may work with either their own or with the workshop leaders' texts and other content source materials.