teaching english language learners in diverse settings

María I. Ortiz Rosado Ed.D

The purpose of this course is to build participant’s professional knowledge so that as educators can be more effectively differentiate instruction for English Language Learners (ELLs) in diverse K-12 settings. Instructional methods will address listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with a primary focus on English language development. This includes increasing participant awareness of ELL differences in home experiences, background knowledge, skills, and linguistic development. The role of culture and heritage languages will also be considered. Participants will learn about teaching strategies and learning activities appropriate for various disciplines across K-12 classrooms and with students of diverse English language proficiency. Participants will learn how to integrate appropriate sheltered English or subject matter strategies for ELLs as well as guidelines for interpreting formal and informal assessments of content knowledge.

What is diversity?

Diviersity

changes

differences

acceptance

Diversity, pluralism, culture, multicultural(ism), ethnicity, race and minority all are terms that are used by different people to mean different things; some of these terms overlap in meaning (culture/ethnicity/race, for example).

All are subject to misunderstanding or misuse, and all evoke philosophical and emotional associations linked to complex social issues.

Diversity, as applied to human beings, can refer to a vast array of physical, psychological and social differences.

Diversity: difference, unlikeness, vairety…

DIVIERSITY

Diversity/ Group work (pairs)

Find the meaning and share with the class. Use a graphic organizer with pictures or drawings. Use your creativity.

* Race and Ethnicity Divide the group in pairs

Minority Culture Microcultures Language Group Social Class or Status

What is diversity instruction?How students differ in their approaches to

learning and creates instructional opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners.

Do you have diversity in your classroom?How you handle diversity?

Write an essay about the diversity in your classroom. Be specific with details.

Share your essay with others. You can use power point to present your essay.

4 hours HomeworkFind an article about Diversity.Read I and write a summary (double space).

2nd dayFind 3 articles about the new ways of

teaching English Language Development (listening, writing, reading, speaking). Write a annotated bibliography.

Create graphic organizers about the new techniques that you found on the articles

Choose a way of teaching in a diverse classroom. Develop an outline explain that. Be ready to discuss in class.

Write a final critical essay on diverse setting and about the class.

3rd dayCreate graphic organizers about the new

techniques that you found on the articles.Present the new techniques.Write a critical essay on diverse setting and

about the class.

4 hours homeworkRead about Differences in Ways of Knowing

and LearningChoose two of those Differences in Ways of

Knowing and Learning and write how you can implement it in the classroom. Be ready to discuss and present it in class.

4th dayPrepare a summary about the article using

graphic organizers. (pairs)Present the article.

Write a final critical essay on diverse setting and about the class.

Evaluation

4 hours homeworkUsing the article prepare a graphic organizer

with 5 important issues. Then Explain them. Send it by email.