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Vocabulary Frames
Framing words around their functions in a sentence to better support language acquisition along with content mastery
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Setting up a Know-Wonder-Learn (KWL) Chart
This article from the The Teacher Toolkit describes a Know-Wonder-Learn (KWL) Chart and how this structure can be used to identify prior knowledge, build in opportunities for inquiry, and support student learning and comprehension.
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What is Total Language Response?
This video explains what Total Language Response (TLR) is and how to use it to better support students who are learning English.
Strategies
Non-Verbal Representation
How to use non-verbal support (e.g., visual and auditory input) to communicate concepts, meaning, and to build vocabulary and content knowledge.
Strategies
Model, Model, Model
The teacher uses a variety of teaching styles during a “think aloud” to explicitly model for students what they will be doing during their independent practice. This modeling process eventually moves from the teacher modeling to the teacher modeling...
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8 Tips for Creating Effective Word Walls
This article maps out ways to ensure word walls are engaging, interactive, student produced, and effective in supporting student learning through creative tips and ideas.
Spotlights & Case Studies
Today’s One Thing for Teachers: Remote Family Engagement
This installment of Today’s One Thing addresses how to remotely engage families to support student development and outcomes.
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Session A: Introduction to Remote Learning (Presentation and Video)
This session is focused on the basic supports needed for remote learning: strategic design and supports for effective implementation. Strategic design includes understanding and leveraging various learning modalities (asynchronous, synchronous,...
Strategies
Hybrid and In-Person Re-Entry Resources
Learn about ways to ensure students and educators alike can feel supported and safe when re-entering classrooms.
Strategies
Virtual Oral Assessment
Virtual oral assessments provide a way for students to demonstrate what they know and for teachers to accurately gauge a student’s mastery level.
Artifacts
Digital Notebook
This is an example of a digital notebook that a high school science teacher builds for their students every unit. Their students participate in a hybrid model in which they are both in-person and remote throughout the week. By having everything in...
