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Rethinking Equity and Teaching for English Language Learners (RETELL)

Extending the Learning

  • EEC105: Teaching Academic Language to Improve Content Area Instruction for English Language Learners (ELLs) in the Elementary Grades
  • EEC106: Teaching Academic Language to Improve Content Area Instruction for ELLs (For Middle/High School Math and Science Teachers)
  • EEC107: Teaching Academic Language to Improve Content Area Instruction for ELLs (for Middle/High School Humanities and Literacy/ELA Teachers)
  • EEC108: Understanding academic language to improve content area instruction for ELLs (differentiated by content area)
  • EEC109: Academic Conversations in Classrooms with English Language Learners
  • EEC110: Academic English for English Learners in Math and Science
  • EEC111: Engaging Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students & Families in Secondary Schools
  • EEC112: Promoting Language Development and Content Area Learning for Specific ELL Subgroups
  • EEC113: Using Technology to Support ELLs in SEI and ESL/ELD Classrooms
  • EEC115: Collaborating through Coaching: Six Standards of Effective Pedagogy in SEI Literacy and Mathematics Instruction
  • EEC116: Differentiation & Academic Language
  • EEC117: Analyzing ELL Data for Content and Language Development (for all Educators)
  • EEC118: Evaluation and Leadership for ELL Equity (for Leaders/Administrators)
  • EEC119: Strong Home-School Connection for ELLs (for all Educators)
  • EEC120: ELL Teacher Leadership and Collaboration Strategies (for ELL and Content Teacher Teams)
  • EEC121: Engaging Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students and Families in Elementary Schools
  • EEC122: Introduction to English Language Development Standards in Massachusetts
  • EEC123: Early English Language Development (E-ELD) for PK-K Teachers

EEC106: Teaching Academic Language to Improve Content Area Instruction for ELLs (For Middle/High School Math and Science Teachers)

This course is designed to facilitate teacher understanding of how academic language impacts learning. It will cover academic language features at the three levels of academic language as described in WIDA (word/phrase level, sentence level, and discourse level), both in terms of general academic register as well as specific to math and/or science, in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Participants will investigate how academic language features affect comprehension of content area learning, text and instruction, ways to help students develop stronger academic language skills, and ways to adapt text based on academic language proficiency. Each class of the course is explicitly tied to standards and expectations embedded in the MA Curriculum Frameworks, the 2012 PARCC Model Content Frameworks for ELL/Literacy and Math, and the WIDA ELD standards.

Contact information:

William (Bill) Diehl, Ed.D.
Deputy Executive Director
Collaborative for Educational Services
97 Hawley Street
Northampton, MA 01060
WDiehl@collaborative.org
Tel: (413) 586-4900 x110
Fax: (413) 586-0180
Cell: (413) 588-8523

Last Updated: March 6, 2024

 
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