Course Number
220B
Workshop Title
Academic Language: Writing Language Objectives to Support Content Standards and Objectives
Prerequisite Course
220A
Workshop Presenter
Bridget Erickson
Workshop Length
2 hours
Min/Max Class Size
4 to 30
Target Audience
All certified staff who use content standards
Workshop Objectives
The vehicle of all instruction regardless of content area is language. To successfully teach the content, we cannot assume proficiency in the language of instruction for all students. Thus, all teachers are language teachers. Learn how to accelerate English Learners’ and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse students’ academic growth by teaching language through the content. In this part 2 of language objectives workshop series, participants use their knowledge of the levels of language, the ELD standards, and other WIDA consortium resources to write language objectives that support content standards and objectives.
Objectives:
220B
Workshop Title
Academic Language: Writing Language Objectives to Support Content Standards and Objectives
Prerequisite Course
220A
Workshop Presenter
Bridget Erickson
Workshop Length
2 hours
Min/Max Class Size
4 to 30
Target Audience
All certified staff who use content standards
Workshop Objectives
The vehicle of all instruction regardless of content area is language. To successfully teach the content, we cannot assume proficiency in the language of instruction for all students. Thus, all teachers are language teachers. Learn how to accelerate English Learners’ and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse students’ academic growth by teaching language through the content. In this part 2 of language objectives workshop series, participants use their knowledge of the levels of language, the ELD standards, and other WIDA consortium resources to write language objectives that support content standards and objectives.
Objectives:
- Participants will write language objectives that support their own curriculum’s content objectives and are closely aligned to English Language Development (ELD) Standards and any curriculum standards.