Welcome to Developing High Challenge, High Support Lessons for ELL/MLLs

DAY 1

Morning Session

Scaffolding the Reading of the Gettysburg Address

Afternoon Session

Formative Assessment Practices

Stronger and Clearer Each Time

  • Stronger and Clearer Graphic Organizer

    • Designing a Scaffolding Task


    Additional Resources


    Persuasion Across Time and Space ELA Unit

    For North Rockland teachers and instructional coaches who would like to implement or support implementation of Understanding Language's ELA Middle School Unit, Persuasion Across Time and Space:

    Materials for ELA Unit Implementation:

    Full ELA Unit Teacher Guide

    ELA Unit Student Handouts

    Teacher Created Powerpoints

    Here is a set of powerpoint files created by teachers in Charlotte who piloted the unit. These PPTs may not be complete, and you will have to edit them for your own classroom, but they maybe a helpful starting point.

    Classroom Videos

    Here is a link to five classroom videos plus an overview video created through a collaboration with the Teaching Channel from our work last fall in Denver.

    Lesson One videos

    (Can You Drink Dirty Water, Evolution) can be downloaded here.

    Plutchik's Wheel

    Here is a link to Plutchik's wheel of emotion with additional facial expressions.


    Relationships and Convergences

    Here is the link to the Venn diagram comparing Mathematics, Science, and ELA Practices

    Conversation Analysis Tool

    Here is the Conversation Analysis Tool for use in analyzing student discourse.

    Key Principles for ELL Instruction

    These principles, created by leading researchers in the field of Second Language Acquisition, are meant to guide teachers, coaches, curriculum designers and site/district based administrators as they work to improve the programs, policies and practices for English Learners.

    Classroom Snapshot: Academic Discussion Review

    Student Discourse Samples

    Here is a folder of sample student conversations for use in analyzing student discourse.