Extending the Learning

• EEC108: Understanding academic language to improve content area instruction for ELLs (differentiated by content area)
• EEC110 (EL106): 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
• 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 (EL121): Maximizing Language Development for English Learners
• EEC123: Early English Language Development (E-ELD) for PK-K Teachers

EEC122 (EL121): Maximizing Language Development for English Learners

For all content areas, specialists, instructional coaches, ESL in grades 2–12.

15 PDPs in English Learner Education

This course offers a genre-based approach to boosting language learning in the content areas based on the WIDA standards. It helps classroom teachers provide targeted and creative language development opportunities for English learners based on the mentor texts used in class as well as typical classroom practices.

In this course, participants have the opportunity to:

• Unpack the typical patterns of language use in sample text and tasks and their own classroom lessons to identify English language forms and features used in the language of description (informing and explaining), a form of genre-based language instruction.
• Analyze and apply effective and creative interactive approaches, tools, and strategies that provide meaningful practice opportunities for English learners to use targeted English forms and features.
• Share and collaborate with colleagues through engaging in group learning activities and explorations.
• Adapt their own lesson to integrate course content

Contact information:

Chrissy Campos Howard
Director of Professional Learning
Massachusetts Association of Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages (MATSOL)
160 Alewife Brook Parkway 1201, Cambridge MA 02138
Tel: (617) 820-5099
Email: pl@matsol.org
Website: MATSOL

Last Updated: September 23, 2024