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ELL Institute Course Content

Delivery Based on Best Practices in Adult Learning

The Institute’s course content is broken down into specific units supported by readings, discussions, and hands-on learning activities that are targeted to the needs of busy school leaders. Teaching methods include case studies, role-playing exercises, and interactive computer-based activities to complement lectures and group discussions.

The Institute includes a variety of learning methods, such as this Scrabble Game (left) that leaders play to learn about different program models frequently used for ELL students or this case study (above).

Learning Objectives Focused on Key Content

Leaders will leave the Institute with new knowledge and skills that will have an immediate impact on English language instruction in their schools and districts.

Learning Objectives

Assess the school's English Language Learning context: population, capacity, instructional program, and plan for improved student achievement Promote the incorporation of well-researched instructional best practices into ELL curricula Match ways and means with ends that will improve English Language Learning Lead educators in creating effective language and content classrooms for all ELLs Design leadership strategies to promote fair assessment for ELLs Develop strategies to increase teacher capacity for the instruction of ELLs Begin action planning for professional development and overall English Language Learning excellence in the school or district.

Tools to Help Leaders and Students Succeed

Most importantly, principals leave the Institute with solutions to the major challenges they face in improving the performance of ELLs in their schools. The Institute is designed to help leaders answer the following questions:

Key Questions

How should my school or district provide appropriate and differentiated instructional services to all ELLs? What programs models support ELLs? What does fair assessment for ELLs look like? How does an instructional leader analyze and evaluate the English Language Learning classroom, and how does that leader know what effective instructor practices and student behaviors to look for? What strategies should an instructional leader promote to create collaborative learning teams among teachers? What are the central features of action plans for English Language Learning excellence?

Materials That Principals Need

The course comes complete with a rich set of learning materials that address key aspects of ELL oversight and improvement. In addition to an interactive CD-ROM, course handbook, and handouts developed by NISL, participants will receive copies of:

• English Language Learners: A Resource Guide for School Leaders, a NISL publication
• Educating English Language Learners: Understanding and Using Assessment, a publication by the National Council of La Raza
• Double the Work: Challenges and Solutions to Acquiring Language and Academic Literacy for Adolescent English Language Learners, a publication by the Alliance for Excellent Education