A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR MAINSTREAM CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO SUPPORT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELLS)
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Authors
David, Voila
Date
2018
Type
Language
en
Keyword
English Language Learners , Mainstream classrooms in Canada , ELL teaching strategies , Instructional Strategies for English Language Learners , Multicultural Education , Success for ELLs , Professional Development for teachers
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Abstract
As Canadian classrooms become more diversified, there is a rising need to train mainstream classroom
teachers to provide adequate support to English language learners (ELLs). Despite the extensive previous
research and publications on the support of ELLs, mainstream classroom teachers have not received
sufficient training, support, or guidance for implementing various strategies and pedagogies on how to
effectively support ELLs in mainstream classrooms (Brewer & McCabe, 2014). This project is an
exploration of effective teaching pedagogies that can be used to guide mainstream classroom teachers in
creating an optimal learning environment for ELLs. A review of current academic literature was
undertaken to identify the challenges faced by ELLs in Canadian mainstream classrooms and research
informed strategies that can provide assistance to mainstream classroom teachers in teaching their ELLs.
To best prepare the many mainstream teachers to meet the needs of ELLs, a workshop was created to
enhance professional development opportunities for educators interacting with ELLs. The workshop seeks
to encourage mainstream teachers to employ effective and informed teaching practices when providing
support to ELLs. The workshop has been broken into a four-session series to be offered consecutively
over two days in a way that professional learning builds and solidifies over the course of each session.
The workshop should be administered with the people who are not specialists, as a way of enhancing
accessibility.