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Professional Development

Hours needed:

6 Ongoing Bilingual

3 SIOP

Bilingual ESL PD

Calendar Online Sessions

(PODCAST: NPR News) Schools Ditch Zoom Amid Concerns Over Online Learning Security

School leaders in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas have announced they're discontinuing their use of the Zoom...

Bilingual ESL

Apr 8, 20202 min read

Google Teach from Home Hub

Source: https://teachfromhome.google/intl/en/ A temporary hub of information and tools to help teachers during the coronavirus (COVID-19)...

Bilingual ESL

Apr 8, 20201 min read

Flipgrid Film Festival

https://aka.ms/flipgridfeature Film Festival! 📽 Join Educator Innovation Leads Jess, Ann and Jornea for the Flipgrid Film Festival, a...

Bilingual ESL

Apr 8, 20201 min read

Remote Learning with Flipgrid

"As educators, learners and families are impacted by COVID-19, know that our entire team is always here for you...

Bilingual ESL

Apr 8, 20201 min read

Flipgrid April Updates 2020

Thank you for being part of the Flipgrid community. We are glad you’re here and honored to support you!

Bilingual ESL

Apr 8, 20202 min read

PADLET: Ellevation Strategies Buzz!

Please let us know about your experiences implementing Ellevation Strategies.

Bilingual ESL

Mar 3, 20201 min read

QUIZIZZ: Teaching English Learners through SIOP Challenge Game

Challenge yourself with this Quizizz Game on teaching language learners through SIOP. Maximum 500 participants.

Bilingual ESL

Mar 3, 20201 min read

101 Badges/Micro-credentials Awarded!

We have reached a milestone of 101 badges! We have 101 badges that have been awarded through this system for a total of 151.5 hours of PD.

Bilingual ESL

Feb 19, 20201 min read

Lexia PowerUp Literacy Progress Report 1/15/20

The graphs below present overall progress for this year in each Strand of the 97 students with Higher Usage.

Bilingual ESL

Jan 15, 20201 min read

[Additional PD opportunities] edWeb.net Professional Learning through Webinars for EL/ESL Topics

edWeb offers 46 edWebinars listed as ELL/ESL Language Acquisition Topics. These topics are eligible for ongoing bilingual hours.

Bilingual ESL

Dec 16, 20191 min read

PODCAST: Using Project Based Learning Strategies to Reach Newcomers With Elizabeth Leone

How does project based learning support the diverse language skills of English learners? What is the sustained inquiry process and how can

Bilingual ESL

Dec 11, 20192 min read

WEBINAR: English Language Learners: A Community-Driven, Blended Learning Approach to K-12 Education

The Aurora Institute, formerly iNACOL, provides the following webinar/teacher talk on the use of Blended Learning for English Learners...

Bilingual ESL

Dec 11, 20191 min read

Professional Development through Region One MEGAbyte Services

Blended Learning is an educational technology movement that has made an impact worldwide in education. It helps meet the needs of ELs.

Bilingual ESL

Dec 11, 20191 min read

Flipgrid is Supporting Speaking Practice

As we continue to monitor the implementation of Flipgrid, we are able to see progress with our students as they practice speaking. 989 grids

Bilingual ESL

Nov 20, 20191 min read

Ellevation Strategies on Canvas LMS

Ellevation offers an instructional component that we are advocating and actively training on...

Bilingual ESL

Nov 20, 20191 min read

(WRITING) Ellevation Strategies

Ellevation has sheltered instruction strategies for all language domains. The screenshot below shows the strategies that have been tagged...

Bilingual ESL

Nov 12, 20191 min read

(WRITING) NoRedInk: Grammar Tool Recommendation

"NoRedInk is a website designed to help students learn and practice essential elements of English grammar and understand important elements

Bilingual ESL

Nov 6, 20191 min read

Ellevation Strategies Summary Sheet

This document provides a summary of all the Ellevation Instructional Strategies available. The underlined strategies include a video that sh

Bilingual ESL

Oct 30, 20191 min read

Happy Diwali! 2019

May your life be as colorful, shimmering, and magical as the lights of Diwali! Here are a 5 resources teachers can use to bring culturally..

Bilingual ESL

Oct 27, 20191 min read

Empowered Learner - Community Voices

Here are some of the best tools and resources to support English Learners, as published in the ISTE Empowered Learner Magazine (Oct. 2019)

Bilingual ESL

Oct 8, 20191 min read