Reminders

3:15pm May 10, 2022- Picture Book Inquiry Group on TEAMS

3:15 pm May 12, 2022-SIOP Lead Meeting on TEAMS

3:00-5:00 May 16, 2022-in-person MyEd Refresher-Room 311 at the School Board Office

3:15pm May 30, 2022-Equity for ELLs on TEAMs

Ideas

May is the 20th anniversary of Canada celebrating Asian History Month. Danielle Stokes shared these great resources from the National Film Board that highlight the Chinese-Canadian Experience. Please remember to preview everything before sharing with students.

The Chinese-Canadian Experience (Ages 6+) https://www.nfb.ca/playlist/chinese-canadian-experience-ages-6/?utm_campaign=730222_NFB_Education_-_2022-05-06_-_Asian_Heritage_Month&utm_medium=email&utm_source=NFB+Education-All_Users

The Chinese-Canadian Experience (Ages 14+) https://www.nfb.ca/playlist/chinese-canadian-experience/?utm_campaign=730222_NFB_Education_-_2022-05-06_-_Asian_Heritage_Month&utm_medium=email&utm_source=NFB+Education-All_Users

A Taste of SIOP

Interaction

Who speaks more in a classroom: a teacher or the students? Who gets the most benefit out of speaking?

To increase student engagement as well as student interaction,  Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP Model (5th Edition) (SIOP Series), Echevarria, Vogt, and Short recommend four things teachers can do to better structure student interactions:

  • Provide frequent opportunities for interaction and discussion between teachers and student and among students, which encourage elaborated responses about lesson concepts.
  • Arrange grouping configurations that support language and content objectives of the lesson
  • Afford sufficient wait time for student responses consistently provided
  • Present ample opportunities for students to clarify key concepts in home language as needed with aide, peer, or home-language text