This session will provide a deep dive into the Sheltered Methods components of the Instructional Design: Methods & Resources category of the ESL program implementation rubric, designed to guide districts in program evaluation and enhancement.

We will discuss ways to plan for: 

• implementation of sheltered instruction methods that are communicated, sequenced, and scaffolded;
• regularly monitoring the effectiveness of sheltered instruction implementation;
• appropriate feedback and coaching for teachers of emergent bilingual students.

We will analyze emergent bilingual student content and language assessment data to find key areas of continual growth across grade levels and English language proficiency levels. Then discuss specific methods for growth of emergent bilingual student progress.