Classroom Design Supporting Multilingual Learners:

Co-Planning for Informed ELL Instruction in K-12 Classrooms

Please Note New Dates: June 27 & 28, 2023

Presented by: Kayla Johnson,ELL Consultant, Marina Brzostoski and Christine Sealey, EWSD ELL Teachers

                        Target Audience: Multilingual and all Educators Grades PreK-12

This two-day workshop incorporates the lessons learned from CVEDC’s 2018 workshop with Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld around Collaboration and Co-Teaching. Having implemented this model in EWSD, our presenting team wants to share their strategies for designing lessons that support their ELL students. Co-Planning with multilingual and Classroom Teachers has been a critical factor for student success.

June 27th

On the first day participants will dive deeper into multilingual programming in their respective buildings.  This will include learning about accommodating the needs of English Language Learners while considering their cultural backgrounds and other important factors as a part of creating culturally-sensitive classroom environments.  Finally, participants will gain an understanding of the WIDA levels and Key Uses of Academic Language and how to include them in lesson plans.  ELL programming will be evaluated and discussed through the lens of collaboration and co-teaching/co-planning models presented in the Dove and Honigsfeld Textbook. 

June 28th

The second day will be dedicated to learning how to include ELL strategies and target vocabulary into lesson plans and assessing newcomers.  Participants will then be given time to collaborate with an ELL teacher/presenter or their teaching team to develop lesson plans that include language and content goals and strategies to accommodate ELLs in their classrooms. 

Time:  8:30 Registration & breakfast 9:00 – 3:30 both days

*Breakfast & lunch included

New  Location: Hampton Inn and conference Center, Colchester

 Cost:  CVEDC member  $400  Non-Member      $450

AGENDA Day 1

• Your school ELL programming analysis

• Considering students’ cultural background when planning instruction

• WIDA levels and Key Uses and how to include them in lesson plans

• Co-planning and co-teaching models as per Dr. Honigsfeld overview.

• Overview of cultures

• Overview of SLIFE, refugee, and immigrant definitions

AGENDA Day 2

• ELL strategies and how to include them in lesson plans

• How to target and teach vocabulary

• Collaborate with an ELL teacher ( on of the instructors or a co-teacher from your school) and write lesson goals together

• Assessment of newcomers

*If you don’t already have the book, you can order through us: Dove & Honigsfeld: Co-Teaching for English Learners A Guide to Collaborative Planning, Instruction, Assessment, and Reflection $35.00

About our Presenters:  Marina Brzostoski is the ELL teacher at the Center for Technology, Essex, where she has been working for the past 11 years. Marina is originally from Estonia. Kayla Johnson is an ELL Consultant. She has served students at all grade levels, though her primary focus has been K-3.  Christine Sealey is an ELL teacher at the Essex Westford School District in Essex and has taught in the Intensive English Program at Saint Michael’s College for 14 years.