Principals' Institute
How to Supervise your ESL Teachers At a time of high-stakes testing and accountability for all
sub-groups, principals need to know what to look for when they
observe a class of English Language Learners (ELLs). What should
ESL instructors be teaching to ensure that their ELLs are
progressing satisfactorily? How should ESL programs be designed?
What roles should the ESL teacher play in the classroom? This five-day professional-development institute will provide
school principals with an overview of second-language acquisition
theory and methodology for ELLs, so principals can observe and
evaluate teachers professionally and fairly. In addition, this
workshop will examine how principals can support teachers who are
not successful in implementing instruction for ELLs in their
classrooms. Teachers’ Institute Literacy Development Methods for Dialect and Other
English Speakers Teachers are encountering increasing numbers of speakers of
diverse dialects of English and World Englishes in their
classrooms. This workshop focuses on the impact of this population
on language teaching and learning. Teaching English Through Multiple
Intelligences Today’s methods appeal to students’ multiple intelligences. In
this workshop, students will explore Rome’s street life, cuisine,
architecture, and art to create new classroom materials, lesson
plans, and techniques for teaching Analyzing Learner Language: The Relationship between
What Teachers Teach and What Learners Learn This workshop will explore the relationship between input and
acquisition, specifically what teachers do in the classroom and
what students do, or don’t, learn. In addition to discussing what
the research shows, participants will examine data and learn about
new tools for analyzing data. Graduate Courses (for credit) Literacy Development for First and Second Language
Learners / Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: Theory
and Practice (EDU 9003/9005) This course will focus on the theory and practice of teaching
literacy to linguistically diverse students. The methods, materials
and strategies currently used in Bilingual and English as a Second
Language education will be surveyed and analyzed. Attention will be
given to the ways of adapting instruction to the linguistic and
cultural characteristics of English language learners at all
proficiency levels. By hosting this course at our Rome campus, and
incorporating a mandatory fieldwork component into the course,
students will have the opportunity to explore the city and
experience the impact of cross-cultural learning. The Structure of the English Language (EDU
9015) This course provides participants with a linguistic description
and analysis of the major sub-systems of contemporary American
English: phonology, semantics, morphology, and syntax. The course
will also review particular structural features that often present
difficulty for English language learners. In addition, the course
will familiarize participants with research-based strategies that
may be incorporated in the ESL or EFL classroom. |