Language Acquisition - B - Cassia County

The Language Acquisition B course adds to the content of the A course in supporting students with developing their academic language. Content is tied to principles and resources from SIOP, WIDA, the Go-To-Strategies for Language Learners, and many online sources. Coursework is 100% online via the Canvas platform. During the course, participants will explore learning materials, post on discussion boards, and plan (and execute) improvements to lesson plans for the benefit of students. This course is intended for faculty and staff involved in student instruction. Administrators and paraprofessionals can also benefit from the course, but will need opportunities to work directly with students (either whole-class or small group) in order to successfully implement course content and perform course assignments. Only participants who have completed the Language Acquisition A course are eligible to take this course. The content of this course goes beyond the complexity of the A course, but the coursework is less intense than the first version (2024) of the A course and is more flexible for participants.

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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

Assess a classroom environment/practice for how "permeated" language development has become.
Incorporate language objectives to the same scale and quality as content objectives.
Prepare materials to help students take an active role in, and self-assess on, their language learning tasks and goals.
Revisit and explore a variety of methods to scaffold content for students at different stages of language proficiency.
Use the WIDA Can-Do descriptors consistently to determine which types of scaffolds to provide for different students' needs.
Test one or more AI tools that can offer assistance in scaffolding and differentiating for students.
Identify the components of meaningful writing opportunities for students in a content area.
Implement a new writing opportunity for students that demonstrates proficiency with academic vocabulary.
Assess current practices regarding assessment of students' individual language development.
Plan additional informal assessment opportunities to guide students' language development.
Plan and execute feedback systems that further hone students' language development.

Instructor: Michael Defilippis defmicha@cassiaschools.org

For more information, contact tmeyerhoeffer@csi.edu at CSI

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