This presentation explores how teacher collaboration can become an effective schoolwide practice to accommodate the needs of diverse English Language learners (ELLs) and to help all students meet national and state learning standards. In addition, a co-teaching approach to instruction is showcased in conjunction with various co-teaching models for ELLs.

1. Collaboration and Co-Teaching: Strategies for English Learners TESOL Convention PCI Maria G. Dove, Ed.D. Andrea Honigsfeld, Ed.D. Molloy College Rockville Center, NY

5. Maria and one of her co-teachers in Valley Stream

6. INTRODUCTIONS, PLEASE!

11. Personal Goals:

18. Top Down or Bottom Up? Administrators Teachers Collaborative Practices

19. The Importance of School Culture

22. A Puzzling Activity

23. What Does Your ESL Program Look Like?

25. Co-Teaching by any other name . . . Team Teaching Collaborative Consultation Teacher Assistance Teams Mainstream Assistance Teams Push in Inclusion

26. ELL Model: Before (Theoharis, 2007) Full time Pullout Half- time Pullout

27. ELL Model: After (Theoharis, 2007) Halftime Inclusive/teaming Fulltime Inclusive/teaming

28. Student Clustering PROS CONS

29. COLLABORATION Instructional NON-Instructional

33. YEAR-AT-A-GLANCE ESL CURRICULUM MAPPING TEMPLATE

34. Bird’s Eye View of the Curriculum September Key Ideas (Content Goals) Most Challenging Concepts (Language Goals) Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

35. EXAMPLES OF CO-DEVELOPED LESSON IDEAS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

39. Model 1 One Group: One Lead Teacher and One Teacher "Teaching on Purpose"

40. Model 2 One Group: Two Teachers Teach Same Content

41. Model 3 One Group: One Teaches, One Assesses

42. Model 4 Two Groups: Two Teachers Teach Same Content A,B,C A,B,C =

43. Model 5 Two Groups: One Teacher Preteaches, One Teacher Teaches Alternative Information A,B,C D,E,F ≠

44. Model 6 Two Groups: One Teacher Re-teaches, One Teacher Teaches Alternative Information A,B,C D,E,F A,B,C ≠

45. Model 7 Multiple Groups: Two Teachers Monitor/Teach

46. Video Viewing Guide Model and Its Strengths Connection to ESL Models Personal Reactions, Concerns & Questions

49. Compare and Contrast: Collaborative Teaching Roles and Responsibilities Consider each teacher’s role: What is the SAME? What is DIFFERENT?

50. Cooperative Teaching Evaluation Survey Try it out…

52. Steps in Developing Reflective Frameworks

54. Categories for Collaborative Conversations

55. Aspects of Collaboration between Mainstream and ESL Teachers Planning Instruction Assessment

57. Stages of Co-Teacher Development

61. Group Reflections