Paraprofessional Institute
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The institute is a 15-hour professional learning opportunity for paraprofessionals who work with English learners. The academic content is designed to advance the participants’ knowledge of English learner topics as well as effective strategies used to teach small groups of students. The strategies are modeled and explicitly discussed in order to expand the participants’ repertoire of teaching practices. An essential component of the model is the time given between sessions so participants have the opportunity to practice what they are learning.
Overview of Institute
Day One:
English Learners and Second Language Acquisition
Day Two:
Overview of ELA CCSS/Literacy & CA ELD Standards
Day Three:
Collaborative Conversations
Day Four:
Effective Reading Strategies
Day Five:
Effective Writing Strategies