Category: Bilingual Education

A teacher planning a SIOP lesson
How to write a SIOP lesson plan: the content and language objectives, the eight components in a plan, a step-by-step process, and a worked example.
Sheltered instruction in a K-12 content classroom
What is sheltered instruction? The approach that makes grade-level content comprehensible for English Learners, the core techniques, and how it relates to SIOP.
The SIOP model for teaching English learners
The SIOP Model explained: the 8 components and 30 features, who created it, how it makes content comprehensible for English Learners, and how districts implement it.
Structured English Immersion classroom for English learners
Structured English Immersion (SEI) explained: what the model is, the Arizona ELD block and its 2019 reform, the research, and how it compares to other EL programs.
Translanguaging in a bilingual classroom
Translanguaging is the practice of letting bilingual students use their full language repertoire to learn. Definition, examples, benefits, and what it means for districts.
Students in a language classroom, illustrating the Florida Seal of Biliteracy
Florida Seal of Biliteracy: the Gold and Silver seals, the proficiency levels needed, the assessments accepted, and how students earn the award.
Students in a language classroom, illustrating the Michigan Seal of Biliteracy
Michigan Seal of Biliteracy: the requirements, the proficiency level needed, the assessments the state accepts, and how students earn the award.
Students in a language classroom, illustrating the Massachusetts Seal of Biliteracy
Massachusetts Seal of Biliteracy: the requirements, the proficiency level needed, the assessments the state accepts, and how students earn the award.
Students in a language classroom, illustrating the New York Seal of Biliteracy
New York Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB): the requirements, the coursework and assessment pathways, and how students earn the award.
Students in a language classroom, illustrating the Illinois Seal of Biliteracy
Illinois Seal of Biliteracy: the requirements, the proficiency level needed, the assessments the state accepts, and how students earn the award.