Schedule
Sun, 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM (5/29/2016 - 5/29/2016) Location: PRICO CCPRC
Sat-Sun, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (7/9/2016 - 7/10/2016) Location: PRICO CCPRC
Sun, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (7/17/2016 - 7/17/2016) Location: PRICO CCPRC
Description
Due to the rapidly changing demographics in our classrooms, teachers face the challenge of working with culturally diverse and multi-level populations at grade levels preK-12. Technology, both low-tech and high-tech, can facilitate the adaptation and differentiation of the core curriculum to assure that English language learners (ELLs), including those with disabilities, gain access to the content material. This course reviews a range of technological techniques that can be integrated into the mainstream, bilingual, SEI (sheltered English instruction) or ESL classroom that will help scaffold and accelerate the ELLs? learning. Participants will have an opportunity to experiment with these techniques, analyze the use of such techniques, and draw conclusions about the best practices made available by the various technologies. They will also explore the teaching/learning theories that informed the development and use of these technologies in the classroom. The use of various technologies f