A professional development for teachers of English Learners in the Science classroom

Abstract

There was a growing population of English Language Learners (ELLs) in the United States. Addressing the needs of these students, and determining what practices are most effective in aiding their acquisition of their target language was beneficial in nurturing these students to becoming career and college ready. In lieu of the New York State adoption of theThere was a growing population of English Language Learners (ELLs) in the United States. Addressing the needs of these students, and determining what practices are most effective in aiding their acquisition of their target language was beneficial in nurturing these students to becoming career and college ready. In lieu of the New York State adoption of the New York State Science Learning Standards there was a need for ENL teachers and any teacher that has English Language Learners in their class to be supported in providing Science learning as part of instruction. The purpose of this curriculum project was to introduce ENL teachers to new science content standards and explore English and home language use in a science environment. The content and language used to access science is examined through a place-based perspective. As a product, this curriculum product will produce a professional development module using Google Classroom. there was a need for ENL teachers and any teacher that has English Language Learners in their class to be supported in providing Science learning as part of instruction. The purpose of this curriculum project was to introduce ENL teachers to new science content standards and explore English and home language use in a science environment. The content and language used to access science is examined through a place-based perspective. As a product, this curriculum product will produce a professional development module using Google Classroom.[from author's abstract]