Series 2: The 6 Principles

This module will deepen your understanding of Principle 1 and strengthen your ability to apply its related practices.

Teachers learn basic information about their students' families, languages, cultures, and educational backgrounds to engage them in the classroom and prepare and deliver lessons more effectively.

• Practice 1a. Teachers gain information about their learners.

• Practice 1b. Teachers embrace and leverage the resources that learners bring to the classroom to enhance learning.

After completing the Principle 1 module, you will be able to:

• Explain the rationale for obtaining information about your learners.
• List different types of information that can influence learners' experience in your classroom and inform your teaching.
• Describe different ways of obtaining information about learners' backgrounds, resources, and existing knowledge and identify those that will be most effective in your teaching context(s).
• Explain what is meant by "embracing" and "leveraging" learners' resources and define specific ways of doing so with your learners.

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This module will deepen your understanding of Principle 2 and strengthen your ability to apply its related practices.

Teachers create a classroom culture that will ensure that students feel comfortable in the class. They make decisions regarding the physical environment, the materials, and the social integration of students to promote language learning.

• Practice 2a. Teachers promote an emotionally positive and organized classroom with attention to reducing student anxiety and developing trust.

• Practice 2b. Teachers demonstrate expectations of success for all learners.

• Practice 2c. Teachers plan instruction to enhance and support student motivation for language learning.

After completing the Principle 2 module, you will be able to:

• Describe methods for creating and sustaining a classroom environment that supports all learners.
• Employ specific techniques for building trust with your students.
• Explain how to communicate expectations of success in ways that empower your learners.
• Identify and use instructional strategies that increase your students’ motivation and engagement in language learning.

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This module will deepen your understanding of Principle 3 and strengthen your ability to apply its related practices.

Teachers plan meaningful lessons that promote language learning and help students develop learning strategies and critical thinking skills. These lessons evolve from the learning objectives.

• Practice 3a. Teachers prepare lessons with clear outcomes and convey them to their students.

• Practice 3b. Teachers provide and enhance input through varied approaches, techniques, and modalities.

• Practice 3c. Teachers engage learners in the use and practice of authentic language.

• Practice 3d. Teachers design lessons so that students engage with relevant and meaningful content.

• Practice 3e. Teachers plan differentiated instruction according to their learners' English language proficiency levels, needs, and goals.

• Practice 3f. Teachers promote the use of learning strategies and critical thinking among students.

• Practice 3g. Teaches promote self-regulated learning among their students.

After completing the Principle 3 module, you will be able to:

• Define the role of clear learning objectives in lesson design.
• Identify ways of enhancing and reinforcing input, describe methods for differentiating instruction, and explain the impact of these strategies on teaching and learning.
• List ways of engaging learners in authentic language use on relevant, meaningful topics and explain how such engagement contributes to language learning.
• Outline techniques for promoting students’ use of learning strategies, critical thinking, and self-regulated learning.

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This module will deepen your understanding of Principle 4 and strengthen your ability to apply its related practices.

Teachers continually assess as they teach--observing and reflecting on learners' responses to determine whether the student are reaching the learning objectives. If students struggle or are not challenged enough, teachers consider the possible reasons and adjust their lessons.

• Practice 4a. Teachers check student comprehension frequently and adjust instruction according to learner responses.

• Practice 4b. Teachers adjust their talk, the task, or the materials according to learner responses.

After completing the Principle 4 module, you will be able to:

• Explain what it means to adapt lesson delivery, and outline ways of doing so to achieve specific objectives and meet specific student needs.
• Describe several ways of checking student comprehension, explain why doing so is important, and spell out how often it should be done.
• Identify ways of adjusting teacher talk, materials, and task requirements to promote students’ learning success and permit students to demonstrate their growth.
• Define various types of scaffolding and explain how they provide equitable access to content knowledge for all learners.

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This module will deepen your understanding of Principle 5 and strengthen your ability to apply its related practices.

Language learners learn at different rates, so teachers regularly monitor and assess their language development in order to advance their learning efficiently. Teachers also gather data to measure student language growth.

• Practice 5a. Teachers monitor student errors.

• Practice 5b. Teachers provide ongoing effective feedback strategically.

• Practice 5c. Teachers design varied and valid assessments and supports to assess student learning.

After completing the Principle 5 module, you will be able to:

• Describe the relationship between monitoring student language development and deciding when and how to provide feedback or correction.
• Define several different types of feedback and explain how and when to use each.
• Outline three fundamental principles of assessment.
• Define the different types of assessment and explain when and how each is best used.

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This module will deepen your understanding of Principle 6 and strengthen your ability to apply its related practices.

Teachers collaborate with others in the profession to provide the best support for their learners with respect to programming, instruction, and advocacy. They also continue their own professional learning.

• Practice 6a. Teachers are fully engaged in their profession.

• Practice 6b. Teachers collaborate with one another to co-plan and co-teach.

After completing the Principle 6 module, you will be able to:

• Define the term “community of practice” and describe the benefits of engagement in one.
• Explain the concept of reflective practice and articulate its relationship to professional growth.
• List the benefits of participating in different types of ongoing professional development.
• Identify different types of collaboration with colleagues and list the outcomes and benefits of each.

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