eWorkshops

What is an eWorkshop?

Our eWorkshops are innovative online multi-media resources available to professional learning communities of educators as well as individuals who wish to inquire into and improve their practice with multilingual learners. Our eWorkshops follow a 3-part learning cycle that is repeated across 6 units of study.  Each unit of study takes about 3 hours to complete. Our 3-part learning cycle includes:

Part 1: Explore

In Explore, participants engage with interesting content (videos, multimedia resources, concise readings) to explore new ideas related to the topic of the eWorkshop.

Part 2: Make it Work

In Make it Work, participants are given multiple options to choose from with ideas of how to take the new learning from Explore and put it into practice. One of the options is always “You Make it Work,” where participants can create their own option or tweak the ones we have provided to ensure their work is meaningful and practical for their local context.

Part 3: Share

In Share, participants upload materials and reflections from their Make it Work efforts to discuss the opportunities, experiences, challenges, successes, etc. that they encountered.

Upon the successful conclusion of participation in an eWorkshop, participants can request a certificate of completion documenting 18 hours of professional development that can be used with school districts and state education departments (we are a registered IHE PD Provider in Massachusetts). Workshops can also be taken with leading experts in the field through online collaboration to earn additional hours of PD. 

eWorkshops Available:

These eWorkshops were developed across 10 years of grant funding. We no longer have grant funding to offer the eWorkshops for free, but can offer them at a low cost. All currently available eWorkshops that are not being offered through the WIDA consortium are available for participants to complete.

Our eWorkshops focus on equitable approaches and teaching language skills in varying classroom contexts by featuring methods for scaffolding writing, oral language, and effectively teaching concepts to multilingual students. While we welcome anyone to take all of our eWorkshops, some of our content is targeted to more specific professionals.  Please follow our recommendations listed after each eWorkshop for guidance.  To learn more click on the eWorkshop(s) in which you are interested below to be directed to a flyer with more detailed information.

• 21st Century STEM - Recommended for Science Teachers Grades K-12
• Bilingual ASL/English Instruction for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students - Recommended for Teachers of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students Grades K-12
• Embracing Community Cultural Wealth among Multilingual Learners of Migrant and Refugee Backgrounds - Recommended for All Teachers Grades K-12
• Engaging with Families of Multilingual Learners - Recommended for All Teachers Grades K-12
• Getting Kids to Talk about Writing - Recommended for Language Arts Teachers Grades 3-6
• Grouping Strategies for School Leaders - Recommended for School Administrators Grades K-12
• Introduction to the Standards of Effective Pedagogy - Recommended for All Teachers Grades K-12
• Language and Concept Development - Recommended for All Teachers Grades K-12
• Language and Concept Development for School Leaders - Recommended for School Administrators Grades K-12
• Language in the Multilingual Science Classroom - Recommended for Science Teachers Grades 3-5
• Learning through Two Languages - Recommended for All Teachers Grades K-12
• Learning through Two Languages for School Leaders - Recommended for School Administrators Grades K-12
• Math Fractions - Recommended for Mathematics Teachers of Grades 3-5
• Math Functions - Recommended for Mathematics Teachers Grade 8
• Math Geometric Measurements - Recommended for Mathematics Teachers Grades 2-3
• Math Numbers and Operations - Recommended for Mathematics Teachers Grades 2-5
• Math Ratios and Proportions - Recommended for Mathematics Teachers Grades 6-8
• Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Bilingual Learners - Recommended for All Teachers Grades K-12
• Planning for Writers in a Linguistically and Culturally Responsive Classroom - Recommended for Teachers of Grades 3-6
• Powerful Social Studies and Multilingual Classrooms - Recommended for Social Studies Teachers Grades K-12
• Race and Education - Recommended for All Teachers Grades K-12
• Restorative Practices for Multilingual Learners - Recommended for All Teachers Grades K-12
• Scaffolding English Language Arts Instruction for Emergent Bilingual Learners - Recommended for Language Arts Teachers Grades K-12
• Science Inquiry: Engaging Bilinguals in Scientific Questioning - Recommended for Science Teachers Grades 4-8
• Second Language Acquisition - Recommended for All Teachers Grades K-12
• Secondary Science - Recommended for Science Teachers Grades 6-12
• Spanish Language and Literacy Development - Recommended for Language Arts Teachers Grades PreK-5
• Supporting Multilingual Learners in the School and Community - Recommended for All Teachers Grades K-12
• The 5E Model for Multilingual Students - Recommended for Science Teachers Grades K-8
• The Standards of Effective Pedagogy: 1&2 (Joint Productive Activity and Language and Literacy Development) - Recommended for All Teachers Grades K-12
• The Standards of Effective Pedagogy: 3&4 (Contextualization and Teaching Complex Thinking)- Recommended for All Teachers Grades K-12
• The Standards of Effective Pedagogy: 5&6  (Instructional Conversation and Critical Stance) - Recommended for All Teachers Grades K-12
• Transformative Social Studies - Recommended for Social Studies Teachers Grades K-12
• Translanguaging - Recommended for All Teachers Grades K-12
• Transnationalism - Recommended for All Teachers Grades K-12
• Uncovering and Leveraging Students’ Home Literacies in the Classroom - Recommended for All Teachers Grades K-12
• Understanding Bilingual Learners in U.S. Schools - Recommended for School Psychologists Grades K-12
• What is Language? - Recommended for Language Arts Teachers Grades K-12
• Whiteness in Education - Recommended for All Teachers Grades K-12
• Writing in Science - Recommended for Science Teachers Grades 3-12

All eWorkshops are about improving teaching and learning for multilingual students across K-12 grade levels and classroom contexts. They were developed for individuals and professional learning communities of educators to engage in and typically are ideal for groups of 3-10 educators interested in learning together. Our eWorkshops are available via the Canvas platform and are suitable for K-12 educators across content areas. We  have some eWorkshops specifically developed for educators working in specific content areas (e.g., math, science, social studies, etc.) or specialties (with deaf students, school leaders, school psychologists).