Course description
Welcome! Over the past two years, the CTE teachers and I have been working together on one big idea: every program and every class runs on language, and when we make that language visible, more students succeed. That includes students who are still learning English, and really all students.
This series catches you up on that work, in five short modules. We’ll start by slowing down and revisiting the ideas from our August session, then build one practical step at a time.
How each module works:
- Watch a short video.
- Try it. Download the handout, plan one small step for a lesson you’re already teaching, and try it with your students. There’s nothing to hand in.
- Check in. Answer a few short questions about what you tried and how it went. It isn’t graded.
Start with Module 1. After that, do the modules in any order that fits what you’re teaching.
You don’t need to memorize anything or change everything. One small step per module is the goal. When I visit your classroom, we’ll look at how it went together.
Thank you for being here. I’m glad to be working with you.
Mary DeSimone, Mountaintop Education Consulting (Mary@mountaintoped.com)
