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ELLevating ELLementary ELL Learners Using Creative Technology Tools

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Colorado Convention Center, 201

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Heidi Shorter
Technology Teacher
HCPSS
@hss21
@hss21
Heidi Shorter is an Instructional Technology teacher with the Howard County Public School System in Ellicott City, MD. She has an undergraduate degree in Early Childhood and a Masters in Special Education. Heidi has presented technology integration strategies at the school, county, and state levels. Her students have won several Maryland state awards for the use of technology in graphic design and multimedia. Heidi prides herself on knowing her students and making learning balanced, meaningful, and engaging whether they are elementary students or colleagues trying to grow and learn appropriate and effective technology integration enhancing 20th centrury learning for all.

Session description

!!moorssalc ym ot emocleW Hard to read that title? Welcome to being an ELL student! This session will provide technology tools to differentiate and connect with your ELL students to make your classroom more inclusive and more successful for ALL learners

Purpose & objective

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to:

-Identify characteristics and needs of ELL learners
-participate in creating a learner profile for an ELL learner
- become familiar with strategies that are effective for ELL learners tapping into their prior knowledge
- experience technology tools that can aid in differentiation to meet the needs of the diverse learners in the classroom, including ELL students (speech to text in various tools, video, audio, and student created projects. (Adobe, Wixie, Google, Nearpod)

Highlights and results of Professional Learning experiences that focused on the above strategies will be discussed

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Outline

Interactive Welcome Game - 5 Min

Research and Best Practices for ML/ELL learners in the classroom - 5-10 Min

Learner Profiles - 10-15 Min

Technology Tools to help with Differentiation - 15 Min

Use a tool to Differentiate a part of a lesson - 10 Min

Sharing of Ideas and Questions - 5 Min

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Supporting research

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-the-six-most-effective-instructional-strategies-for-ells-according-to-teachers/2021/06

https://www.umassglobal.edu/news-and-events/blog/innovative-strategies-for-english-language-learners

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xdwVEEAi4Ww-gmXa_o42XUc7PoYU4Spe/view

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Session specifications

Topic:
Instructional design & delivery
Grade level:
PK-2
Skill level:
Beginner
Audience:
Coaches, Teachers
Attendee devices:
Devices useful
Attendee device specification:
Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
Participant accounts, software and other materials:
Google Account / Read Write Extension

POSSIBLY but NOT required:
Adobe Express/ Wixie/Nearpod

Subject area:
ELL
ISTE Standards:
For Coaches:
Change Agent
  • Connect leaders, educators, instructional support, technical support, domain experts and solution providers to maximize the potential of technology for learning.
Learning Designer
  • Collaborate with educators to design accessible and active digital learning environments that accommodate learner variability.
For Educators:
Designer
  • Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.

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