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Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Tang, Shifang; Sutton-Jones, Kara L.; Irby, Beverly J.; Tong, Fuhui; Jimenez, David D.; Villarreal, Elsa G. – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2021
Teachers and school district administrators, particularly in the United States, are increasingly turning to teacher virtual professional development (VPD) to stay current and learn new pedagogical knowledge and skills. With more English learners (ELs) entering public school classrooms, it is essential to find effective ways to prepare educators to…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Knowledge Level, Professional Development, Inservice Teacher Education
Beck, Isabel L.; McKeown, Margaret G.; Kucan, Linda – Guilford Publications, 2008
Responding to readers' stories, questions, and requests for extended examples, this book was developed as a complementary volume to "Bringing Words to Life." The authors present additional tools, tips, and explanations of such questions as which words to teach, when and how to teach them, and how to adapt instruction for English language learners.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development
Council of the Great City Schools, 2008
The Seattle Public Schools serve one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation. The school system's enrollment represents many racial and ethnic groups and includes students from around the world who come to Seattle speaking many languages and families who came to the city generations ago. The challenge facing Seattle and all other major…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Ethnic Groups, State Standards