How might a conceptual framework help educators better communicate around EL program management, instructional practices, and more? How can using a framework encourage educators to assess their practice and identify where they can improve? What benefits does all this have for multilingual learners? We discuss these questions and much more with Ellevation’s own Adam Howard.
Adam is currently a project manager here at Ellevation Education, where he works with school districts across the country to onboard and roll-out a suite of software that manages data analysis, teacher development, and student instruction. He has an extensive background in education, having spent nearly ten years in the English Language Development classroom supporting learners from all over the world. Adam has spent his career focused on integrating 21st-century technology into the classroom, disrupting the outdated, and promoting equitable learning opportunities to empower all students.
His background in educational technology contributed to his development of the SADI model, a conceptual framework that helps educators level set around English learner instruction and program management. The acronym stands for Simplification, Accommodation, Differentiation, and Integration. It is loosely based on the SAMR model, created by Dr. Ruben Puentedura that categorizes four different degrees of classroom technology integration. If you’d like to refer to the SADI model as you listen, you can find it at bit.ly/sadimodel.
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S8/E13: Creating Intentional Opportunities to Improve Listening Comprehension with Paul Hernandez and Theresa Blanchard
S8/E12: Providing Equitable Assessments to Identify Gifted English Learners with Dr. Jack Naglieri
S8/E11: Helping Newcomers Cross the Finish Line: Graduation and Beyond with Pamela Broussard
S8/E10: The Role of Teacher Identity in Culturally Responsive Instruction with Tanji Reed Marshall
S8/E9: An Inside Look into the 7 Steps to a Language Rich Classroom with Author John Seidlitz
Bonus Episode: Meet 2021 Ellevation Scholarship Recipient Shreya Rohatgi
S8/E8: Why Decoding Isn’t Enough for Literacy: The Path Toward Comprehension with Dr. Kathy Escamilla and Dr. Sue Hopewell
S8/E7: Student's Perspective: Challenges that US Born Children of Immigrants Face with Rachel Lim, Iliana Perez and Falmari Rojas (Part 2)
S8/E6: Sociologist's Perspective: Challenges that US Born Children of Immigrants Face with Joanna Dreby (Part 1)
S8/E5: Identifying and Supporting Gifted and Talented Multilingual Learners with Marcy Voss
S8/E4: Listening Comprehension, Academic Language, and Culturally Responsive Teaching - How They Fit Together with Monica Brady-Myerov
S8/E3: Using Guided Reading Strategies to Support English Learners with Melanie Sembritski, Wesley Sever and Kelsi Iturralde
S8/E2: Internalizing Academic Vocabulary and Increasing Student Engagement with Natalia Heckman
S8/E1: Advancing Equity in Professional Learning for Educators of Multilingual Learners with Silvia Romero-Johnson and Mariana Castro
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S7/E18: The Impact of Teacher Training and Preparation on ML Instruction
S7/E17: High-Quality Dual Language Programs: Recipes for Success with Sandra Medrano-Arroyo (Part 2)
S7/E16: Leveraging School, Family, and Community Partnerships for Student Success with Ellevation Scholarship Winner Sirenia Garcia
S7/E15: How Multilingual Learners Can Excel in STEM Courses with Ellevation Scholarship Winner Jesse Ding
S7/E14: High-Quality Dual Language Programs: Recipes for Success with Sandra Medrano-Arroyo (Part 1)
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