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 Adam has spent his career focused on integrating 21st-century technology into the classroom, disrupting the outdated, and promoting equitable learning opportunities to empower all students.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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S7/E13: Collaborating with Content Teachers: Co-planning and Co-teaching Strategies with Tan Huynh
S7E12: Advice for Educators of Multilingual Learners with Ellevation Scholarship Winner Paola Gutierrez
S7/E11: Addressing the Multilingual Teacher Shortage with Amaya Garcia and Alexandra Manuel
S7/E10: Minnesota Teacher of the Year Natalia Benjamin Shares Advice on How to Best Support Multilingual Learners
S7/E9: Creating Systems to Identify and Support Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE) Students with Orly Klapholz
S7/E8: How One-to-One Conferences Empower Students to Own Their Learning Progress with Sarah Said
S7/E7: A Case for Changing How We Label “English Learners” with Araceli García
S7/E6: Promoting Collaboration to Better Support ELs in Content Classes with Kent Dwyer and Gina Lappe (Part 2)
S7/E5: Promoting Collaboration to Better Support ELs in Content Classes with Kent Dwyer and Gina Lappe (Part 1)
S7/E4: How to Cultivate Stronger Connections With Families of Multilingual Learners with Rosalie Metro
S7/E3: What to Look for in High-Quality Instructional Materials for Multilingual Learners with Crystal Gonzales
S7/E2: Assessment, Agency, and Equitable Opportunities for Multilingual Learners with Dr. Margo Gottlieb (Part 2)
S7/E1: Assessment, Agency, and Equitable Opportunities for Multilingual Learners with Dr. Margo Gottlieb (Part 1)
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S6/E21: Season Finale - Looking Back and Moving Forward with Steve Sofronas
S6/E20: Supporting Refugee Students and Uplifting Communities with Rebecca Masters
S6/E19: Overcoming Trauma and Finding the Strength and Capability of Newcomers with Dr. José Luis Zelaya
S6/E18: Preserving and Valuing Heritage Languages with Environmental Linguist K. David Harrison (Part 2)
S6/E17: Preserving and Valuing Heritage Languages with Environmental Linguist K. David Harrison (Part 1)
S6/E16: Beyond Cognates: Leveraging Multilingual Capital to Promote a Love of Languages with Dr. Sonia Soltero
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