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 Adam has spent his career focused on integrating 21st-century technology into the classroom, disrupting the outdated, and promoting equitable learning opportunities to empower all students.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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S5/E23: Balancing Logistics and Best Practices with Juan Corona, Director of English Learners at Maywood District 89, IL
S5/E22: Reading and Writing with English Learners with Dr. Melinda Miller and Valentina Gonzalez
S5/E21: Encore Episode: Back to Basics Isn't Boring With Jana Echevarria
S5/E20: Addressing Learning Loss with Assessment Data, Teacher Input and Effective Workflows with Rowena Mak
S5/E19: Making Quality Time on Learning Count with Dr. Adrian Johnson
S5/E18: Adapting to Rapidly Evolving Educational Environments with Melissa Cabrera and Vicky Saldala
S5/E17: Lesson Planning to Promote Social Justice and Dismantle Systems of Oppression with Dr. José Medina
S5/E16: A Team Approach to Equitable EL Instruction with Juan Corona and Maribel Taboada
S5/E15: Relationship Building and EL Instruction: We Can Do Both, with Lynmara Colón
S5/E14: Encore Episode: Co-planning, Co-teaching and Collaboration for EL Instruction with Andrea Honigsfeld and Maria G. Dove
S5/E13: English Learners and STEM in Remote and Hybrid Learning Environments with Dr. Stephen Fleenor
S5/E12: Managing Implicit Bias in EL Education with Megan Fuciarelli
S5/E11: The Power of Perseverance with Vicky Saldala of Broward County, FL
S5/E10: "All Hands on Deck" with Juan Corona and Maribel Taboada of Maywood, IL
S5/E09: "We Want to See Our Kids" with Lynmara Colón, Director of EL Programs and Services, Prince Willam County, VA
S5/E08: Setting and Tracking Goals for English Learners in a Remote Environment with Carolyn Grenz
S5/E07: Diversity Conquers Adversity with Dr. Adrian Johnson, Superintendent of Hearne ISD, TX
S5/E06: Making Remote and Hybrid Environments Work For English Learners with Dr. Karen Gregory and Dr. Gretchen Oliver
S5/E01: Planning for Three Scenarios with ELL Director Juan Corona and Assistant Superintendent Maribel Taboada
S5/E05: The Affordances of Remote Learning with Rowena Mak, EL District Coordinator at Saddleback Valley USD, CA
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