EGEL 5043 - Curriculum Design and Instruction in the ELL Classroom (3)

This course is designed to give students the skills they need to effectively teach in an ELL classroom. Students will be responsible for analyzing and critiquing lesson plans, creating language and content objectives, developing lesson and unit plans with appropriate sequencing of activities, choosing authentic spoken and written materials in order to differentiate instruction, and preparing and teaching rigorous curriculum in engaging ways for ELL learners. Specifically, students will consider principles critical to the ELL classroom which include making content comprehensive and participating in jointly constructed activities with students. Students will explore ways to teach that build their students’ academic language, a key process for ELL students. As a result of this course, students will be able to give clear instructions and directions, will learn effective ways to gauge comprehension, will provide effective instruction in terms of language content and will be able to reflect on the lessons and units they create in order to make appropriate modifications and/or adaptations for future lessons. Additionally, students will be provided with specific strategies related to reading and writing instruction and the development of academic literacy. Ed.S. sections have additional objectives.