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Scaffolding Content for English Language Learners (K-5): Acquire effective strategies for reaching ESL students in your classroom. This course will help you relate to students’ lives and cultural struggles as they adapt to a new language.; Take this course: Begins March 15.

scaffolding: Instructional technique, associated with the zone of proximal development, in which a teacher provides individualized support by incrementally improving a learner’s ability to build on prior knowledge. Scaffolding can be used in a variety of content areas and across age and grade levels.

Scaffolding: This reference article explains the theory and practice of scaffolding, and surveys relevant literature related to this instructional technique.; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.

Scaffolding Content for English Language Learners (6-12): Online course syllabus: Syllabus for the course Scaffolding Content for English Language Learners (6-12), an introduction to working with English language learners in the mainstream 6-12 grade classroom.; Format: syllabus

English language learners and special education testing: In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 3.4; English language learners are often incorrectly labeled with learning disabilities because of inffective diagnostic tests. A more effective model of testing and instruction would be based upon the educational concepts of scaffolding instruction and the Zone of Proximal Development.; Format: article; By Mary Faith Mount-Cors.

Scaffolding Content for English Language Learners (K-5): Online course syllabus: Syllabus for Scaffolding Content for English Language Learners (K-5)an introduction to working with English language learners in the mainstream K-5 classroom.

Modeling: Modeling is an instructional strategy in which the teacher demonstrates a new concept or approach to learning and students learn by observing. Theory of modeling as an instructional strategy Research has shown that modeling is an effective instructional...; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.

Teach an online course in your school: This document explains how to teach an online course on LEARN NC's Moodle server.; Format: article/help

Zone of proximal development: This article explores the history and theory of the concept of the zone of proximal development and discusses its application in the classroom.; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.

Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools: These articles provide background on Latino immigrants in North Carolina, administrative challenges in binational education, and strategies through which teachers can build on what Latino students bring to their classrooms to create a learning environment that meets the needs of all students.; Format: series (multiple pages)

Learning language strategies through repeated readings of storybooks: This lesson will guide and teach students how to process and produce language at higher levels through meaningful, redundant, contextually appropriate, and intrinsically rewarding center-based activities related to a storybook theme.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Information Skills); By Elizabeth Winborne.

Lesson Planning for English Language Learners Using the WIDA/ELP Standards: Online course syllabus: Syllabus for Lesson Planning for English Language Learners Using the WIDA/ELP Standards, a course that provides ESL and regular K-12 classroom teachers an opportunity to plan lessons using the new NC Standard Course of Study for Limited English Proficient students known as the WIDA/ELP Standards.; Format: syllabus

The seventh century Shore Temple in Mahabalipuram, India: This is the Shore Temple in Mahabalipuram, India, built in the seventh century. It is made from light tan stone. Much of the carving on the stones has deteriorated greatly. On the walls surrounding the temple are large, almost human-sized statues of kneeling...; Format: image/photograph

Seventh century Shore Temple in Mahabalipuram, India: This is the seventh century Shore Temple in Mahabalipuram, India. It is made from light tan stone. It is constructed of carved tiers that decrease in size from top to bottom until they reach a round, carved finial. Much of the carving on the stones has deteriorated...; Format: image/photograph

Discovery learning: This reference article explains the theory of discovery learning and discusses its history and its use in the classroom.; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.

English language learners: An introduction to LEARN NC's resources for teachers and administrators working with students with limited English proficiency.; Format: bibliography/help

Play in the multilingual classroom: In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 2.3; Unstructured play is an important way for young children to make social and cultural connections. It also fosters language development and literacy skills for both English language learners and native English speakers.; Format: article; By Kristin De Soto Madson.

Friends Fly Together: Because THE RED BALLOON is a silent film about a little boy (Pascal) and his friendship with a red balloon, students are not distracted by trying to translate spoken text. They can concentrate on what they are watching. They take notes in their home language or English--whichever is more comfortable--on what they see. These informal notes serve as scaffolding for discussion and writing.; Format: lesson plan; By Wendy Bell.

Cham tower with repair scaffolding in Po Nagar complex at Nha Trang: Scaffolds allowing workers to climb and make repairs are seen at the right and left sides of one of the main Cham towers in the Po Nagar complex at Nha Trang. Tall arched forms are characteristic of these monuments built of brick and stone by ethnic Chams...; Format: image/photograph

Reading for relevance in literature: A unit-length instructional plan for using graphic organizers to promote active reading of novels, using The Count of Monte Cristo as an example.; By Suzanne Micallef.

Professional development by email: Conducting professional development by email can be an effective way to reach busy teachers, tailor the content to their needs, and provide an authentic context for learning.; By Bobby Hobgood.

Organization: In The five features of effective writing, page 3; Organization, the second Feature of Effective Writing, should be addressed after a writer has established a focus and will help strengthen that focus.; By Kathleen Cali.

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