Cobb County ESOL

SIOP Lesson Planning cheatsheets

Daniel Scibienski, an ESOL teacher in New Jersey, has an excellent website entitled "ELL Toolbox." On his site he provides a Language Objective cheatsheet that can assist ESOL and classroom teachers in understanding and in writing language objectives for their lesson plans. Language Objective Cheatsheet: Download Guide_for_siop_language_objectives

An overview of the SIOP Model from Macombe School District in Michigan: Download SIOP_cheatsheet

Still want more?  Check out some exemplary SIOP lesson plans in various content areas and grade levels from the Center for Applied Linguistics.

District 11 in Colorado Springs also has a wealth of SIOP resources. Check out their Eight Components of SIOP Instruction website.

SIOP Lesson Plan Templates

The SIOP Institute through Pearson provides four SIOP lesson plan templates.

 

Lesson Plan Template 1: Designed for teachers very familiar with the SIOP Model and who like using a checklist reminder of the SIOP features Download Lesson_Plan_template1

Lesson Plan Template 2: Outline format with each of the eight SIOP categories, providing a daily reminder of the effective instructional elements to include in lessons Download Lesson_Plan_template2

Lesson Plan Template 3: Organized around the SIOP categories and includes examples of student activities; format also offers space to record the time spent on different lesson components  Download Lesson_Plan_template3

Lesson Plan Template 4: Format with extended space to record content and language objectives, meaningful activities, and review and assessment activities Download Lesson_Plan_template4

 

What is SIOP?

SIOP (The Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol)Model (Echevarria, Vogt & Short, 2004) was developed to provide teachers with a well articulated, practical model of sheltered instruction. The SIOP Model is currently used in most of the 50 states and in hundreds of schools across the U.S. as well as in several other countries. The intent of the model is to facilitate high quality instruction for ELLs in content area teaching.
The model is based on current knowledge and research-based practices for promoting learning with ELLs.  Critical features of high quality instruction for ELLs are embedded within the SIOP Model.
The SIOP Model can be viewed as an umbrella under which other programs developed for improving instruction can reside.  Administrators and teachers alike are bombarded with new approaches to instruction, reform efforts, and practices that sometimes seem to be in competition with one another. Often what is lacking in schools is coherence, or a plan for pulling together sound practices (Goldenberg, 2004). The SIOP Model is not another "add on" program but rather it is a framework that can bring together a school's instructional program by organizing methods and techniques, and ensuring that effective practices are implemented -- and can be quantified. From http://www.siopinstitute.net/index.html

SIOP Implementation Resource Blog

For additional resources and guidance on inegrating the SIOP Model in your classroom, go to our SIOP Implementation Resource Blog.

This is a new resource that is currently under construction. Ideas, lessons or resources are appreciated! Please, email Margaret McKenzie your suggestions, links and lessons.

Illustration of Dr. Jim Cummins’ Grid (4 Quadrants)

http://www.azusausd.k12.ca.us/bilingual/pdf/Cummins2.pdf

SIOP Overview for Administrators

SIOP Overview for Administration: Mark your calendars for this training opportunity! The ESOL Division will host two SIOP Overview sessions on April 15^th at the Martha J. Moore Center. National SIOP trainer, Al Hernandez, who is a former teacher, principal and superintendent of schools, will conduct this overview on SIOP.  These sessions are geared for local school administrators, curriculum supervisors, ALTs and Academic Coaches. Lunch will be provided for attendees. Registration on INFORM is required.

Information on the presenter:

At Pearson, Alvaro Hernandez serves as a National SIOP Consultant delivering support through quality professional development trainings on all phases of training on the SIOP Model. Prior to joining Pearson, Alvaro, an English learner raised in poverty, has represented school districts across Texas as Superintendent of Schools, Curriculum/Federal Programs Director, Campus Administrator, Elementary and Secondary School Teacher, as well as a Bilingual/ESL Literacy Specialist. He has been recognized as an agent of change in helping to increase student achievement scores and in implementing the SIOP model in a district with fifty thousand students who represent over eighty languages. In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors for Communities in Schools of North Texas, an organization which focuses on reaching out to at risk students and their families.  After his first introduction to SIOP in 1999, he has presented individually and co-presented with the authors, Jana Echevarria, MaryEllen Vogt, and Deborah J. Short on the SIOP Model.

Mapping the Mind slides

SIOP and the brain. Take a look at brain engagement in the classroom.
Download mapping_the_mind.ppt

ELL Strategies generated by SIOP participants Sept. 5

Download ell_strategies_siop_1_2_3.doc

SIOP lesson plan templates

Download SIOP Lesson Plan Template 1.doc

Download SIOP Lesson Plan Template 2.doc

Download SIOP Lesson Plan Template 3.doc

Download SIOP Lesson Plan Template 4.doc

Download SIOP Lesson Plan Template 5.doc

Teacher Training Opportunities

We are pleased to announce that the CCSD Board of Education approved a district wide SIOP training program for teachers of English Language Learners.  This training program is for both the ESOL teacher and content classroom teachers who have ELL students in their respective courses.  SIOP is a national training model endorsed by the Georgia Department of Education as well as the Center for Applied Linguistics.

Fall training has provided the opportunity for 300 teachers to begin and/or complete a 2 PLU course with National Faculty trainers of SIOP. These teachers will now begin implementing strategies to serve our English Language Learners.

In the Spring we will begin the observation and feedback phase of our implementation. National Faculty will continue to support our teachers in this phase of implementation.

Thank you to all involved in this first phase of SIOP!