Planning Classes with EAL Students in Mind

This session will focus on how to plan intentionally with EAL students in mind. We will look at students who are on eCredits for Senior Years as well as students from K - 8 who have student specific plans (SSPs) for EAL purposes. We will differentiate between language learning stages as well as discuss how to know when to change stages.

We will also focus on how to incorporate and interweave both EAL goals for the student specific plans (SSPs) and subject curricular outcomes. This session will also benefit subject-area or classroom teachers planning for their EAL learners.

Finally, in this session you will be given time to focus on planning classes with EAL students in mind.

Presenter: Lisa Desmarais

Lisa Desmarais is currently working in River East Transcona School Division as an EAL Support Teacher. Lisa taught for many years as an EAL teacher in St. James-Assiniboia School Division as well as overseas in France, South Korea and Egypt. She completed her Masters in Education with a focus on English as an Additional Language in 2017. The focus of her studies was on acculturation, cultural identity and social empathy within the school systems. She has many interests that include spending time with family and friends, learning new languages, and travelling.

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