Class+Content

This page is intended to serve as a reference tool for participants in the UCD SIOP/Datateams class. Content is listed in folders and organized by the date the content was discussed in class.



= Friday, March 20, 2009=

Overview of Sheltered Instruction Observational Protocol (SIOP)
Course purpose and syllabus: There are three purposes of this course: 1. Participants will refine their understandings of and practices in Shel;tered Instruction. 2. Participants will refine the use of student work in the data team process. 3. Participants will reflect on practices and progress of students for credit through their UCD grant.

Course Syllabus is in the attached document:



The books, __99 Ideas and Activities for Teaching Secondary ELL Students__ and __Sheltered Instruction Observational Protocol__ are being used for the content of this class. Participants discussed their current understandings of Sheltered instruction, asked clarifying questions of the instructors and completed the following chart. The chart is based on information in the above mentioned texts as well as __What Works in Classroom Instruction__ by Marzano et al. 2008.



Friday, April 3, 2009
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Strategies for including sheltered practices with daily lesson delivery.
Participants discussed the first and second chapters of the __99 Ideas and Activities__ book Within lesson delivery, participants discussed the use and presentation of : 1. Content and Language Objectives

2. Visuals 3. Word Walls

4. Anchor Charts