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Empowering
EL Educators.
Empowering ELs.
About Us
At SupportEd, we know that English Learners (ELs) bring many strengths to their schools and communities. SupportEd provides educators and other stakeholders in ELs’ education the skills and resources they need to champion ELs’ success within and beyond their classrooms.
Services
We understand the challenge, hard work, and joy of serving ELs. Our staff, comprised of experienced English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) educators, administrators, and researchers, is uniquely qualified to support your district’s EL needs.
Unlocking Potential
ELs are the fastest growing segment of the K-12 population. Our book provides a single resource to help your ELs meet the same challenging content standards as their English-proficient peers. Dip into a toolbox of strategies, examples, templates, and activities from EL authorities Diane Staehr Fenner and Sydney Snyder.
“SupportEd brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise from across the ESOL field and profession. Their collaborative approach to training results in professional development programs that are not only grounded in research and best practices, but are practical and teacher-focused.”
– John Segota, Associate Executive Director for Public Policy and Professional Relations, TESOL International Association
SupportEd News
- Welcoming our newest team member- We are happy to announce that the SupportEd team has grown with the addition of our newest member, Joanna Duggan. Joanna began working with SupportEd in January 2019 in order to further her passion for bridging research and practice in the service of educational equity for English learners (ELs). She is currently contributing to several… Learn more
- Winter News 2019- Happy New Year! We’ve had a productive start to fostering English learners’ success this winter with new and ongoing long-term projects, face-to-face professional development (PD), four online PD courses, and our first SupportEd webinar of 2019. New Projects Reading School District, Pennsylvania. We are working with Reading School District (RSD) to develop their first EL… Learn more
Winter/Spring 2019 Online Courses
Strategies for Building ELs’ Academic Language
January 22 – March 8, 2019
Explore research-based practices for supporting ELs as they acquire both language and content knowledge. Based on our bestselling book Unlocking English Learners’ Potential, this course focuses on building ELs’ academic language at the word, sentence, and discourse level.
Strategies for Making Content Accessible to ELs
January 22 – March 8, 2019
Based on our bestselling book Unlocking English Learners’ Potential, this course explores best practices for scaffolding content instruction for ELs, supporting oral language development, and implementing formative assessments.
Effectively Advocating for English Learners (ELs)
January 22 – March 8, 2019
Based on our bestselling book Advocating for English Learners, this course explores strategies to advocate for ELs in your own context to provide equitable learning opportunities and supported parent involvement in your school.
Effectively Reaching SLIFE
January 22 – March 8, 2019
This course delves into the specific strengths and challenges of students with limited or interrupted formal education (SLIFE). It explores topics such as supporting and engaging SLIFE and their families; developing of materials, activities, and programs; and effectively instructing SLIFE.
