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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
- Fall News 2018 - We’ve had a productive fall fostering English learners’ success with new and ongoing long-term projects, face-to-face professional development (PD) in several states and Canada, various conference presentations, and two online professional development (PD) courses. New Projects NCELA. We are kicking off work to manage the U.S. Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition’s National Learn more
- Spring/Summer News 2018 - We are having a productive spring and summer fostering English learners’ success at SupportEd with four summer online courses starting in July, various ongoing projects, professional development (PD), upcoming conference presentations, and live webinars. Online EL Professional Development Courses (July 2 - August 10, 2018) This summer we are offering four online courses. In addition 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.
