Presentation Slides: Putting the Toolkit into Practice
These presentation slides are from the “Putting the Advancing ALTELLA Toolkit into Practice!” workshop at the 2024 WIDA Annual Conference. The workshop tied together all the elements of the Advancing ALTELLA Toolkit No. 1 and gave attendees practical advice on how to use the toolkit to create a lesson plan.
Video: Putting the Toolkit into Practice
This is the second video in the “What Does Language Learning Look Like?” series. Watch the video to learn from real-life ESL teacher Madison Leech how to use the elements of the Advancing ALTELLA Toolkit No. 1: Applying the Framework to create a lesson plan.
Advancing ALTELLA Objective Focus Sheet
The Objective Focus Sheet is a lesson planning tool for educators who support multilingual learners with the most significant cognitive disabilities. This tool includes examples and space to plan your specific lesson. Before you use the Objective Focus Sheet, get familiar with the resources in Advancing ALTELLA Toolkit No. 1: Applying the Framework and the WIDA Alternate Can Do Descriptors.
Advancing ALTELLA Snapshot: Get to Know Stephanie Cawthon
Advancing ALTELLA Snapshots are short, informative articles that highlight experts, educators, and topics of interest. This snapshot features Advancing ALTELLA expert Stephanie Cawthon and her considerations for multilingual students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Advancing ALTELLA Snapshot: Get to Know Umi Hassan
Advancing ALTELLA Snapshots are short, informative articles that highlight experts, educators, and topics of interest. This snapshot features Advancing ALTELLA expert Umi Hassan and her advice on supporting families of multilingual learners with disabilities.
Advancing ALTELLA Snapshot: Get to Know Claudia Flowers
Advancing ALTELLA Snapshots are short, informative articles that highlight experts, educators, and topics of interest. This snapshot features Advancing ALTELLA expert Claudia Flowers and her take on designing assessments for multilingual learners with significant cognitive disabilities.
Advancing ALTELLA Snapshot: Get to know Sheri Wells-Jensen
Advancing ALTELLA Snapshots are short, informative articles that highlight experts, educators, and topics of interest. This snapshot features Advancing ALTELLA expert Sheri Wells-Jensen and her considerations for multilingual students who are blind or visually impaired.
Advancing ALTELLA Coloring Book
Print, color, and enjoy! Use the Advancing ALTELLA coloring book for a fun classroom or at-home project. The coloring book artwork represents multilingual learners with disabilities.
Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Field Test Candoo Valentines – Black and White
Candoo, the Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Field Test dog, wants you to feel the love this Valentine’s Day! Download, print, color and share these Candoo-themed valentines.
Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Field Test Candoo Valentines – Color
Candoo, the Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Field Test dog, wants you to feel the love this Valentine’s Day! Download, print and share these Candoo-themed valentines.
Advancing ALTELLA Snapshot: Get to know Madison Leech
Advancing ALTELLA Snapshots are short, informative articles that highlight experts, educators, and topics of interest. This snapshot features Advancing ALTELLA expert and teacher Madison Leech and her perspective on English language development.
Advancing ALTELLA Toolkit No. 1: Applying the Framework
Use the six elements in the toolkit to better understand students’ language and disability needs. In the toolkit: 1. Brief No. 2 – Applying the Framework: A Matrix for Educators to Address Students’ Language and Disability Needs; 2. Language and Disability Needs Framework; 3. Learning Matrix; 4. Using Verbs to Shape Your Objectives and Outcomes; 5. Student Language Builder; 6. Video: What Does Language Learning Look Like?
