Professional Development Offerings
English Language Development Support
Full English Language Development Teacher Academy (ELDTA) – 8 modules
This virtual series will prepare English Language Development (ELD) teachers with effective practices to leverage the multilingual and multicultural assets of English learners (EL) and Emergent Bilinguals (EB) while modeling the pedagogical practices to teach and support students in their journey towards academic success in English. The 8 modules can be taken as stand-alone modules or as a series. See individual module options below.
Sessions: 8 full days or (One day per module)
Language: English
Audience: Educators
Format: Virtual or in person
Other Options: Graduate Level University Credit available through Whittier College. Earn a CABE Certificate after completing all 8 modules.
The California English Learner (EL) Roadmap, California’s new policy on educating the diverse population of students in our schools who are English Learners will be shared, and the shift from previous educational policy regarding ELs will be highlighted. Participants will explore the EL Roadmap Teacher Toolkits, which are designed to help teachers understand and reflect upon the new English Learner policy’s implementation in their classrooms.
Sessions: 1 full day
Language: English
Audience: Educators
Format: Virtual or in person
Other Options: Graduate Level University Credit available through Whittier College. Earn a CABE Certificate after completing all 8 modules.
Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how Integrated English Language Development (ELD) supports higher levels of academic achievement and English language proficiency for English Learners. The English Language Arts (ELA)/English Language Development (ELD) Framework and English Language Development Standards will be reviewed. Critical components of Integrated ELD will be examined, through a sample science lesson.
Sessions: 1 full day
Language: English
Audience: Educators
Format: Virtual or in person
Other Options: Graduate Level University Credit available through Whittier College. Earn a CABE Certificate after completing all 8 modules.
Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the essential components of Designated English Language Development (ELD) to ensure equity in education for English Learners. Sample lessons will be modeled as well as guidance on student grouping, lesson planning, and connections to the content areas will be shared.
Sessions: 1 full day
Language: English
Audience: Educators
Format: Virtual or in person
Other Options: Graduate Level University Credit available through Whittier College. Earn a CABE Certificate after completing all 8 modules.
Participants will examine the content of the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) assessment and its connection to the English Language Development (ELD) Standards. The various tasks that make up the ELPAC will also be analyzed, with a focus on how to integrate similar tasks in instruction across the content areas. The ELPAC performance level descriptors (PLDs) will also be examined along with their connection to the English Language Development (ELD) proficiency levels.
Sessions: 1 full day
Language: English
Audience: Educators
Format: Virtual or in person
Other Options: Graduate Level University Credit available through Whittier College. Earn a CABE Certificate after completing all 8 modules.
Participants will learn about the high-leverage instructional strategies that can help prepare English Learners for success on the ELPAC, which will be modeled throughout the session. One sample ELPAC task from the reading and writing domains will be shared.
Sessions: 1 full day
Language: English
Audience: Educators
Format: Virtual or in person
Other Options: Graduate Level University Credit available through Whittier College. Earn a CABE Certificate after completing all 8 modules.
Based on the principles of the EL Roadmap policy, schools must aim to create inclusive and inviting learning environments that reflect the diversity of the school community. The learning environment must reflect the languages and cultures of the community in order for students to develop a sense of belonging. Participants will explore strategies that can be implemented by multilingual and monolingual staff to create multilingual ecologies that foster and promote the use of home languages and contribute to students’ own sociocultural competence.
Sessions: 1 full day
Language: English
Audience: Educators
Format: Virtual or in person
Other Options: Graduate Level University Credit available through Whittier College. Earn a CABE Certificate after completing all 8 modules.
ELDTA Module 7: Meeting the Language Requirements of CCSS MATH and NGSS Science Standards
Participants will interact with a CABE PDS consultant to learn how to differentiate their instruction through the provision of Integrated English Language Development (ELD) in order to promote engaging, active student participation. By using real content examples, teachers will be shown different ways to improve English literacy skills and build academic vocabulary by building upon student strengths and using grade-level concepts while also addressing the English Language Development (ELD) Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), the CCSS mathematics standards, and the Standards for Mathematical Practice.
Sessions: 1 full day
Language: English
Audience: Educators
Format: Virtual or in person
Other Options: Graduate Level University Credit available through Whittier College. Earn a CABE Certificate after completing all 8 modules.
Participants will explore the various profiles and needs of Long-Term English Learners and Newcomer Students, including some of the areas of language development that are the most challenging for both groups. Evidence-based techniques and strategies that work with all students will be modeled. Programs for Newcomers at elementary, middle, and high school will be highlighted, along with resources such as the US Department of Education’s Newcomer Toolkit, and other state and district toolkits. A focus on meeting the socioemotional needs of diverse typologies of English learners will be highlighted.
Sessions: 1 full day
Language: English
Audience: Educators
Format: Virtual or in person
Other Options: Graduate Level University Credit available through Whittier College. Earn a CABE Certificate after completing all 8 modules.
Participants will analyze the California English Learner (EL) Roadmap and the significant shift it represents in English Learner educational policy. The companion EL Roadmap Rubrics, which outline various levels of responsiveness to the EL Roadmap in district and site policy and practice, will be shared and provide a concrete example of the journey toward the EL Roadmap’s full implementation. The EL Roadmap Rubrics will be used to guide a reflection on the district’s or site’s English Learner program to determine the level of implementation of the EL Roadmap. A process to develop an action plan will be modeled and an opportunity to draft an action plan for the district or site will also be provided.
After the first day of introduction, additional days could be used to support with implementation ideas.
Sessions: 1+ full day
Language: English
Audience: School and district leadership*, educators
Format: Virtual or in person
CREATE! Effective Integrated and Designated ELD
The CABE CREATE! Framework for Effective Planning presents 6 teacher moves that will ensure a critical commitment to CREATE! Liberatory learning experiences for all students, through the lens of equitable and transformational teaching and learning practices.
Sessions: 2+ full days
Language: English
Audience: School and district leadership*, educators
Format: Virtual or in person
Literacy development is a complex process, and current conversations and research summaries aren’t always inclusive or representative of the unique needs of our multilingual learners and programs. CABE’s comprehensive model of Critical Literacy/Biliteracy for Multilingual Learners is based on specific biliteracy research, and this session will highlight skills, components, and instructional practices that ensure achievement for multilingual learners. Come explore this dynamic, teacher driven model!
Sessions: 1 full day
Language: English
Audience: School and district leadership*, educators
Format: Virtual or in person
Using CABE’s Comprehensive Effective Literacy/Biliteracy Pedagogy Framework and CABE’s Literacy/Biliteracy Reflection Tools, district teams will reflect on the current beliefs, practices, and curriculum resources and their alignment to best practices for multilingual learner instruction.
After the first two days of introduction, additional days can be used for guided support.
Sessions: 2+ full days
Language: English
Audience: School and district leadership*, educators
Format: Virtual or in person
Implementing CABE’s 6 Essential Components of ELD instruction
Participants will go in depth in analyzing each of CABE’s 6 Essential Components and corresponding high leverage strategies they can embed in their instruction. Planning time will be provided depending on the length of the session.
Sessions: 1 full day
Language: English
Audience: School and district leadership*, educators
Format: Virtual or in person
In the context of California’s renewed focus and investment in multilingual education, we have access to more and more resources to understand, cultivate, recognize, and advocate for biliteracy! See concrete examples of resources available to your districts, including the State Seal of Biliteracy and newer biliteracy Pathway recognitions from PK to University. In this workshop we will share experiences gained and resources created through the Multilingual California Alliance Project (MCAP), a 3 year grant funded by the CA EWIG EL Roadmap Implementation Grant.
Sessions: 1 full day or half day
Language: English or Spanish
Audience: Adaptions available for school and district leadership*, educators, and/or families
Format: Virtual or in person
A strong and successful educational program for English Learners includes many aspects that are also linked to federal, state, and local accountability systems. It is critical to capture the ways in which the district’s program integrates these components as it provides daily Integrated and Designated English Language Development (ELD) for all English Learners. A CABE PDS consultant will facilitate the district team’s examination of the components to consider including in an English Learner Master Plan (ELMP), including the team’s review the current ELMP to identify any components that are not yet included in the ELMP, and the team will devise an action plan for moving forward with revisions to the ELMP.
Sessions: 1+ days
Language: English
Audience: School and district leadership*, educators, families, community members
Format: Virtual or in person
Coaching and Consulting with Administrators/Leadership Team Serving Multilingual Learners
Coaching and consulting on topics such as CABE’s 6 Essential Components of ELD instruction, integrated and designated ELD, meeting needs of diverse or changing populations of English Learners, program refinement, etc.
Sessions: 1+ full day
Language: English
Audience: School and district leadership*
Format: Virtual or in person
This support may include conducting a needs assessment, planning and implementing coaching cycles, ELD lesson planning, conducting lesson observations and debriefing, analyzing student data, etc.
Sessions: 1+ full day
Language: English
Audience: Educators, school and district leadership*
Format: Virtual or in person
* Leadership Team Suggested Members: Current and Prospect DL Teachers, Coaches, Administrators, Support Staff, Paraeducators, Pre-service educators, DL Professional Developers and Trainers, University Professors, County Staff, School Board Members, Families, Community Members, General Education Teacher Representatives