The EL Collaborative supports new and veteran teachers, aides and administrators working with English Learners at all levels.

COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES:

* Share strategies and ideas
* Mini workshops on topics chosen by the participants
* Free materials, resources including an online archive of forms and learning activities
* Problem-solving, moral support, encouragement
* Feeder school coordination
* Updates on state requirements and educational research

POSSIBLE TOPICS:

* CELDT troubleshooting, student placement
* ELD strategies, activities, learning games
* Strategies for working with newcomers
* EL forms, letters, record-keeping
* SDAIE strategies for content area instruction
* ELAC/DELAC, parent and family outreach
* Program design, delivery models, curriculum design, materials
* Cultural information, working effectively with interpreters
* Helping ELs with standardized testing
* Reading improvement strategies and activities
* Arts integration to strengthen language development
* Building academic vocabulary