Park’s ELL team and an ELL teacher from North Star joined with the ELL Instructional coaches to learn about the Sheltered Instructional Observation Protocol (SIOP). SIOP is an instructional framework for English learners developed by Jana Echevarria, MaryEllen Vogt, and Deborah Short through the Center for Research on Education, Diversity, & Excellence (CREDE). SIOP remains the only researched-validated model of sheltered instruction. It provides a resource for planning and implementing high-quality lessons for English learners and other students. Lessons utilizing this model integrate language and content instruction.

Class 1-Lesson Preparation

In our first session, we presented an overview of SIOP including a brief introduction to its eight components. We then focused on component one: Lesson Preparation. To see a copy of our first presentation click here. For a resource to use when planning language objectives, click here.

Class 2-Building Background

In our second class, we reviewed component one: Lesson Preparation by discussing teaching scenarios and the important role content and language objectives play in lesson preparation. We explored the features of component two: Building Background by viewing a sample lesson and identifying the features the teacher used effectively. To see a copy of the graphic organizer we used, click here. To see a copy of our second presentation, click here.

Class 3-Comprehensible Input

In our third class, we reviewed the first two components and identified techniques for making content comprehensible for language learners. We watched a video to observe strategies a science teacher used to create comprehensible input, and we presented a model SIOP lesson about writing. To see a copy of the lesson, click here. To view the presentation, click here.