This article starts with a needs assessment to help prioritize planning, as well as tips and strategies for developing online lesson plans for ELLs. The article also includes activities that support students' language development.
A success story from virtual learning
High school ELL teacher Omar Salem shares an unexpected success story from a group of his students on an asynchronous learning day.
Learn how an elementary school serving a high number of newcomer ELLs has succeeded in engaging students with multiple opportunities for hands-on learning.
Photo from Salina Elementary School. Used with permission.
This resource section includes numerous articles, blog posts, and links to online networks with tips for planning distance learning for English language learners (ELLs).
What lessons have educators of ELLs learned so far about communicating with families and supporting instruction during COVID-19? Find out what's working (and not) from some examples in this article.
Learn what schools and districts can do to ensure that ELLs and their families have access to the technology, internet connections, tech support, and information they need to succeed in distance learning.
Learn how you can increase ELLs' peer collaboration and make their group work more successful with these strategies and recommended resources.
Learn more about student privacy concerns as schools shift to online instruction, as well as best practices districts can take to protect student privacy, particularly for ELLs and immigrant students.
In this article written for Colorín Colorado, Bright Ideas author Kristina Robertson offers an overview of WIDA's new Essential Actions handbook and shares a step-by-step process for using this tool as part of a professional learning community