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100% Participation
Active Engagement for Language Learners
​and Everyone Else!

Michele Yanong                myanong@cntrmail.org

What Do We Really Want from Class Discussions?

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How Might Your ELs Fly Under the Radar?

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How strongly do you AGREE or DISAGREE with the following statements? (Teachers)
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Language learners can participate fully in classrooms only once they have reached higher levels of language proficiency.


Many language learners prefer not to participate in class.


You must be able to understand language at the oral level in order to be expected to understand it at the text level.
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Scaffolding for language learners will significantly increase my needed prep time.


How strongly do you AGREE or DISAGREE with the following statements? (Directors, Administrators, Coaches)


Language learners fly under the radar, or avoid raising their hand to share in a traditional teacher-led classroom discussion format. ​    

Language learners that I observe participate fully in classrooms despite having not yet reached the highest levels of language development.

You must be able to understand language at the oral level in order to be expected to understand it at the text level.
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Scaffolding for language learners will significantly increase needed prep time for educators.

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Participation Strategies to Consider...


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Hold-Up Responses

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Individual
​Reaction Time

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On Your Feet
​Activities

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 Think Outside the Box

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Support Better Conversations

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 Which categories will you act on after today or support educators in using with language learners? 
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Vote on 1 or 2 you would like to incorporate more into your practice.

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What will you do to get all of your students IN THE GAME?

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