Continuing Education Videos
Why and How to Teach Listening
Listening is one of the most overlooked and most important communication skills. In this inservice, we explore:
- Why you should focus on listening
- Listening challenges English language learners face Listening sub-skills and how to teach them
- A sample listening lesson plan
Grammar and Vocabulary Lesson Planning
The presentation was based on notes from a training by tefl.org. You will learn:
- Lesson plan structure
- Teaching strategies
- Example activities
Scaffolding Techniques with Low-Level English Language Learners
Scaffolding strategies meet students where they are academically, build on what they already know, and provide a framework that sets students up for success. In this webinar, Steven Reid will demonstrate scaffolding techniques to use with lower-level students that provide the necessary support students need to meet the demands of rigorous instruction.
Techniques to Effectively Teach Speaking Skills to English Language Learners
“I just want to speak English!” If speaking is your student’s goal, this in-service will give you concrete techniques to make your lessons more dynamic and effective. We’ll cover:
- Speaking challenges for English language learners
- Pronunciation sub-skills and techniques
- What is fluency?
- Fluency tips
- Ways to make speaking lessons fun
- Lots of resources you can come back to
- Training Materials
How’d They Do That? Zoom Classroom
Want to learn how to use Zoom with lower-level learners?
Develop best practices in order to transition your lower-level ELL students onto Zoom and learn how to help your students become confident virtual learners. This webinar is designed for teachers of all technological skill levels.
9 Instructional Needs of Adult Learners
- Discover current educational research and intentional instruction strategies to target the progress and performance of adult students.
- Get proven techniques to enhance skills for problem-solving and life-long learning.
- Learn about the unique characteristics and needs of adult learners, as well as ways to enhance student engagement and confidence.
- Training Materials
Introduction to Digital Literacy
This on-demand video module explains what digital literacy is and why we should teach it. It also addresses common concerns we hear from tutors including how to teach digital skills when you are not confident about technology.
Finally, it serves as a prerequisite for these additional digital literacy trainings offered by Wisconsin Literacy:
- Tutoring with Northstar Digital Literacy
- How to teach digital literacy
- Advanced Workshop: Integrating digital literacy into other content instruction
To register for live Digital Literacy trainings with Wisconsin Literacy, see their Digital Literacy Tutor Training page.