LEAD ACADEMY
Leadership in Equity, Accountability and Diversity Academy (LEAD) is a program that serves county educators through professional development offerings. The principle goal of the program is to address the professional development needs of administrators and teachers so that they can deliver high quality programs and services for a diverse linguistic and cultural student community .
ELD - English Language Development Institutes
The Alameda County Office of Education English Learner Institutes support teachers in using research-based resources that are proven to increase English Learner achievement. Presenters for each institute are comprised of a platform of EL experts.
SB472 English Learner Professional Development (ELPD) Elementary and Secondary
This training provides 40 hours of professional development and is intended to be follow-up training to the initial 40 hours provided by SB 472. The program will include instructional strategies specifically designed to assist English Learner pupils to attain a high level of English proficiency and meet academic content standard in all content areas using SBE or local board adopted instructional materials.
Format: 10 Half Day Modules
Module 1: Foundations of ELs Instruction
Module 1A: Contrastive Analysis
Module 2: Planning Best EL Instruction
Module 3: Structured Oral Discourse
Module 4: Academic Vocabulary
Module 5: Acquiring English through ELD
Module 6: Acquiring English through Content lessonslessons, (SDAIE)
Module 7: Assessment
Module 7A: Intervention Planning
Module 8: Meeting the Needs of Long Term ELs, Newcomers & Special Ed Students
Module 9: Reading and Comprehension of Written English
Module 10: Writing
Bridging Cultures: Raising the Academic Achievement of Latino and African American Students - Balancing Diversity and Equity for Latino & African American Students - This series maximizes our strengths, skills, and commitment to raising the achievement of Latino and African American students through the use of tools for leveling the playing field of all learners thereby raising their level of academic achievement.
English Learner Master Plan Development and Revision: This information is provided in the form of guidance, support and coaching planning the organizational stages and structures needed to refine or develop a master plan including the roll‐out procedures for implementation.
Project GLAD: Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD) is a curricular model of professional development dedicated to building academic language and literacy for all students, especially English language learners. The strategies and model promote English language acquisition, academic achievement, and cross‐cultural awareness.
The model also enhances teachers’ design and delivery of standards-based instruction through an integrated approach ensuring all students access to the core language arts, social studies, science and mathematics curriculums.
Project GLAD Training:
2-Day Research & Theory Workshop: Participants are introduced to the theoretical and research base of the model, engage in dialogue around current pedagogy and learn strategies that promote academic discourse and literacy success for all students.
Demonstration Lessons: Participants observe the magic as certified trainers deliver 4 to 5 days of classroom instruction with a single group of students. Adults spend afternoon sessions debriefing, collaborating, planning and preparing for immediate implementation.
