Course Curriculum

This online course will allow teachers to go at their own pace through 5 learning modules that work chronologically to give clear action steps teachers can take throughout the year. This course is rich with information that teachers will want to return to frequently to help them in their teaching practice.

  • 1

    Welcome to DLC Virtual PD!

  • 2

    Reviewing the Basics

    • Welcome!

    • Making the Most of this Course

    • The EL Landscape in Tennessee

    • EL Terms to Know

    • EL Student Identifying Terms

    • Compliance in Tennessee

    • Service Models

    • What Service Model Works for Us?

    • ACCESS Score Reports

    • Reading ACCESS Score Reports

    • Recap and Review
  • 3

    Quarter 1

    • Q1 Checklist

    • ACCESS Report Trends

    • ACCESS Score Report Tree Map

    • WIDA Can Do Descriptors

      FREE PREVIEW

    • WIDA Can Do Descriptors

    • ACCESS Score Report Student Quick Glance

    • ACCESS Score Report Student Quick Glance PDF

    • ACCESS Reports-Class Level

    • Individual Learning Plan

    • ILP Example

    • Student Portfolios

    • Start a Portfolio

    • Q1 Checklist Review
  • 4

    Quarter 2

    • Q2 Checklist

    • Content + Language Objectives

    • What's the Difference?

    • Three Types of Student Supports

    • Student Support Link Dig

    • The Best Laid Plans

    • Q2 Checklist Review
  • 5

    Quarter 3 + 4

    • Q3 Checklist

    • ACCESS 2.0 Testing Basics

    • ACCESS 2.0 Resources

    • Q3 Checklist Review

    • Q4 Checklist

    • Revisiting Student Goals

    • Q4 Checklist Review
  • 6

    Wrap Up

    • Thank You!

    • Closing Survey

Meet your Instructor

Program Director, Fellowship & English Learners

Mary Rakes

Mary Rakes is a Program Director at the Diverse Learners Cooperative, leading our Teacher Leader Fellowship work as well as EL Strategy. She works with school teams to implement creative and effective solutions for English learners, centered around evidence-best practices. She received her B.A. in Elementary Education from Taylor University and her M.Ed. in Reading Education with a focus on English Learners at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College. She is a seasoned EL teacher, specializing in teaching newcomer students. In 2016, she was awarded the Teacher of the Year at Una Elementary and was a Fishman Prize Honor Roll recipient.

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"Incredibly informative and practical. I loved the quarter-by-quarter structure!"

- EL Jumpstart Participant