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This 8-credit course provides educators with a comprehensive, practical understanding of the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model, a research-based framework designed to support English Learners in accessing grade-level content while developing academic language.
Participants will explore all eight components of the SIOP Model, including lesson preparation, building background, comprehensible input, strategies, interaction, practice and application, lesson delivery, and review and assessment. Through real-world application, reflection, and instructional planning, educators will learn how to design and deliver lessons that intentionally integrate language and content objectives.
This course emphasizes immediate classroom application, equipping educators with strategies to scaffold instruction, increase student engagement, and support multilingual learners across content areas. Participants will develop aligned lesson plans, implement SIOP strategies, and analyze their impact on student learning.
Aligned with Colorado Department of Education expectations for English Learner professional development, this course supports educators in strengthening equitable instructional practices and improving outcomes for diverse learners.
Lesson Objectives:
- Explain the purpose, research base, and structure of the SIOP Model
- Identify and describe the eight components of the SIOP Model
- Design standards-aligned lesson plans with clear content and language objectives
- Integrate SIOP features into lesson planning to support English Learners
- Build and connect to students’ background knowledge to enhance comprehension
- Apply strategies for comprehensible input, including visuals, modeling, and adapted instruction
- Implement scaffolding techniques to support language development across proficiency levels
- Facilitate structured student interaction to promote academic language use
- Design opportunities for meaningful practice and application of content and language skills
- Develop formative and summative assessments aligned to content and language objectives
- Monitor student progress and adjust instruction based on data and observation
- Reflect on instructional practices to improve outcomes for English Learners
- Apply SIOP strategies to create inclusive and equitable learning environments
This course provides beginning teachers with a practical, step-by-step foundation for effective lesson and unit planning. Grounded in standards-based instruction and backward design theory, participants will learn how to plan with the end in mind—ensuring alignment between state standards, learning objectives, assessments, and daily instructional tasks.
Teachers will explore how to unpack state standards, design aligned assessments that measure student mastery, and build cohesive lessons that support student learning toward clear outcomes. Emphasis is placed on the importance of instructional alignment, ensuring that every component of a lesson—from objectives to activities—works together to support student success.
Participants will also learn the essential components of a strong lesson plan, including how to anticipate student misconceptions, design meaningful learning tasks, and assess student understanding effectively. By the end of the course, teachers will be equipped to create aligned, standards-based lesson plans that promote clarity, rigor, and measurable student growth.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Explain the principles of standards-based instruction and the importance of using state standards to guide lesson planning.
Apply backward design theory to create aligned units that connect standards, objectives, assessments, and instructional tasks.
Develop clear, measurable learning objectives aligned to state standards and desired student outcomes.
Design aligned assessments that accurately measure student mastery of standards and skills.
Create structured lesson plans that include essential components such as date, unit, standards, objectives, and tasks.
Anticipate and address common student misconceptions to improve instructional clarity and responsiveness.
Plan instructional activities and tasks that support student engagement and progression toward mastery.
Evaluate alignment across lesson components to ensure coherence between standards, instruction, and assessment.
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