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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 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