SWEL Professional Development & Coaching and Administrators Workshop

The first workshop examines what makes professional development effective for teachers and site-based decision making. Participants are trained to facilitate professional development for their peers and provided the materials to do so. Key Outcome: To develop the teacher dispositions, knowledge, and skills needed to serve English learners effectively and respectfully After completing the third workshop, ESL teachers are recognized by TESOL as certified SWEL coaches and are prepared to begin implementation of the model. Participants learn non-evaluative peer coaching principles, set SMART goals, and plan to implement the SWEL Coaching Cycle. The SWEL Administrator's Workshop is Inclusive of the SWEL Coaching Workshop. Administrators who attend this professional development are building-level leaders in schools and districts with ESL teachers who are enrolled in the SWEL Coaching Workshop.