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CAL collaborates with schools, states, and districts to design and conduct SIOP professional development programs that meet their particular needs. Informed by CAL's ongoing research, our experienced SIOP team can provide a range of services, including SIOP workshops, coaching, site visits, and technical assistance. Our team works closely with teachers, professional developers, coaches, administrators, and paraprofessionals as they learn to plan, implement, and support instruction using the SIOP Model.*
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SIOP Professional Development Options
This list is a starting point for developing SIOP professional development programs that fit your needs and your context.
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Overview of the SIOP Model
This one-day workshop provides a summary of the SIOP Model and its research base. It includes information and discussions about how the Model can be articulated with other professional development efforts and how to support SIOP learning and implementation. -
SIOP Teacher Workshops
In a series of workshops throughout the school year, teachers learn about and practice the eight components of the SIOP Model by engaging in a variety of instructional activities. They plan and implement lessons, reflect on their experiences with other workshop participants, and refine their instructional practices using the SIOP Model. -
SIOP Workshops for Coaches and Professional Development Staff
Instructional coaches and other professional development staff further develop their knowledge of the SIOP Model and learn ways to guide and support others who are developing SIOP expertise. CAL staff can support these instructional leaders as they coach other teachers or develop and implement a professional development program for their schools. -
SIOP Site Visits
Site visits are designed to support teams of teachers as they plan and implement the SIOP Model. CAL works collaboratively with the school or district to design site visits based on teachers’ strengths and needs, with activities including SIOP coaching sessions, deeper exploration of a particular SIOP component, discussion of relevant readings, co-planning sessions, and SIOP lesson study. -
Two-Way SIOP Professional Development
Two-Way SIOP professional development services combine elements from the SIOP Model of sheltered instruction with best practices for dual language instruction based on our years of research and experience working with two-way immersion programs. All the professional development options described above are also available for Two-Way SIOP. -
Tailored SIOP Professional Development Services
Based on requests by districts and schools, CAL has developed SIOP workshops designed for math teachers, SIOP refresher workshops, SIOP peer coaching workshops, and SIOP Training of Trainer workshops.
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What can CAL's SIOP Team design for you?
Call: 202-362-0700 Email: siop@cal.org
*The SIOP Model was developed by researchers at California State University, Long Beach (Jana Echevarria and Mary Ellen Vogt), and the Center for Applied Linguistics (Deborah J. Short) under the auspices of the Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence (CREDE), a national research center funded by the U.S. Department of Education from 1996 through 2003. Learn more.
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