STRATEGIES FOR SUPPORTING ELLs

Unlock the power of multilingual learners with IDE Corp.’s 7 Essential Elements—proven, classroom-ready strategies to elevate instruction and create inclusive, rigorous environments where every student succeeds.

To create a culture of professional learning – enroll ALL teachers and administrators in a school or district for only $99 (or less) per login! Contact solutions@idecorp.com.


Not for individual purchase.

Each PLE Offers:

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Embedded collaborative opportunities

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Two years of access

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Resources for in- house professional development

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Templates, examples, self-checks, & short insight videos

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Agency by Design:

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Agency by Design:

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Agency by Design:

Audience

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Teachers, co-teachers, and interventionists across content areas

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Structures First:

Coaches and leaders aligning ELL supports with core instruction

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Executive Function for All:

Teams serving newcomers, SLIFE, and long-term ELLs

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Evidence of Learning:

use student work to guide the next move, not just to record a grade.

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Human and Tech Together:

tools serve the design, not the other way around.

Why This PLE

This dynamic, high-impact resource equips educators with practical, classroom-ready strategies to elevate instruction across all content areas—combining purposeful scaffolding, a strong focus on emotional wellness, and targeted support for students with limited or interrupted formal education. The result: inclusive, rigorous classrooms where every learner can access, engage, and thrive.

Professional Learning That Puts Learners in Charge

Great teaching is design. Our Professional Learning Experiences help teams create learner-active environments where people own the work, build executive function, and solve authentic problems.

What you will gain

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Replace tasks with purpose-driven problems

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Build structures for choice, time, and resources learners can manage

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Coach executive function skills that drive results

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Use evidence of learning to adjust in real time

Outcomes for your team

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7 Essential Elements Framework for ELL Support Across Content Areas

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Scaffolding Strategies for Grade-Level Access Without Watering Down

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Emotional Wellness as a Foundation for Language Acquisition

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Supporting Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SIFE)

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Practical ELL Tools for Every Content-Area Teacher

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Building Cultural Connections to Strengthen Engagement and Belonging


How the VLC works

Short learning sprints, job-embedded design tasks, facilitator feedback on your artifacts, and peer discussion. Work self-paced between sessions and apply changes in your setting right away. Plan for 25 hours total.

Sprints

75%

Design Tasks

84%

Facilitator Feedback

65%

Peer Discussion

55%

25 hours total

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Related Resources

Evidence and impact

Are You Ready to get started?

Start today. Transform how you learn and lead.

Build element-by-element supports that raise participation, precision, and progress without lowering expectations.