End-to-End Professional Development Expertise

The customer has identified a need for professional development but does not have the in-house expertise or does not have the availability to act as an in-house expert.

In that case, MPM Essentials can act as both the content expert and the designer/developer of the professional learning resources. We can act as the content expert for a range of topics, including:

• Effective instruction of multilingual learners
• Sheltered instruction
• Second language acquisition
• Backward design lesson planning for teachers of multilingual learners
• Academic language development
• Vocabulary development
• Content-based English language development
• Introduction to WIDA professional resources for teachers
• Culturally responsive classroom management
• Formative assessment and strategies to check for understanding
• Culturally responsive instruction connected to brain research
• Building background knowledge
• Maintaining high expectations for all learners