Teaching Video Examples w/ ELL Instructional Strategies or ELD Standards
Information
These are videos reviewed by SOE students as part of assessing English Language Development Instruction for extra credit in my class. Fifteen videos were chosen from the longer list and voted as the most useful examples of teaching strategies to help ELL instruction and lesson planning. A few are for non-STEM subjects and/or elementary grades, but still give useful examples to consider. The videos are not listed in a specific order. They’re just numbered for ease of reference. “Recommend” indicates what my students gave as feedback on the part of the video they felt would be most useful.
Video Creators
All recommended videos were generated by the California Department of Education (CDE resources), San Bernardino School District (from their YouTube Channel “SanBdoCitySchools”), and/or other appropriate NGO teaching resources such as EducTopia. They are all free to use.
More Resources
Many videos were chosen from the “Integrated and Designated ELD Video Series” at the following CDE website: cde.ca.gov/sp/el/er/eldstandards.asp
The CDE also has an ELD Video Series: Administrator’s Guide for Facilitating Remote Professional Learning (docx) on that site which provides guidance, standards, and video links for facilitating remote professional learning using the CDE ELD Video Series. The video links are listed by topic and grade.
Grade 11–12 Science Integrated ELD Video: Ecological Problems
Grade 11–12 Science Integrated ELD Video: Ecological Problems
CDE YouTube Channel
Length: 10:44
Recommended: Full
Why: Provides a brief explanation of the classroom lesson, the supported CA ELD Standards that are being used in tandem with the CA Next Generation Science Standards, and the lesson plan the teacher is using.
Grade 7 Science Integrated ELD Video: Explain How Rocks are Formed
Grade 7 Science Integrated ELD Video: Explain How Rocks are Formed
CDE YouTube Channel
Length: 11:32
Recommended: Full Video or most important part is 0:00-10:22
Why: This is a video where the instructions of the lesson plan are very clear, the outcome of the lesson was well portrayed and the students were guided.
Grade 9 – Biology - Introducing Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning
Grade 9 – Biology - Introducing Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning
(SanBdoCitySchools)
Length: 11:58
Recommended: Full video or most important part is 0:00-7:00
Why: The teacher explains terminology and she has her students take on a hands on approach in their lab. The teacher goes into detail about the lesson and how to go about the
experiment over the course of multiple days.
Using Hand Signals for More Equitable Discussion
Using Hand Signals for More Equitable Discussion
(Edutopia)
Length: 1:54
Recommended: Full
Why: This video aims to not only foster more engaging discussions but it also how to generate more inclusive, equitable, and respectful discussions in class. The use of hand signals as an idea for preventing interruption when a person is sharing is presented and is used to encourage participants to actively listen to one another. It could also be used to encourage students to participate and build upon each other's conversations. This activity can be done in both an in-person and virtual learning format.
Grade 7 Science Designated ELD Video: Describing and Questioning
Grade 7 Science Designated ELD Video: Describing and Questioning
CDE YouTube Channel
Length: 7:37
Recommended: Start with teacher part at 2:35min in
Why: Takes an approach that provides more scaffolding and fewer directions. This allowed for the students to make a stronger connection by engaging with the science they were being exposed to with their imagination and prior experience. before diving into the deep end
Using Collaborative Grouping to Clear Students' Points of Confusion-7th grade Math
Using Collaborative Grouping to Clear Students' Points of Confusion-7th grade Math
(SanBdoCitySchools)
Length: 12:48
Recommended: First 30 seconds could be skipped to make lead-in faster.
Why: Demonstrates different ways students are impacted and learning in a lesson. Good example of collaborative thinking and how a teacher can structure the group thinking task to help students go in the right direction (especially as they are learning through sharing with their peers.)
Grade 9 Science Integrated ELD Video: Model United Nations (UN) for English Learners
Grade 9 Science Integrated ELD Video: Model United Nations (UN) for English Learners
Teaching Channel
Length: 10:11
Recommended: Full Video
Why: Covers the Science topic of climate change. It used explanations with worksheets popping up for a few seconds as an example, but the video also depicted the teacher speaking about what he was doing and why, as well as, showing him interacting with students and how the students are perceiving the instruction.
You can view the video on the Teaching Channel website.
Grade 8 Math Integrated ELD Video: Solving Word Problems
Grade 8 Math Integrated ELD Video: Solving Word Problems
CDE YouTube Channel
Length: 15:33
Recommended: 2:55-13:25
Why: Gives insight on the collaboration between two different types of students, one who was struggling to understand the instructions and the concepts, and one who was proficient and could explain the assignment. Shows how a teacher can encourage the class working in groups, individually, and as a whole to find the solutions to questions. For example, the teacher encouraged the whole class to search for the proper terms and vocabulary terms themselves rather than give it to them. When the students found it, they appeared to be to fel more accomplished.
Implementing Claims, Evidence & Reasoning Into Science Activities That Support Language Development
Implementing Claims, Evidence & Reasoning Into Science Activities That Support Language Development
(SanBdoCitySchools)
Length: 4:55
Recommended: Full
Why: Teacher uses key terms to develop student English skills. He used activities that included group work, hands on demonstrations, and he provided clear instructions, used reading and provided them with background information.
Bridging Discourse
Bridging Discourse
(Edutopia)
Length: 5:55
Recommended: Full
Why: Demonstrates several strategies for English Language development.
Grade 2 - Integrating ELD Instruction Using The Text Reconstruction Strategy
Grade 2 - Integrating ELD Instruction Using The Text Reconstruction Strategy
(SanBdoCitySchools)
Length: 10:11
Recommended: 0:42 to 3:22 and from 4:34 to 5:57
Why: The specific strategy being used in the video was the text reconstruction strategy. During instruction, the teacher also used repetition, prior student knowledge, showed her objectives, partner work, checked in with her students, and had them present afterward.
Grade 3 - Explicitly Teaching the Standards for Mathematical Practices to Third Grade Students
Grade 3 - Explicitly Teaching the Standards for Mathematical Practices to Third Grade Students
(SanBdoCitySchools)
Length: 7:42
Recommended: Full Video but most important part is 4:30- 6:00
Why: The teacher uses the math grade level CCSS (standard) as a guide to help make sure the students are understanding and to overcome learning obstacles through strategies where the teacher has students present their work, evaluate each other's work, and interact in small groups.
Grade 1 ELA Designated ELD Video: Using a “That” Clause to Describe
Grade 1 ELA Designated ELD Video: Using a “That” Clause to Describe
CDE YouTube Channel
Length: 12:48
Recommended: Full
Why: The demonstrates how to engage with the students in a meaningful way that encourages students to actively participate. The activities she provided allowed students to not only learn about the material but also take responsibility while sharing in their groups.
Using ELD Strategies to Support Content Area Writing-1st grade
Using ELD Strategies to Support Content Area Writing-1st grade
(SanBdoCitySchools)
Length: 11:58
Recommended: 0:42 to 3:22 and from 4:34 to 5:57 or 2:17–6:35 depending on time available
Why: Demonstrated several strategies at once. Applicable for both L1 and EL Students. It can teach students vocabulary and grammar, create accurate sentences, and allow for easy connection to an EL Student’s primary language. Demonstration of both individual work and group work. The teacher also shows how she builds upon what she was teaching every day – first she had the students sing a song about veterans, she had them come up with adjectives about veterans, showed them the sentence pattern chart, had them write their own sentences in groups, and then eventually had them write their own paragraph about veterans.
Bloom’s Taxonomy at Work in Music Class
Bloom’s Taxonomy at Work in Music Class
(SanBdoCitySchools)
Length: 6:39
Recommended: Full
Why: The teacher in this video is focused on language and language development as part of their specific lesson plan. The teacher is having the students interpret a song in small groups. These students are instructed to first discuss the lyrics and then they were instructed to look at the lyrics in multiple different ways. They had to put the lyrics in their own words and they had basically deconstructed the language of the song.