Promoting learners’ language development means providing multiple opportunities for them to try out new language in both guided and free practice, with classmates and on their own. This session examines the Gradual Release of Responsibility model that helps us move from teacher-centered to teacher-directed to learner-directed instruction.
Please note: You will access Zoom and other support materials via Blackboard. You cannot access the online course from the SABES website. You will receive a separate email from Joanne Harrington at Quinsigamond Community College one to two days before the course begins with instructions on how to access the Blackboard course and the Zoom session. If you do not receive these instructions, please check your Spam folder and/or send an email to jharrington@qcc.mass.edu.
- ESOL teachers of all levels
This professional development activity/course is designed for:
Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR) is a useful practice for ESOL instruction that aligns to the MAELPS framework and promotes the central skills from the Teaching Skills that Matter project. Participants in this virtual webshop explore the I do-We do-You all do-You do stages of learning and instruction that move back and forth between elements of the lesson that need teacher direction and scaffolding and those elements in which learners can be more autonomous. Session tasks include analyzing textbook materials to identify the GRR stages. Participants also collaborate on designing a speaking/listening lesson that gradually releases the teacher’s responsibility for student learning and increases learners’ investment and engagement in their language development.
- Identify the rationale for incorporating a Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR) in your ESOL classes
- Locate the stages of GRR in your instructional materials
- Incorporate GRR in your own lesson plans
Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:
Ability to participate in a Zoom session.
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