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Unlocking Language: A Teacher’s Treasure Chest for ELLs – Part 2

This course builds on foundational strategies for supporting English language learners with a focus on academic language development across all subject areas. Participants will explore evidence-based practices for vocabulary instruction, literacy integration, and leveraging students’ primary languages while developing an action plan to strengthen outcomes in their own classrooms. This is an online course. Upon registration, your course materials will be emailed to you.

 

Starting at: $230.00

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The treasure chest is open once again, and this time, we’re going deeper. Whether you’re a veteran of the first course or a newcomer looking for the ultimate toolkit, this sequel is designed to move your students beyond basic conversation and into the world of high-level academic success.

In this 4-week, research-driven intensive, we shift the focus from “just getting by” to bridging the achievement gap. Using the latest edition of the industry-standard text, The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox 2.0 (2025), you will transform your classroom into a powerhouse of academic language proficiency. 

We don’t just provide tools; we provide the why. Our curriculum is built on the pillars of explicit vocabulary instruction, the integration of literacy across all content areas (Science, Social Studies, and beyond), and the strategic use of a student’s primary language as a resource, not a hurdle. This course culminates in a personal Action Research project to prove exactly what works in your unique classroom. Join us to turn linguistic barriers into bridges and transform your classroom into a space where every voice is heard and valued.

Ready to turn the key? Join a collective of educators dedicated to turning language barriers into bridges.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants will…

  • Design and implement lessons using strategies matching the needs of English learners in the classroom.
  • Implement scaffolds for content learning. 
  • Facilitate structured writing activities, including the use of mentor texts and frames, to move students toward independent composition .
  • Design equitable assessment and grading systems that measure content knowledge separately from language proficiency and provide data to determine teaching strategies.
  • Establish a plan to develop a classroom culture that prioritizes student agency, effective behavior management, and parent engagement.

Course Details:

Instructor: Katy Evenson (katy@growprofessionally.com)
Number of License Renewal/Graduate Credits: 1

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Katy Evenson

Katy has a wide-range of experience in education, starting as a paraeducator. She has teaching experience at the elementary, middle school, high school, and post-secondary levels. She has been an online teacher for Morningside and Northwestern Colleges and now, Grow Professionally, in northwest Iowa. Katy currently works as the president of Education Solutions, a education consulting agency.
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Katy Evenson

Katy has a wide-range of experience in education, starting as a paraeducator. She has teaching experience at the elementary, middle school, high school, and post-secondary levels. She has been an online teacher for Morningside and Northwestern Colleges and now, Grow Professionally, in northwest Iowa. Katy currently works as the president of Education Solutions, a education consulting agency.
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Starting at: $230.00

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