GLAD 2-day Overview Training
Guided Language Acquisition Design

Instructor: Ana Filipek and Lupe-Lastra Short or SPS Glad Key Trainers

Clock hours: 12
For more information: Nancy Burke 252-0077

A two-day class presenting background in theory and practice in language acquisition (primary and additional language), cross-cultural sensitivity; and brain research. The components of the GLAD model are presented, showing teh unit planning and design, sequence of strategies, pacing in a classroom/school schedule, sues and types of grouping, management component, assessment. Oral language and literacy strategies are part of this model. Trianers use materials developed in authentic units. The role of a GLAD coach is presented as are sample untis of GLAD design. A detailed manual of handouts including a sample unit is distributed to all participants.

Participants will more fully understand the essential components of "second" language development and the appropriate scaffolding, reinforcement and practice the GLAD model provides. Those who have participated in NUA training will have an opportunity to observe the compatibility of Literacy Initiative strategies and GLAD strategies.

GLAD 5 day demo

A five-day class demonstrating the components of the GLAD model, following a GLAD unit's sequence of strategies in a three hour daily classroom session with Seattle students.

Includes management component, assessment and different groupings of students. Oral language and literacy strategies are demonstrated. Participants are coached as another trainer teaches students using the model. Participants will more fully understand the essential components of "second" language development and the appropriate scaffolding, reinforcement and practice the GLAD model provides.

Those who have participated in NUA training will have an opportunity to observe the compatibility of Literacy Initiative strategies and GLAD strategies. Afternoons are spent debriefing morning sessions and developing participant's own unit components.

Tune-up days

There will be site visits with follow-up’s by Key trainers this year. These will be for teachers who have had the full 7 days of training and wish support with specific strategies or parts of the model. There are only 38 of these days between October, 2006 and June, 2007. Visits will only be to sites with Bilingual staff. Once a site is selected, communication before and after the visits will be conducted by the Key trainer assigned to that visit. Detailed information about tune-up days will be sent to principals soon. Please direct questions about tune-up’s to Nancy Burke.