Context and Overview
The focus in the Touro TESOL course EDDN 637 Second Language Learners and the Content Areas is on practicing effective approaches, methods, and strategies for teaching and evaluating English language learners in the content areas (ELA, social studies, math and science). Teacher candidates are required to design a sheltered instruction lesson following the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model, a research-based and validated instructional model that has proven effective in addressing the academic needs of English learners throughout the United States. Candidates need to explain how and why they’ve decided on the specific lesson content and language needs to be addressed. Activities focus on assessing student needs before, during and upon lesson completion to enhance future instructional planning. An outstanding SIOP lesson plan was submitted by Touro TESOL candidate Eva Sipe.
Eva Sipe, a 3rd Grade NYC Public School Teacher in Brooklyn, NY, has taught Special Education since 2005 and taught English Language Learners since 2016. She received her Undergraduate Diploma and Master’s Degrees in Comparative Religions and Philosophy at the Catholic University of Lublin in her native country, Poland. She received her Dual Master in General and Special Education from Touro College and her Advanced TESOL Certificate from Adelphi University. She is currently pursuing an Advanced Certificate in Bilingual Education at Touro College to better serve the bilingual population of students at her school.
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