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Yolanda Santiago is licensed to teach by NY State. Earned certifications and licenses in coaching and district administration. Published poetry, international coaching research, PreK-Graduate Education curriculum. Supervised New York State Bilingual Initiative English as a New Language CC Standards for ELL/MLL.

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Yolanda Santiago provides one-on-one coaching, group coaching, presentations, workshops, and grant evaluations/writing. A certified coach, Yolanda provides academic and personal coaching.

Together We Are Better: Advancing Excellence in English Language Teaching

https://www.tesol.org/read-and-publish/journals/other-serial-publications/compleat-links/compleat-links-volume-4-issue-3-(september-2007)/together-we-are-better

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B.O.C.E.S. Resources

ESL/BILINGUAL PROGRAMS: http://www.esboces.org/Page/1417

Blueprint for ELLs' Success: file:///C:/Users/OWNER/Downloads/NYSBlueprintforELLSuccessFINAL5.29.15.pdf

BCCI Progressions: Guide to Academic and Linguistic Demands (Bilingual Common Core Initiative) ... http://www.esboces.org/Page/1442

Link to EngageNY BIlingual Common Core Initiative Language Arts Progressions ....http://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york-state-bilingual-common-core-initiative

Link to NYS CCLS and BCCI Aligned Instructional Units for ELLs .... http://www.esboces.org/Page/1441

http://www.esboces.org/Page/1168

CR Part 154 Presentation - Angelica Infante, NYSED Office of Bilingual Education & World Languages

In her keynote presentation, Associate Commissioner Infante shared salient information regarding the Amended CR Part 154 Regulations that will take effect in 2015-2016.
CR PART 154 Overview - Updated 10-6-2014 - OBEFLS Compatibility Mode.pdf 114.95 KB (Last Modified on January 4, 2015)

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Co-Teaching Presentation - Drs. Andrea Honigsfeld and Maria Dove

In their featured presentation, Collaboration and Co-Teaching for English Learners,

Drs. Honigsfeld and Dove provide an overview of various models of co-teaching, with a handout that explains each approach.
Co-TeachingHandout_Honigsfeld-Dove.pdf 269.66 KB (Last Modified on January 4, 2015)

file:///C:/Users/OWNER/Downloads/Co-TeachingHandout_Honigsfeld-Dove.pdf

Creating Fertile Spaces for Newly-Arrived SLIFE ELLs - Dr. Helaine W. Marshall

The focus of this session was equity pedagogy and addressing the cultural dissonance that prevents our new ELL Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE) arrivals from Central America from making a smooth transition to schooling in the US. Participants learned to use the Intercultural Communication Framework (ICF) to help them initiate and maintain effective, ongoing, two-way interactions with new arrivals in their schools and communities.
Creating Fertile Spaces H_W_Marshall LITI.pdf 18.57 MB (Last Modified on January 4, 2015)

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A Journey in the Use of Sheltered Instruction - Dr. Garner Bass & Ellie Paiewonsky

Dr. Bass and Ms. Paiewonsky demonstrate how a district used professional development to optimize instruction for ELLs, and how alignment of Sheltered Instruction and the Understanding by Design framework make content and language comprehensible.
A Journey in the Use of Sheltered Instruction.pdf 1.29 MB (Last Modified on January 4, 2015)

file:///C:/Users/OWNER/Downloads/A_Journey_in_the_Use_of_Sheltered_Instruction%20(1).pdf

Identifying & Supporting Long Island’s Temporarily Housed & Migrant Students - Julia Schnurman

In this presentation, workshop participants enhanced their awareness of Migrant and Homeless ELLs to understand the depth of their challenges, and learned about a variety of collaborating services for which these student may qualify.
LI-Metro Migrant Education Program 2014.pdf 1.74 MB (Last Modified on January 4, 2015)

file:///C:/Users/OWNER/Downloads/LI-Metro_Migrant_Education_Program_2014.pdf

Co-Teaching: http://www.esboces.org/Page/1455

ELL Scaffolds for CCLS Module on Animals and Habitats - Grades K-2Presentation of a scaffolded NYS Module from Engage NY web site that focused on developing the academic vocabulary and scientific concepts about Animals and Habitats for elementary ELLs in grades K-2.
Gr.K-2_CCLS PPT_Animals_Habitats_LITI.pdf 7.45 MB (Last Modified on January 4, 2015)
file:///C:/Users/OWNER/Downloads/Gr.K-2_CCLS_PPT_Animals_Habitats_LITI.pdf

ICF: Need Coaching? FAQ: http://coachfederation.org/need/landing.cfm?ItemNumber=978

FRAMEWORK for Assessing Teacher Collaboration (National Center for Time and Learning).

http://www.edutopia.org/resource/wildwood-timeandlearning-assessing-teacher-collaboration

Response to Intervention Models with English Language Learners: Considerations and Future Directions

https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:fZg1LOBEWCAJ:https://www.ets.org/Media/Research/conf_accomm2006_klingner.ppt+&cd=5&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

RTI for ELLs: http://www.osceola.k12.fl.us/depts/Multicultural_Education_Department/documents/ThePromisesofRtIforEnglishLanguageLearners.pdf

RTI. Response to Intervention: Meeting Students at Their Learning Ability

http://www.edutopia.org/practice/response-intervention-meeting-students-their-learning-ability

The Power of Teacher Collaboration: https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2014/07/18/power-of-teacher-collaboration-nea/

VIDEO: Video-Effective Co-teaching https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/collaborative-teaching-ntn

Teacher Collaboration: Matching Complementary Strengths.

http://www.edutopia.org/practice/teacher-collaboration-matching-complementary-strengths

RTI for ELLs: NYC DOE

http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/ELL/EducatorResources/rti%20guide.htm

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Set SMART Goals to Achieve Lasting Success.

https://www.hawaiipacifichealth.org/health-wellness/healthy-pursuits/set-smart-goals-to-achieve-lasting-success/

RTI and English Language Learners – Disproportionate Representation

https://sideporchshorts.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/rti-and-english-language-learners-disproportionate-representation/

Reading Achievements in ELLs and RTI Model

http://pt.slideshare.net/crealcsuf/drjung-presentation

6 Steps to Successful Co-Teaching: http://www.nea.org/tools/6-steps-to-successful-co-teaching.html

Developing a Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Approach to Response to Instruction & Intervention (RtI²) for English Language: Learners Connecting to WIDA Standards, Assessments, and Other Resources

file:///C:/Users/OWNER/Downloads/WIDA_RtI2_forELLs%20(1).pdf

Effective Co-Teaching Strategies: http://www.teachhub.com/effective-co-teaching-strategies

RTI for English Language Learners: Appropriately Using Screening and Progress Monitoring Tools to Improve Instructional Outcomes

http://www.rti4success.org/sites/default/files/rtiforells.pdf

RUBRIC for Assessing Teacher Collaboration:

Use this rubric from the National Center for Time and Learning to determine how well your school uses collaboration time. http://www.timeandlearning.org/sites/default/files/resources/assessing_teacher_collaboration_at_your_school_framework.pdf

RTI for English Language Learners: Appropriate Screening, Progress Monitoring, and Instructional Planning

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:vEkWP9h8T_IJ:www.cnyric.org/tfiles/folder1013/RtI%2520for%2520ELL%2520-%2520webinar%2520Esparza%2520Brown.ppt+&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

Response to Intervention in Reading for English Language Learners

http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/diversity/englishlanguagelearners

https://www.google.com/search?q=rti+for+ells&espv=2&biw=1207&bih=578&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiTmrDZl-DLAhVD8x4KHQPPCBEQ_AUICSgE&dpr=1

Collaborative Team Teaching: Challenges and Rewards: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/collaborative-team-teaching-challenges-rewards-marisa-kaplan