KEY STEPS IN TRAINING (Team of Teachers - Tier I)

• Theory/Research: 2 days
  - Reading/writing research 
  - Second Language Acquisition 
  - Brain research 
  - Classroom implications and applications 
  - GLAD Model, curriculum and strategies 
  - “Backwards planning,” year planning
• Demonstration Session: 5 days
  - Mornings: one trainer teaches students; second trainer (the coach) coaches teachers 
  - Afternoons: trainer processes lesson, teachers plan
• Follow-up and coaching: 1 - 2 days
  - trainers visit classroom and observe/help teachers 
  - trainers meet with teacher on success, problems or future plans
• Teachers provide support and continued growth by peer coaching, mutual support, teams, or professional learning communities 
  

STEPS IN DEVELOPING KEY TRAINERS BY TEAMS (TIER II)

• Theory/Research: 2 days
  - Reading/writing research 
  - Second Language Acquisition 
  - Brain research 
  - Classroom implications and applications 
  - GLAD Model, curriculum and strategies 
  - “Backwards planning,” year planning 
  - Key Trainers in Training present a strategy
• Demonstration Session: 5 days
  - Mornings: trainer teaches students; second trainer (the coach) works with teachers 
  - Afternoons: trainer processes lesson, teachers plan 
  - Key Trainers in Training teams assist in coaching and start preparing unit and coaching notes
• Follow-up
  - Key Trainers in Training are required to develop their own unit and coaching notes  
  - Key Trainers in Training meet with teachers on success, problems or future plans at their site
• Minimum of 6-month classroom use as a GLAD teacher
• Theory/Research: 2 - 4 in-services
  - present theory/research/strategies  
  - with team members
  • Demonstration Lesson: 2 - 4 lessons
  - write unit and present using GLAD model 
  - with team members 
  - practice coaching with teachers observing demonstration
• Certification upon observation by GLAD NTC staff