Loren Warman

Loren Warman is an English as a New Language teacher to elementary students with disabilities at Western Suffolk BOCES. During the summer, Loren works as a Teacher Coordinator for the Extended School Year program at WSBOCES. Loren has her BA in Childhood Education and a MS in TESOL. Currently, Loren is pursuing an additional MS for School Leadership on the building and district level. Loren is driven to advocate for students with disabilities and for English Language Learners. Each course is created from her professional and personal experiences and the assignments were carefully designed to be culturally responsive and relevant for all educators.

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Courses
Addressing the Needs of ELL’s: Building and Maintaining Communication and Involvement from Families of ELL’s All teachers are teachers of English learners. An obstacle teachers commonly face is how to effectively communicate with families of ELLs. This course will provide strategies for communication, tips to strengthen relationships, and ways to increase involvement from families of English Language Learners. ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) in-service only $250.00$280.00 Buy here
Addressing the Needs of ELLs: Understanding Second Language Acquisition All teachers are teachers of English learners. It is essential for educators to understand second language acquisition and how they can support ELLs in the classroom. This course will provide a brief overview of second language acquisition including language stages, theories, factors affecting acquisition, lesson models, and language objectives. ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) in-service only $250.00$280.00 Buy here
Addressing the Needs of Students: Culturally Responsive Teaching All educators have the essential responsibility of incorporating culturally responsive teaching to their everyday instruction. Culturally responsive teaching makes meaningful connections between the academic curriculum and students’ cultures, languages, and life experiences. This course will provide strategies and tips to create and maintain a culturally responsive classroom. This course is intended for all Educators. ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) in-service only $250.00$280.00 Buy here
Addressing the Needs of ELL’s – Strategies to Prepare English Language Learners for the NYSESLAT (New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test The NYSESLAT is a yearly state assessment that all ELLs will take regardless of their disability, functioning level, grade, or native language. The NYSESALT is designed to assess ELLs in the areas of Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing in English. This course is intended to prepare not only English as a New Language teachers, but teachers in all areas, to support ELLs for the NYSESLAT. In this course you will analyze the Blueprint for ELL success, observe ways ESOL teachers differentiate for ELLs, examine co-teaching models, view and critique samples of the NYSESLAT, observe the “7 Step Vocabulary Strategy,” practice Bloom’s “hot questioning,” and create mini-lessons that touch upon the modalities; listening, speaking, reading, and writing. ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) in-service only $250.00$280.00 Buy here
Addressing the Needs of Students: Going Beyond Assessment with Student Digital Portfolios Instructor: Loren Warman Email: lorenwarman@gmail.com 45 Hours/3 Credits Course Descriotion: Dr. Barret once said, “Testing gives you a snapshot, portfolios give you a movie.” Go beyond assessment with student digital portfolios. Use technology throughoutgrades K-12 to engage and involve students in their ownlearning journey. Incorporate digital portfolios as an assessment tool that showcases students’ abilities, growth, culture, and personalities that standardized testing cannot capture. Suitable all educators K-12. $250.00$280.00 Buy here