Work with your MSS to develop responsive, custom workshops to engage your EAL students in specific topics related to your course.
In your classroom, promoting EAL student success promotes all students’ success!
Engaging all students in workshops together on topics that are particularly challenging for EALs, but are relevant to all students, builds an equitable and inclusive classroom culture and is a part of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
Topics such as Group Work, APA Style, and Intercultural Awareness Training are valuable for ALL students. Discipline-specific workshops, such as How to Read Legal Case Studies (Criminal Justice) or Intercultural Communication with Families (Early Learning & Care), benefit EAL students and native English speaking students alike.
Existing MSS Workshop Topics
See our list of current MSS Workshop topics for ideas:
- Research & Citation Style
- Speaking & Listening
- Study Skills & Culture
- Writing & Reading
Other MSS Topics: Open to suggestions from students and faculty!
Check out self-access videos and slides for topics already developed any time through the Self-Access Study Resources.
Open Workshop Lesson Plans
Below you can find lesson plans from workshops we’ve delivered to classes in the past. Read through to get an idea of what a workshop in your class might include. We can adapt workshop content and length to suit your schedule and needs.
You are also welcome to use these lesson plans, or any of the ideas in them, on your own to provide supports to your classes if that is more convenient for you.
Group Work Success
This workshop is designed to be delivered in class for students.
Intercultural Group Work Success
Intercultural Awareness Training
This workshop is designed to be delivered in class for students to build intercultural awareness. Students reflect on the nature of both individual and cultural diversity, and consider how cultural characteristics influence values, communication styles, ethical standards, business practices, etc., in different societies
Project Based Learning
This workshop is designed for instructors and can be modified by content area. The example has Visual Arts examples and materials interwoven as a way to contextualize the approach. Please note that the downloadable slides here are also in PDF format, without screen animations as in the PowerPoint. Please contact Cristina Petersen if you would like a revised version of this workshop for your department.
