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44 tools for the classroom
Interactive frameworks and printable resources for academic language development, built on WIDA ELD Standards and Zwiers' academic conversations research.
Frameworks 04
Planning frames that join WIDA language expectations to conversation work.
WIDA × Zwiers Teaching Toolkit
Full 5×4 framework with conversation skills, graphic organizers, and structured protocols
5×4 Domain × KLU Matrix
Interactive explorer for 20 Domain × KLU intersections with scenarios, tasks, and stems
WIDA Framework Quick Reference
At-a-glance reference for the WIDA × Zwiers framework
Structured Interactions Lesson Plan
Preparing-Interacting-Extending framework with tasks and interaction structures
Zwiers 03
Reading notes and references on academic conversations and pedagogical justice.
Overhauling Learning for Multilingual Students
Pedagogical Justice, Idea-Building Approach, 10 elements, assessment for learning
6 Dimensions of Pedagogical Justice
Deep dive into Zwiers' justice framework with classroom examples for History & ESOL
Zwiers Key Ideas
Core concepts from Jeff Zwiers' academic conversations research
Printables 15
Organizers and cards to print or save as PDF.
Building Ideas Visual
Color-coded Clarify & Support blocks for mapping idea-building conversations
Two-Dimensional Argument Scale
Balance scale organizer for weighing claims, reasons, and evidence
Three-Dimensional Argument Scale
Cut-and-fold paper scale for hands-on argument weighing with evidence cards
Silent Coaching Cards
Color-coded prompt cards for coaching students during academic conversations
Observer Notes — Building an Idea
Pyramid organizer for third observers to track idea-building conversation turns
Observer Notes — Argument
Balance scale organizer for observers to track argument conversation turns
Double-Entry Journal
Two-column organizer for reading responses with supporting quotes
Comparison Matrix
Partner matrix for comparing multiple sources across criteria
Formulaic Expressions — Anticipatory Guide
Sentence frames for student pairs working through an anticipatory guide
Anticipatory Guide
Blank agree/disagree organizer with space for statements and explanations
Jigsaw Project Matrix
Four-topic matrix for jigsaw reading with main points and comparisons
Claims and Counterclaims
Organizer for analyzing claims, evidence, counterclaims, and rebuttals
Argument Balance Scale
Blank graphic organizer — print or save as PDF.
Cause-Effect Diagram
Blank graphic organizer — print or save as PDF.
Idea-Building Visual Conversations
Blank graphic organizer — print or save as PDF.
Assessment 02
Tools for looking at what a conversation produced.
Co-teaching 20
Twenty tools for a content teacher and an ESOL teacher planning together.
Co-Teaching Models Planner
The six co-teaching models matched to social studies and language arts tasks — who leads, who supports.
Dual-Objective Co-Planning Template
Side-by-side content and language objectives with a shared lesson arc.
MLL Student Profile Card
One-page snapshot: WIDA level, L1, schooling history, strengths, language goals.
Tiered Vocabulary Triage
Beck Tier 1/2/3 sorter with co-teacher division — who pre-teaches what.
Scaffolding Decision Tree
Decide quickly: which scaffold fits which student and which task.
Text Complexity Pre-Teach Audit
Linguistic-demand checklist for any primary source or literary passage.
Sentence Deconstruction Mat
Unpack one dense sentence at a time — subject, action, when, why.
Cognate Bridge Cards
Spanish–English cognate cards anchored to unit content vocabulary.
Genre Features Toolkit
Narrate, Inform, Explain, Argue — features and frames for SS and LA writing.
Discussion Move Cards
Five conversation moves: probe, paraphrase, build, challenge, clarify.
Co-Teacher Think-Aloud Script
Two-voice script for modeling expert reading or historical thinking.
Quick Language Conference Card
Three-minute student conference protocol for the ESOL co-teacher.
Source Triangulation Matrix
Corroborate three sources with sentence frames built in.
Visual-First Reading Protocol
Image → vocabulary → text. Lower the entry bar before the reading begins.
Chunked Source Reading Guide
Paragraph-by-paragraph stop-and-talk guide for primary sources or literature.
Quick-Writes by WIDA Level
One content prompt, five tiered language stems — entering through reaching.
Color-Coded Paragraph Builder
Claim, evidence, explanation — color-coded so structure is visible.
Exit Ticket Differentiator
Same content question, three language tiers. Same exit, different runways.
Dual-Lens Rubric
Score content and language separately so neither hides the other.
Word Wall Daily Warm-Up
Five three-minute routines that turn the word wall into a daily workout.
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