A Treasure Mapof Cutting-Edge

Professional Development and Coaching

Unlocking the Treasures to 21st Century Learning

Ivanna Mann Thrower Anderson, NCDPI, ESL/Title III ConsultantKaren Klimkowski Solís, Gaston County Schools, ESL Teacher

November 8, 2013

Objectives

1. Envisioning the “Map”

2. Nuggets along the Way

A. WIDA Standards

i. Academic Language

ii. Performance Definitions

iii. Can Dos

iv. MPIs

B. DPI Initiatives For ELLs

i. SIOP

ii. ExC-ELL

iii. LinguaFolio

3. The Treasure

Envisioning the MapServing ALL learners in North Carolina

Nuggets Along the WayThe WIDA Standards

Social Instructional

Language

Language of Language

Arts

Language of Mathematics

Language of Science

Language of Social Studies

ACADEMIC LANGUAGE We are all

language teachers!

Guiding Principles

More Nuggets

ExC-ELLExC-ELL

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A one-day workshop?

• Can teachers learn all about vocabulary, syntax, reading and writing in one day?

• In 5 days in the summer and 3-4 during the year?

• With expert coaching once a month?• With site-based coaches once a month?• With peer-coaching once a month?• With Teachers Learning Communities

(TLCs) once a week for 30 minutes.

The SIOP Model • Preparation• Building Background• Comprehensible Input• Strategies• Interaction• Practice/Application• Lesson Delivery• Review/Assessment

ExC-ELL Seven Steps for Vocabulary

1. Say the word. Students repeat the word 3 times.

2. State the word in context from the text.

3. Provide the dictionary definition(s).

4. Explain meaning with student-friendly definitions.

5. Highlight grammar, spelling, polysemy, etc.

6. Engage students in activities to develop word/concept knowledge.

7. Remind students how/when to use the word.

ExC-ELLExC-ELL

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A one-day workshop?

• Can teachers learn all about vocabulary, syntax, reading and writing in one day?

• In 5 days in the summer and 3-4 during the year?

• With expert coaching once a month?• With site-based coaches once a month?• With peer-coaching once a month?• With Teachers Learning Communities

(TLCs) once a week for 30 minutes.

ESL LinguaFolioReading Excerpt from a Self-Assessment Checklist

Self-Assessment Checklist For: ___________________________________ Developing-Level 3

Reading EXCERPT

I can do this easily and well

This is one of my goals

I can follow written instructions to complete assignments and tests.

I can understand information from charts, tables and graphs.

I can use context clues to understand the meaning of words.

I can find information I need for assignments in simple nonfiction texts or reference materials.

I can understand main ideas and some details in paragraphs, if there are pictures, illustrations, or familiar words to help me.

I can put pictures and/or sentences in order to show the main idea of a story

I can read and understand a book that I choose.

Source: Reading Section from an ESL LinguaFolio Self-Assessment Checklisthttp://tinyurl.com/ESLLinguafolio

WIDA Online Training Modules“Our hope is that all teachers, not just ESL teachers, will embed explicit language instruction in their teaching. The WIDA standards and the processes described in this training are designed to provide teachers with specific strategies to support instruction and to introduce resources that support student acquisition of academic language.”

NCDPI Training Module Course Manual

Question and Answer

ExC-ELLExC-ELL

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A one-day workshop?

• Can teachers learn all about vocabulary, syntax, reading and writing in one day?

• In 5 days in the summer and 3-4 during the year?

• With expert coaching once a month?• With site-based coaches once a month?• With peer-coaching once a month?• With Teachers Learning Communities

(TLCs) once a week for 30 minutes.

The North Carolina Perspective “The final, resounding message

North Carolina sends is that we are all language teachers. Up-to-date, standards-based, data-driven approaches to initiatives are essential for accelerated academic language acquisition. English learners are members of our communities and schools, and we have profound ethical and legal responsibilities to ensure equity and equality for all students in our state….North Carolina is proud of its initiatives. We hold fast to the notion that public K-12 education is for all. As we continue to grow and change, we aim to hold ourselves to the highest of state and national standards for best-practices in English learner education.”

(Lachance & Marino, 2012, p. 22) NABE Perspectives, (2012). 34(3).

ELD Standards in the Era of Common Core:

Knowing the Direction of the Compass

Increased Student Outcomes

Option 1: The Leader

Increased Student Outcomes

Option 2: Build Capacity

The NCDPI ELL Support Team offers a variety of assistance for NC initiatives

• Face-to-face and virtual training/follow-up• Implementation guidance and sustained

support• Coaching• The golden WIDA piece

The ELL Support Team…Gems

Our GemsThe ELL Support Team

Karen SolisELL Support Team Member

Question and Answer

Treasure along the Way

• SIOP Training Team

• SIOP Support Initiatives

• SIOP Support Team

• ExC-ELL Support Team

• External Coordinator

• Blended Initiatives

ELL Support Team Goals

• Build site capacity

• Provide consistent support with individualized approach

• Strategic focus on student outcomes

• 21st Century Skills

• CCSS/NC Essential Standards

• WIDA Standards

EMBEDDED in ALL we do

Setting Sail…The Logistics

• Site-based capacity—Our CORE mission

• Weaving WIDA into it ALL

• Centralized coordination

• Scope of services

• Funding—being creative and making the most of it!

• Sustainability of effective PD and data collection

Tools for Effectiveness

• LEA Implementation Plans

• Collaborative platforms: Moodle, Google, LiveBinder, Dropbox, TeacherStudio

• Contracts for Hosting

• Monthly Update Webinars

• State Meetings and Conferences

Treasure Hunting

• Our Team Goals– Capacity– Sustainability– Data Collection,

Analysis and Application

Getting the Picture

• Visibility• Showcasing• Care• Flexibility

Question and Answer

Your Feedback!

Contacts

Ivanna Mann Thrower Anderson

ESL/Title III Consultant

NC Department of Public Instruction

919-807-3860

ivanna.thrower@dpi.nc.gov

Charlotte “Nadja” Trez

ESL/Title III Consultant

NC Department of Public Instruction

919-807-3866

nadja.trez@dpi.nc.gov

Dr. Joan Lachance

ELL Support Team Coordinator

UNC Charlotte

Assistant Professor of TESL

JLachance@uncc.edu

Karen Klimkowski Solís

ESL Teacher

Gaston County Schools

704-866-6618

kksolis@gaston.k12.nc.us

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