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A Look At Learning Storyboard 2011-12 County: Implementation Stage: School/District: We saw We committed ourselves to pursue goals We achieved and reflected We acted 1. Needs • Designated daily ELD time • Teacher and Administration professional development • Infusion of EL strategies in content areas and intervention classes • Consistent curriculum 2. Outcomes • Consistent exploration and early piloting of A.L.L. • Application of professional development • Increased teacher collaboration • Increased student language skills 4. Focus and Approach • Explicit language instruction • A.L.L. team and ELD teacher collaboration • Use of sentence frames selected as key focus area • Use of specific language and content objectives as key focus area 3. Participant Identification • 6 th , 7 th , and 8 th grade ELD teachers • Selected elementary staff • Assistant Superintendent, Ed Services • Two elementary principals 7. Lessons Learned/Next Steps • Don’t rush the process • Continue implementation support • Provide peer observation of ELD strategies; include debrief • Coach other teachers • Extend A.L.L. structure in content areas • Use A.L.L. videos for teacher professional development • Cycle 2 A.L.L. training • Continue principal PD, including walk throughs 6. Results • Clear sense of direction to support ELs in the areas of research-based strategies, lesson plan development, and ELD instruction • Integration of language and content objectives within lesson plans • Daily ELD time at middle school • Increased production of student language and use of appropriate language structure 5. Action Steps • Classroom implementation of A.L.L. teacher practices and student engagement strategies • Creation of District English Learner Committee—keep up to date regarding implementation of A.L.L. • Creation of A.L.L. Leadership Team • Scheduled team and teacher collaboration time focused on ELD instruction and EL student achievement Cambrian School District Santa Clara Exploration/Pilot
