K-12 ESL PLC Meeting

March 24, 2014

K-12 ESL PLC MeetingMarch 24, 2014

Agenda

• Welcome and Celebrations• Leadership

Jennifer Estes and Synettha EldridgeDaniel Abeyta

• Focus for the DayDifferentiationHands-On

• LEP Database / EasiLEP Database / LEP RetentionsDavid Sisk

• Ticket Out the Door

• “He that thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk.” ― John C. Maxwell

• “If we are growing we are always going to be outside our comfort zone.” ― John C. Maxwell

Leadership

Leadership

• “God uses people who fail—'cause there aren't any other kind around.” ― John C. Maxwell

• “When was the last time you did something for the first time?” ― John C. Maxwell

Understanding ESL

Jennifer Estes and Synettha Eldridge's PowerPoint Presentation on ESL and Handout

Supporting Your Hispanic Students

• Daniel Abeyta's Prezi Presentation

There was a very cautious man Who never laughed or played He never risked, he never tried, He never sang or prayed. And when he on day passed away, His insurance was denied, For since he never really lived, They claimed he never really died.

Anonymous ― John C. Maxwell, Developing the Leader Within You

LEP Achievement Gap Data

• Check out your school’s LEP Achievement Gap Data at this link:

LEP Achievement Gap Data by School

PowerSchool Resources• Open your PowerSchool Account• Scroll down to Applications• Click Schoolnet• Hover over Classrooms• Click Instructional Materials• Select a Subject• Choose English as a Second Language from Dropdown

Menu, Click Search• PowerPoint?

RESA Training PowerPoint CCES ESL Catching Quality and Collaboration with Homebase

A sample of the 200+ resources in SchoolNet

• http://tinyurl.com/kn9yoo7 (SIL) assessment• http://tinyurl.com/4kkkqe4 (LOM)• http://tinyurl.com/5npkon (LOSCI)• http://tinyurl.com/k44gaqs (LOSS)• http://tinyurl.com/2mmcmo (SIL)• http://tinyurl.com/mtvz3cp (LOLA)

“To collaborative team members, completing one another is more important than competing with one another.” ― John C. Maxwell

DPI Link for Resources for Educators of ELLs

NC DPI LEP Coordinators Handbook - LiveBinder

ELA Common Core Resources

ELA Common Core Standards Livebinder

Guided Reading

• Modified Guided Reading Article

Leveled Reading PassagesLessons and Units

• ReadWorks

Ticket Out the Door