Orientation & Class Start-up 

Monday April 8th 5:00-7:30p.m.

WelcomeECE Enhanced

Cohort!

University of Colorado Denver ECE Enhanced: Early Literacy and Language

Development for Young English Language Learners

ESEA & Title II Grant Project delivered by CU Denver in APS

Agenda Introductions  Overview of Pertinent Cohort Information  Future options with the CU Certificate Program  Office of Continuing & Professional Education (CPE):     CPE Support Structures;

Registration Process;Agreement Form & Signature Page. 

Start-up of LCRT 5210: Early Literacy & Language Development for Young English Language Learners

INTRODUCTIONS 

CU Denver Instructors for ECE Enhanced:

Elizabeth Wall-Macht, CU Denver Lead Instructor & Faculty Mentor

Anita Walker, CU Denver (also APS ECE Coordinator & ECE Enhanced Contact in APS)

Alea Wojdyla, CU Denver (also APS ELA Consultant and ECE Enhanced Work Group

Julie Branning, CU Denver (also APS district literacy teacher coach at Altura Elementary & ECE Enhanced Work Group )

Dahlia Mohammad, CU Denver (also APS teacher at Peoria Elementary & ECE Enhanced Work Group

CU Denver Contacts Lindsay Harn Office of Continuing & Professional Education (CPE) in CU Denver’s School of Education & Human Development

Lindsay is responsible for the general management of off-campus programs, facilitation of pre-registration with CU & course registration in CPE.

CU Denver Contacts Sherry Taylor, Ph.D. Associate Professor in CU Denver’s School of Education & Human Development - Program Chair of the Literacy, Language

& Culturally Responsive Teaching Program- Faculty Coordinator of the “ECE Enhanced:

Early Literacy and Language Development for Young English Language Learners” Grant Project

Sherry is responsible for overall coordination of the grant project & the curriculum and instruction in the “ECE Enhanced” Grant Project.

OVERVIEW OF PERTINENT 

COHORT INFORMATION 

What is the ECE Enhanced Grant Project? 

The ECE Enhanced: Early Literacy and Language Development for Young English Language Learners;

Federally funded by the 2012-2013 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Improving Teacher Quality and Title II;

Approved by Colorado Department of Higher Education in the amount of $199,661.00;

Funding for December 2012-Spring 2014.

What does the ECE Enhanced Grant Project Support? 

Dr. Sheri Charles, Ms. Anita Walker & Dr. Sherry Taylor designed the ECE Enhanced grant project to support professional development of APS ECE staff for supporting ELL students;

Funds support tuition costs, fees, and textbooks for cohort participants and compensation for university instruction, academic support and coordination of 3 courses in the CU Denver Certificate program, “Early Literacy.”

What are the CU Denver ECE Enhanced Courses?Courses topics include:  Early Language & Literacy

Development & Acquisition (LCRT 5210; Spring 2013)

Assessment, Instruction & Routines (LCRT 5220: Tentative for Fall 2013)

Effective Literacy Instruction for Young English Language Learners (LCRT 5230: Tentative for Spring 2014)

What is a Certificate Program? 

The “Early Literacy Certificate Program” consists of three courses (9 credits) with a specialized focus on addressing the needs of young English language learners. The Certificate is “stand alone” & recognized on your CU transcripts by title.

A certificate program offers graduate-level courses – and in this case, undergraduate courses -- that provide professional teachers with a strong working knowledge about a central topic to help them address students' needs.

What is a Certificate Program?  (2) 

The program was developed to provide ECE staff in APS with high-quality professional development that can "stand alone" or be applied toward future studies.

The course work is intended to give ECE staff a thorough understanding of language & literacy development and acquisition as well as effective literacy instructional strategies, and principles of linking assessment to instruction.

More on the ECE Enhanced Courses and CU Certificate Program 

Upon successful completion of each certificate course, each course title will be noted on

CU transcripts; the certificate title, “Early

Literacy Certificate Program” will also be noted on your CU transcripts;

In general, courses will be offered with a blend of one evening per week and some online sessions (summer schedule detours slightly);

Applying the Certificate courses toward future 

opportunities    

Can I stop or take a break after  completing the CU Certificate classes? 

YES!  The Certificate offers teachers with a

strong working knowledge about early literacy with a specialized focus on addressing the needs of young English language learners.

The Certificate provides high-quality professional development that can "stand alone" or be applied toward future studies.

How might I use the CU Certificate courses? 

The three CU Certificate courses can also be applied toward the following CDE-approved endorsements offered at CU Denver:  Reading Teacher Endorsement, Culturally & Linguistically Diverse

Endorsement, Early Childhood Special Education

Endorsement, ECE Endorsement (if the individual has

licensure already, this endorsement can be earned in concert with the CU Denver ECE MA degree).

 Can I apply the CU Certificate courses toward a MA degree? 

YES!  MA degree in Curriculum & Instruction

with a specialization in Literacy, Language & Culturally Responsive Teaching,

MA degree in Curriculum & Instruction with a specialization in Linguistically Diverse Education.

MA degree in Early Childhood Special Education.

MA degree in Early Childhood Education.

What are my options at the undergraduate level? 

Licensed degree in Early Childhood Special Education, birth to age 8. (Note: Students completing this degree have to take & pass the PLACE exam in ECE SPED which will result in being recognized as “highly qualified” by CDE).

CU Denver has a proposed Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Teaching, Learning & Development.

In this undergraduate major, students can pursue a specialization/licensure track in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or Special Education (pending approval of BA anticipated by Fall 2013 or January 2014).

Applying the Certificate courses toward future studies 

Certificate Program: “Stand-alone” value Nine (9) graduate or undergraduate credits, listed on transcript as 3 individual courses & title of completed certificate program

Certificate Program (9 credits)

Endorsement

(24-27 credits)

MA Degree(36 credits)

How will APS apply the CU courses offered through the ECE Enhanced grant project?  

Completion of the CU Denver ECE Enhanced course work will take the place of the Director Qualified requirement within the Aurora Public School district;

Completion of the CU Denver ECE Enhanced course work will count for the APS Condition of Employment required of K-12 certified employees.  

What are the responsibilities of ECE Enhanced Cohort members? 

You are responsible for  your engagement in and

completion of the CU Denver course work;

maintaining a “B” average in the CU Denver courses or risk being dropped from the cohort;

Paying your tuition and fees in full IF you drop the CU Denver course after the official “drop date” (for spring 2013, April 15th is drop date);

What are the responsibilities of ECE Enhanced Cohort 

members? 

Confirm your acceptance to participate in the ECE Enhanced cohort;

Confirm that you will check your APS email account regularly for communication from CU Denver.

Complete the pre-registration process with CU

Complete course registration with CU Complete online Survey #1 before April 8th

and Survey #2 after completion of the 3rd CU course.

Complete the survey  The survey is intended to

access participants’ knowledge and skills with respect to addressing the needs of young English language learners.

Colorado Department of Higher Education requires that funded projects measure participant’s professional growth and understandings as a result of their involvement in the grant project.

You will be asked to complete this survey again at the conclusion of the ECE Enhanced course work.

All aspects of your responses to the survey will be kept confidential and will be used for the purpose of program evaluation and faculty research at CU Denver.

NOTE Please know that if a cohort participant

terminates employment with the Aurora Public School district, their involvement in the ECE Enhanced cohort will also be terminated.

Agreement & Signature

Release of Educational Records and Information;

This form gives CU Denver permission to release your records for use in the final report required as part of the grant project;

Complete & sign. Return to Lindsay Harn, Office of CPE

Structures to support your successful learning experience with CU Denver 

CU Writing Center Inservice in each course: Support academic writing & writing academic

papers; using APA style

CU instructors differentiate their instruction and the graduate/undergrad assignments;

Structures to support your successful learning experience with CU Denver

Regular Advising Session in each course: CU Denver’s School of Education & Human Development Academic Advisors here

Collaborative Support: CU’s ECE Enhanced Faculty Coordinator APS ECE Coordinator, CU Instructors & CPE staff work closely to support the grant project success & your positive learning experiences.

AFTER A SHORT BREAK……. 

LCRT 5210: EARLY LITERACY & LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUNG 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

LCRT 5210:Early Literacy & Language Development for Young English Language Learners

INSTRUCTORS  

Elizabeth Wall-Macht, CU Denver Lead Instructor & Faculty Mentor

Anita Walker, CU Denver (also APS ECE Coordinator & ECE Enhanced Contact in APS)

Alea Wojdyla, CU Denver (also APS ELA Consultant and ECE Enhanced Work Group

BREAKWHAT DO OTHER APS 

PARTICIPANTS SAY ABOUT THE CU COURSES? 

• I have increased my awareness as to what appropriate language development looks like including stages of language development, components of language structures, and how these and impact the learner’s academic development.

• Rather than seeing what my students are lacking, I now see what they know & I think about how to build upon their knowledge.  This process has been a great learning experience & something that has made me a better teacher, both through the course of the CU Denver classes and well into the future.

Your Questions