SAMUEL 1,2013

Navigating Through The Unknown

A World of Knowledge for Principals’ and Teachers of English

Learners

SAMUEL 1, 2013

"The future of the world is in my classroom today, a future with the potential for good

or bad... Several future presidents are learning from me today; so are the great writers of the next decades, and so are all

the so-called ordinary people who will make the decisions in a democracy. I must

never forget these same young people could be the thieves and murderers of the future. Only a teacher? Thank God I have a calling to the greatest profession of all! I must be vigilant every day, lest I lose one fragile opportunity to improve tomorrow.“

--Ivan Welton Fitzwater

Do you Know? WIDA exploration and the benefits for knowing

An opportunity you won’t want to miss, A+RISE

A safe journey to compliance and translations, TransAct

Snapshot of EL Policy & Procedures

Morning Agenda

A flight through ALEX

Digging deeper into the right path for your system, Policies & Procedures Manual

Adjourn

Afternoon Agenda

Free Professional Development for your school

Language standards & Can Do’sGuidelines for identifying language versus

cognitive needs.ACCESS / W-APT training and administrator’s

testing guideA benchmark tool for ELs

WIDAA Plethora of Knowledge In a Flash

http://www.wida.us/

WIDA

Reading and English Learners

Alternative Assessments

Student Preferences In Learning

• Aligned + Appropriate • Research-based • Instructional • Strategies for • ELLs and SEL (Standard

English Learner)

Strategies for ELsA+Rise

• Research-based instructional strategies aligned to World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) and state standards and easily searchable by grade level, subject, and student proficiency

• Includes printable strategy cards with step-by-step direction to help educators bridge the gap between research and their day-to-day lesson plans for ELs and all students

A+Rise Is…

Differentiate instruction

Reinforce best practices

Provide alternative learning strategies

Support the implementation of instructional frameworks such as the SIOP® Model

Improve the academic achievement of all students, including ELs

A+RISE Is Resource That Effortlessly Helps Teachers:

Vocabulary

Cognates

Fluency

Writing

Comprehension

New Comers

The Strands of A+RISE are:

A+RISE

https://teachercompass.pearsoncmg.com/

http://arisek12.com/ Request for trial

Sarah Korbut, Pearson, 413-222-6464

A+RISE Contacts

Application Portal

October 11, 7:00 a.m.October 28, 5:00 p.m.

Available all year long. Multiple years, Fall, End of Year, and Nightly

Please update this when

Coordinator’s among your

Districts change

Let’s Look at TransAct

TransActHave registration packets in the native languageConsider RoadMap

www.transact.comLog inMy AccountRoadMapsESEA (NCLB) Parent Notification RoadMapsESEA (NCLB) Series B: Title III (ELL) Parent

Notices

ALEX

http://alex.state.al.us/index.phpELL Resources

ALEX

http://alex.state.al.us/index.phpELL Policy & Procedures Manual

Groups will be assigned a specific area from Policy and Procedures manual to explore

Provide job roles for each group

Each group completes an individual notes for their group section

Next, regroup into expert groups to share specific topics while everyone records information on a graphic organizer

Cooperative Group ActivityPolicies & Procedures Manual

Cooperative Group Leader- make sure every voice is heard and group is on learning task

Recorder- Compiles and writes group members ideasTime Keeper- Encourages group to stay on task and

announces time limits in stagesPresenter- Presents groups finished work to the classSupply and Question Monitor- Get group supplies and

if they have a group question this person will ask three other groups for clarification, and writes down questions from group

Internet Surfer- searches internet for researched topics and orally states findings to the group

Summarizer- will retell and paraphrase internet surfers work for recorder

Policy & Procedures ManualGroup Role Assignments

Updated Revision Coming by the

End of The Month!

Policy and Procedures Manual

Questions or Comments?Thank You for Participating

Today !ALSDE

EL Regional Coaches

Meko Venegasmvenegas@alsde.edu

Sevim Whitakerswhitaker@alsde.edu

Krista Whatleykwhatley@alsde.edu

CONTACT INFORMATION

Amanda Gann– Education Specialist agann@alsde.edu

Dely V. Roberts – Education Specialist droberts@alsde.edu

Cyndi Townley– Education Administrator ctownley@alsde.edu