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Building Context

Building Context. Factors that Affect School Success. Different Perspectives. Media That Matters: Immersion parents & family teachers students administrators.

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Building Context

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  1. Building Context

  2. Factors that Affect School Success

  3. Different Perspectives • Media That Matters: Immersion parents & family teachers students administrators

  4. Consider your own school or district - compare factors of school success for Moises with factors that may impact some of your bilingual students.

  5. Task Difficulty

  6. BICS and CALP (Cummins)

  7. SUP vs CUP

  8. SUP vs CUP

  9. If there’s time….. • Teaching Learning Cycle • The Danger of a Single Story

  10. A Sample of Language Acquisition • First Language Acquisition

  11. Outline of Presentation • Overview and history of OELA Grant Projects and the ESL/Bilingual Program • State Demographics and Educational Needs • Program Development • CTELL • Overview of WISACALD [Grant Goal #4] • WISACALD’s Connection to Edgewood College • Academic Plan & Strategic Plan • Development Plans and Sustainability of WISACALD • Phases of the Project • Your Questions and Next Steps

  12. Demographic Landscape in Wisconsin • While the percent of native English school age children has remained the same or slightly declined in the last 10 years, the ELL population has doubled • Over half of our ELL students are in grade 3 or lower and approximately 2/3 were born here in the United States • 46% of ELLs are spread across 302 small or rural school districts • 34% of incoming MMSD kindergarten class are ELLs • MMSD reports they will need to hire 55 new bilingual teachers next year to meet programming needs • ELL students are 50 percent more likely to dropout of school than non-ELL students • National Center on Education Statistics (NCES) indicate nationwide about 12% of all teachers of ELLs have had any formal preparation for working with this population • ALL of our current bilingual candidates hold emergency licenses

  13. OELA Grant Priorities & History ($1.5 million awards) • 2003-2007 NPD: State Licensure (2+2) • 2+2 Program with MATC • Undergraduate ESL and Bilingual Licensing Minor • Capacity Building: Graduate level ESL/BE License • Partnerships: DPI, Madison College, WITESOL, WIABE • 2007-2012 NPD: PD for Secondary Content Teachers (CTELL) • Connecting Teachers of English Language Learners (CTELL) • Capacity Building: Tiered Programming; Online Programming; Masters of TESOL & Bilingual Ed; Study Abroad (Maestra& Cuernavaca) • Partnerships: Local school districts & community organizations • 2011-2016 NPD: Rural Educators and STEM (OELA III) • CTELL Online – geographic and subject area expansions • WISACALD – WI Alliance for Cultural & Linguistic Diversity • Capacity Building: Adult ESL Cert and……. • Partnerships: CESAs, WTCS, Statewide organizations • American Institute of Research – selected case study

  14. Edgewood ESL/Bilingual Programming

  15. Connecting Teachers to English Language Learners (CTELL) • Created in 2007, focused on secondary content teachers in the Madison area • Cohort model based on content area (Lang Arts/Social Studies/Math-Science) • Expanded over the first grant cycle to include grades K – 12 • Cohort model expanded to include grade level clusters (K-2 and 3-5) • Expanded to online format and statewide access in the second grant cycle • Expanded focus to emphasize rural and small incidence districts • Expanded partners to CESA 2, 3, 4, 5, and 11 • Cohort model expanded to include special education and adult education • Present: Provided scholarships for 294 scholars impacting 54 school districts • Present: Provided scholarships for 30 scholars to receive full licensure • Goals by 2016: 584 scholars impacting 80 school districts; 54 full licenses • Non-scholarships students in program at present: 8

  16. Why WISACALD? • Developed to fill a need in the State of Wisconsin to provide resources and opportunities for educators and practitioners who educate culturally and linguistically diverse populations • Currently funded through a five-year 1.5 million dollar OELA grant awarded to Edgewood College (2011-2016) • Started as web-based clearinghouse offering resources and professional development opportunities

  17. Mission Statement • The Wisconsin Alliance for Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (WISACALD) is committed to promoting awareness, advocacy, and professional development resources to language educators and practitioners of students from birth through adulthood. As our state becomes more culturally and linguistically diverse, the Alliance aims to merge efforts and interests of educators and practitioners that highlight, embrace, and celebrate our changing population in Wisconsin.

  18. Partners • Edgewood College • Connecting Teachers to English Language Learners (CTELL) • WI Department of Public Instruction (DPI) • World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) • WI Cooperative Service Education Agencies (CESA) • Early Dual Language Learner Initiative (EDLLI) • Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) • Wisconsin Literacy, Inc. • Latino Education Council (LEC) • WI Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (WITESOL) • WI Association of Bilingual Education (WIABE) • AND MORE…

  19. Calendar of Events • August 13, 2012 – Website Launch & Advisory Council Meeting (Madison, WI) • September 11, 2012 - CESA/DPI meeting (Madison, WI) • October 17, 2012 – Latino Support Network (LaSup) meeting (Madison, WI) • October 25, 2012 – Bilingual/Bicultural Program Annual Meeting (Green Bay, WI) • October 26, 2012 – Wisconsin Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (WITESOL ) “Partnerships: Working Together for Success” Conference (Green Bay, WI) • November 13, 2012 - Dane County Refugee Network Meeting (Madison, WI) • November 15, 2012 – Wisconsin Technical College System “Achieving Credentials for Success Conference” (Appleton, WI) • November 30, 2012 – CESA 2 Title III Network Meeting (Whitewater, WI) • December 12, 2012 - CESA 3 Title III Network Meeting (Fennimore, WI) • February 14, 2013 – CESA 6 Title III Network Meeting (Oshkosh, WI) • April 25, 2012 – CESA 7 ELL/Bilingual Resource Fair (Green Bay, WI) • March/April (TBD) – Leadership Greater Madison (LGM) meeting (Madison, WI)

  20. Connections to Edgewood College • Alignment to the Academic Plan • Priority 1.1: Develop reciprocal relationships between the campus and the community • Action 2.1.3.2: Enhance curricula and academic programs to develop global and multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills • Alignment to the Strategic Plan • Strategy: Encourage civic engagement • d. Sustain and build outreach efforts that create greater awareness of Edgewood College and stronger college preparation among K-12 students

  21. Phases of the WISACALD Project • April 2011 – NPD Grant Application • September 13th, 2011 – NPD Grant Award Announcement • Year One • August 13th, 2012 – Website Launch • Year Two • Establish Criteria for Resource Selection • Establish Governance Structure & Future Location

  22. Phases of the WISACALD Project • Year Three • Introduce Additional Professional Development Offerings • Year Four and Five • Growth as a Potential Resource Center

  23. Revenue Ideas • Expansion of professional development offerings through CTELL[administrators, early childhood, coaching/mentoring, BRS/Para-Professionals, Interpreter/Translators, TEFL, Study Abroad] • Collect membership dues (individual or organizational) • Host state-wide conferences and institutes • Provide webinars and online learning opportunities • Use website as way to promote overall program opportunities at Edgewood College

  24. Overview of CTELL Program The WISACALD expansion plans for the Connecting Teachers to English Language Learners (CTELL) Program.

  25. Edgewood College Program Offerings

  26. CTELL Expansion Over Grant Cycle CTELL would offer professional development in its current focus in K-12 education, adult education, as well as early dual language learners, language support services, instructional leadership and instructional coaching

  27. Questions and Next Steps

  28. Office of English Language Acquisition: National Professional Development Grant ***** Edgewood College Meeting November 19th, 2012

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