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Ready, Set, Go! At the Starting Line for Implementing the New CCSS and ELD Standards. ACOE English Learner Conference Steve Flores. Collaboration Grade Level Professional Learning Community (PLC) Decisions: Decide on the Duration of the ELD Cycle
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Ready, Set, Go! At the Starting Line for Implementing the New CCSS and ELD Standards ACOE English Learner Conference Steve Flores
Collaboration • Grade Level Professional Learning Community (PLC) Decisions: • Decide on the Duration of the ELD Cycle • Decide who will teach which Level of Language Acquisition (Emerging, Expanding, Bridging, CCSS) READY....,
Collaboration • Grade Level Professional Learning Community (PLC) Decisions: • Designate targeted standards for the cycle (cluster) • Annual goal is to target all of the standard from each domain by the end of the year • Take a less is more approach READY…,
Collaboration • Map Out the Targeted ELD Standards • Review and discuss (unpack) the standards so all the members of the PLC have a common understanding of the targeted standards and what they specifically require the student to do • Decide on what part(s) of the standard will be the focus of your instruction READY...,
Collaboration • Curricular Alignment • Language Arts • Animals in their Habitats • Science • Biomes • English Language Development • Amazing Animals READY...,
Individual • Review the articulation of the standard • Understand the rigor of the subsequent proficiency level • Zone of Proximal Development (x+1) • Identify the standard(s) that you will begin with and how you will integrate the other targeted standards in the cluster SET…,
Individual • Identify the trade book(s) that you will use to teach the targeted ELD standards SET…,
Instruction GO!!!
Instruction • Write a fact (something that you believe to be a true statement) about mountain lions • Read and discuss your fact with your partner • Work with your partner to combine your facts to write a more sophisticated sentence GO!!!
Instruction • Close Reading • Short Passages • Complex Texts • At or above grade level • Limited Frontloading • Wikipedia GO!!!
Informational Text • Wikipedia—Cougars • Text complexity • Vocabulary • Word Length or frequency • Sentence Length • Text cohesion GO!!!
Instruction • Cougars • Shared reading first • Individual readings • Underline the major points in the text • Circle keywords or phrases that are confusing or unknown to you GO!!!
Repeated Readings • Text-Questions • General Understanding Questions • Key Detail Question (who, what, when, where, etc.) • Text Structure Questions • Author’s Purpose Questions • Inferential Questions • Opinion and Intertextual Questions GO!!!
Instruction • YouTube Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iH1lFNSUOA • Discuss with your partner if the information in your sentence has been verified by the text or video • Edit your sentence if necessary GO!!!
Listening and Speaking • What does a mountain lion look like? (Remembering) • Describe why a mountain lion is tan. (Understanding) • Can you show me how a mountain lion would attack its prey? (Applying) • What is the difference between a mountain lion and a pet cat? How are they the same? (Analyzing) • What would happen if you were hiking and you ran into a mountain lion? (Evaluating) • Can you design a habitat that would be appropriate for a mountain lion? (Creating) Scaffolds for Supporting English Learners within the CCSS Orange County Office of Education GO!!!
Instruction • Write a paragraph about mountain lions • Appearance • Predators/Prey • Habitat • Other GO!!!