TL 3 C: Providing Meaningful STEM PD Opportunities for Arizona’s Dual-Language Teachers

1. TL3C: Providing Meaningful STEM PD Opportunities for Arizona’s Dual-Language Teachers Margarita Jimenez-Silva, Arizona State University Karen Guerrero, Mesa Community College Nora Reyes, Mesa Community College La Cosecha Conference Albuquerque, New Mexico November 8, 2013 Please text 618688 and your email to 37607to get a Copy of this presentation

2. TL3C Project Overview Teachers of Language Learners Learning Community (TL3C) • $1.9M US Department of Education 5-year grant • Mesa Community College Education Studies Department • Goals: • To increase the pool of highly prepared teachers of language learners (TLLs) • To provide support for TLLs in various programs at local Title I schools

3. TL3C Project Overview (cont) Partners: 4 elementary schools with dual language programs Arizona State University Arizona Geographic Alliance

4. Goal 1: Teacher Preparation • 4-semester block program • Weekly cohort meetings / Future Educators Club • Structured English Immersion (SEI) endorsement requirements • Teaching Second Language Acquisition through STEM Academic Certificate • Tutor Training and Practicum (1cr) • Inquiry-Based Instructional Approaches for Science & Math I & II (1+1cr) • Introduction to Serving English Language Learners (3cr) • SEI & ESL Teaching Methods (3cr) • Restricted Elective (6cr) – foreign lang, cultural diversity in education

5. Goal 1: Teacher Preparation (cont) • 150 hours of field experience per semester • ESL or dual language classroom course-related field placements • Service projects on college and elementary school campuses • STEM camps and Family STEM Nights

6. Goal 2: Teacher Support • Networking Opportunities • Conference Attendance • La Cosecha • NABE • TL3C Fall Conference • TL3C Spring Meeting • Book Sharing Sessions

7. Goal 2: Teacher Support (cont) • Trainings • Engineering Is Elementary (EIE) Trainings • National Geographic Giant Map Trainings

8. Goal 2: Teacher Support (cont) • Workshops • STEM Curriculum Development • Next Generation Educator Workshops • Curriculum Mapping & Instructional Design • Outcome-Based Learning & Informative Assessment • Lesson Design & Delivery

9. Professional Development What have been your experiences with professional development? In your opinion, what is ineffective professional development? In your opinion, what is effective professional development?

10. What the Literature Says About PD The Seven Models of Professional Development ModelDescription (1) Training Classic workshop often used to give an overview on a topic(s) to many participants at once (2) Observation/Assessment Administrators observe participants or peers who give feedback on their performance, participants’ reflections drive change in practice (3) Improvement Process Participants are asked to research, develop, and implement a program to bring about reform

11. What the Literature Says About PD (4) Study Groups Participants study and work together to solve an identified problem (5) Inquiry/Action Participants improve their classroom Research practice by conducting action research (6)Individually Guided Participant identifies an area of focus for personal growth and selects activities and assessments to foster own learning (7) Mentoring Less experience participants are matched with a master educator to develop a mutually beneficial relationship that will lead to a sharing of ideas and growth for both mentor and mentee Note: Adapted from Guskey (2000) in Pollnow (2012)

12. What the Literature Says About PD • For professional development to make a difference, it has to be • continuous • job-embedded • data driven • targeted to the specific needs of students and staff (Pollnow, 2012; Reitzug, 2002; Sparks, 2002) • The One-Shot PD workshop model of professional development training selected most often is not an ideal model • lacks the collaboration component that engages teachers in ongoing authentic inquiry and problem solving (Eun, 2008)

13. STEM PD for Teachers of ELLs • Very little research on this specific area of PD • Tends to fit the “Drive-by” Model of PD • Using what we know is effective, TL3C sponsored its first annual STEMSS Summer Institute in 2013 • All 19 participants work with ELLs • 16 school districts represented from across Arizona • K-12, gifted and special education represented

14. What the Teachers Said About This PD… “I have totally revamped how I teach” – Yuma teacher “You know how when you first become a teacher you are really excited and engaged. I lost it and after this institute, I got it back.” – Gilbert teacher

15. What the Teachers Said About This PD… • The most valuable experiences were: • Fieldtrips • DIRTT • Creating Lessons • SIOP Overview • Interactions with Colleagues

16. Arizona Geographic Alliance Partnership • Partnership with Arizona Geographic Alliance • Train 100 in-service teachers and 100 pre-service teachers • Create 50 exemplary lessons that • Connect STEM to SS (AZ geography required) • Use Engineering Principles (5 Es) • Use Design Process • Use ELA and Math CCSS • Promote Careers in STEM

17. STEMSS Institute STEM and Social Studies Content Development through field trips and guest speakers Include SIOP, AZ ELP, and TESOL standards Scaffolding instruction Modifying assessments Integrating curriculum standards Enriching students’ academic vocabulary Planning class and out of class activities (family math, science, social studies, & engineering nights)

18. STEMSS Institute Create a network of STEMSS teachers Increase their knowledge of STEM and geography skills and content

19. STEMSS Institute Ask a Biologist http://askabiologist.asu.edu/ Provide engaging classroom experiences Provide STEMSS resources

20. STEMSS Institute Provide training in teaching diverse learners: Hands-on learning Vocabulary rich learning Review of Sheltered English Instruction principles Family involvement (Science, Geography, Math nights)

21. Connections between Classroom and Community

22. STEMSS Institute Lessons Complete lessons in required template Share lessons with each other Revise lessons based on piloting and feedback Post revised lessons on AzGAand TL3C website Share lessons with school and in other state/regional settings (79o teachers)

23. STEMSS Institute Lessons Promote STEM and academic vocabulary Include appropriate scaffolding and assessments for ELLs

24. STEMSS Institute Lessons Sail Like an Egyptian Engage: Show a NG video on Alternative Energy. Explore: How did people transport themselves and objects back in Ancient Egypt? Explain: Read about wind energy and ancient Egyptian boats. Learn boat vocabulary Elaborate: Use Engineering Design Process to build boats. Guiding Principle:What is the best way to travel on the Nile River in Egypt and not use gasoline or electricity? Evaluate: Float their boats, evaluate their success and re-design. Include the 5 Es along with standard AzGA (Binko) format • Engage • Explore • Explain • Elaborate • Evaluate

25. Model Lessons http://geoalliance.asu.edu/azga/ Sail Like An Egyptian Aqueducts and Aquaduckies Soil Solutions: A Medieval Soil Mystery A Drop in the Bucket – Ancient Egyptian Irrigation India’s Contribution to the World: Zero In Search of the Ninth: Using Forensic Science to Investigate the Disappearance of Ancient Rome’s Ninth Legion

26. Family Engineering Night http://www.familyengineering.org/

27. Technology PD • Train teachers P-20 at various conferences and pre-service teachers through workshops and in-class trainings • Provide student examples • Constantly growing and adding new technologies Tinyurl.com/A2Zweb20

28. Engineering Is Elementary • Train teachers by grade level for 6-8 hour trainings through districts • Align curriculum to Standards • Develop additional materials (storytelling): tinyurl.com/michelleMVP • Have teacher where teacher hat and student hat throughout training • In-class support through grant and service learning students Engineering Is Elementary

29. Conclusion & Thank you Margarita Jimenez-Silva , Arizona State University margarita.jimenez-silva@asu.edu Karen Guerrero, Mesa Community College karen.guerrero@mesacc.edu Nora Reyes, Mesa Community College nora.reyes@mesacc.edu TL3C Program Website http://MCCTL3C.org/