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Languages other than English

Languages other than English. Houston Independent School District Secondary Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment. LOTE Programs in HISD. FLES programs (Foreign Language in Elementary School) Sequential Foreign Language Programs (Middle School)

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Languages other than English

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  1. Languages other than English Houston Independent School District Secondary Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

  2. LOTE Programs in HISD • FLES programs (Foreign Language in Elementary School) • Sequential Foreign Language Programs (Middle School) • Advanced Placement Programs (Mostly high schools and AP Spanish Language in Some Middle Schools) • IB Program • Spanish courses for heritage learners

  3. Languages offered in the District • Spanish: 30719 • French: 5925 • Chinese: 686 • German: 604 • Japanese: 502 • Russian: 341 • Latin: 332 • Italian: 288 • Hebrew: 260 • Hindi: 203 • Arabic: 148 • American Sign Language (ASL) Total of students taking a language other than English: 40008

  4. Language Magnet programs • Kolter Elementary School: Spanish, French, Chinese and Japanese • Pin Oak Middle School: Spanish, French, Chinese, Latin, Italian and Hebrew • Bellaire High School: Spanish, French, Chinese, German, Japanese, Russian, Latin, Italian, Hebrew, Hindi and Arabic

  5. Language programs in other schools • All HISD high schools offer Spanish • 22 High Schools offer French • 5 High schools offer more than two languages • Most of the Middle Schools offer Spanish • 8 Middle schools offer French • 3 middle schools offer more than two languages

  6. Number of teachers per language • Spanish: 182 • French: 47 • Chinese: 7 • German: 6 • Japanese: 5 • Russian: 2 • Latin: 4 • Italian: 3 • Hebrew: 2 • Hindi: 1 • Arabic: 1 • American Sign Language (ASL): 1 • Elementary LOTE teachers: 10 Total number of LOTE teachers: 271

  7. What happened in Secondary Languages other than English for 2008-09? • All Horizontal Alignment Planning Guides (HAPG’s) for Heritage learner courses level 1 and 2 were redefined and posted in June 2009 • Job Alike Day 2008 : 175 teachers attending • CELC 2009: 250 teachers attending • Empowering teachers to be leaders, sharing best practices. Department Chair meetings. • 2 language teacher trainings in Spanish and French • Schools visits and on-site campus trainings when required • Networking opportunities with several local and national organizations • Tour Program for U.S. Educators in Japan

  8. AP Spanish Language in 8th grade

  9. Program Benefits • Enhanced self-confidence • Improved performance in other classes • Increased enrollment in honors /AP classes • Fewer disciplinary problems and absences • Enhanced perception of college as a realistic goal • Improved skills that transfer to other courses and test-taking experience • Parents become more involved in their children’s schools

  10. What is happening in Secondary Languages other than English (LOTE) for 2009-2010?

  11. Five years from now… • Enhance all curriculum documents by providing more resources in all the languages taught in the District • Increase the number and improve results of Middle Schools offering the AP Spanish Language class. • Increase the number of Elementary schools offering FLES programs • Network with other organizations to provide opportunities for teachers and students to practice the target languages • Create language competitions within the district and encourage schools to participate at local and national levels

  12. Potential barriers/challenges • Budget limitations • LOTE Specialist/ Elementary LOTE Manager • Administrators and schools support • Teachers’ preparation and commitment

  13. Proposed solutions • Get funding through other organizations or grants and possible increase on budget string for LOTE • Data will evidence the need of a LOTE Specialist • Continued assistance to schools and LOTE faculty • Empowering teachers to be leaders sharing their best practices

  14. AssessmentAssessment FOR LearningAssessment OF Learning

  15. Define Summative and Formative Assessment Using Frayer Models

  16. Research behind Formative Assessments: Research indicates that formative assessments can significantly improve student learning. Yet, this same research shows that the features of formative assessment that affect student achievement are missing from many classrooms (Black et al., 2003). (Black, P. Harrison, C, Lee, C., Marshall, B., William, D. (2003). Assessment for learning. Berkshire, England: Open Univ. Press)

  17. Summary Frames • The purpose of Formative Assessment (Assessment FOR Learning) is to _______. • The purpose of Summative Assessment (Assessment OF Learning) is to _______. • Formative and Summative Assessment are alike in that they both _______.

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