Core Educator Competencies by Andrea Degre https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo en-us 2021-08-11 23:33:37 UTC 2023-05-02 23:55:17 UTC hello@padlet.com INSTRUCTION https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567913229 2023-04-25 23:42:06 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567913229 1. Teachers value students’ native language (s) and use it as an entry point when and where needed, regardless of whether or not the teacher speaks students’ native language. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567913541 2023-04-25 23:42:33 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567913541 2. Instruction draws on students’ home language(s) to help make content delivered in a secondlanguage comprehensible and strengthen cognitive engagement. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567928024 2023-04-25 23:59:40 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567928024 3. Instruction leverages ELLs’ experiences, perspectives, strengths, needs, home language(s),cultural assets, prior knowledge, and English proficiency to accelerate disciplinary content andlanguage learning. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567928574 2023-04-26 00:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567928574 4. Teachers model and foster cross-cultural understanding and communication among students,and build their capacity to recognize and navigate multiple and diverse cultural perspectives andnorms. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567928779 2023-04-26 00:00:32 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567928779 5. Instructional materials in ELLs’ home languages are available for students to access grade levelcontent. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567929300 2023-04-26 00:01:05 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567929300 6. Teachers employ flexible and fluid grouping structures, both homogeneous and heterogeneous,to work with ELLs based on English Language proficiency, native language, and level ofbackground knowledge. For example, students are grouped by native language to advantagetheir prior knowledge for comprehension and to access prior understandings and skills. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567929470 2023-04-26 00:01:18 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567929470 7. Teachers engage in explicit instruction of the characteristics of disciplinary discourse in nativelanguage and English to accelerate language transfer. For further discussion about languagetransfer, go to the National Literacy Panel Report1 on Language Minority Children and Youth. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567929693 2023-04-26 00:01:34 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567929693 8. Teachers apprentice ELLs into the academic practices of each disciplinary area throughscaffolding that is deliberately constructed, temporary, and intentional in developing students’potential and autonomy. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567929922 2023-04-26 00:01:49 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567929922 9. Teachers provide explicit instruction on the characteristics of texts, language functions, anddiscourse in the discipline with students. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567930121 2023-04-26 00:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567930121 10. Teachers provide opportunities for students to engage in linguistically complex and content-richtasks, including negotiating meaning through disciplinary discourse. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567930359 2023-04-26 00:02:18 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567930359 11. Teachers are highly skilled and intentional about the use of scaffolds so that studentsexperience rigor and struggle productively. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567930731 2023-04-26 00:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567930731 12. Teachers use interventions and instructional routines to hone in on specific precursorcompetencies and knowledge that a subset of students might be lacking. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567931060 2023-04-26 00:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567931060 13. Teachers are masterful and intentional about the use of supports enabling students to work beyond their current ability, for instance: use of anchor models techniques, graphic organizers, visual representations, and structured peer interactions. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567932107 2023-04-26 00:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567932107 14. Teachers design and use supports through scaffolding strategies that afford ELLs an entry point leading to a productive struggle with content knowledge, discipline practices, and language development. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567932469 2023-04-26 00:04:40 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567932469 15. Teachers understand that a “scaffolding” strategy requires that temporary supports be used with students only when needed and that temporary supports be thoughtfully removed as students move towards independent performance. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567932760 2023-04-26 00:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567932760 16. Teachers communicate clearly to students the academic expectations of the classroom (i.e.goals, objectives, and their rationale), ultimately strengthening students’ metacognitive abilities. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567933022 2023-04-26 00:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567933022 17. Teacher design and foster multiple learning opportunities centered on students interests, aspiration and achievements that build partnerships with parents. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567933235 2023-04-26 00:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567933235 CURRICULUM https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567933897 2023-04-26 00:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567933897 1. Instruction simultaneously develops ELLs’ conceptual understandings, analytical practices and academic language at grade-level discourse and standards aligned content learning. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567934170 2023-04-26 00:06:39 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567934170 2. Instruction is designed with attention to growing ELLs’ competencies with the ways in which language is used in each discipline to obtain information, demonstrate understanding, construct explanations, engage in arguments, etc. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567935202 2023-04-26 00:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567935202 3. Instruction is designed to engage students in productive struggle with central ideas in the discipline as students build content knowledge and develop rich discipline-specific language and discourse. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567935472 2023-04-26 00:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567935472 4. Teachers design and implement lesson that provide well-structured entry points to actively engage in learning that culminates in accomplish performances and products. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567935818 2023-04-26 00:08:22 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567935818 5. Classroom practice is cognitively challenging and aligned to grade-level Common Core StateStandards for mathematics and English language arts as well as Next Generation Science Standards. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567936021 2023-04-26 00:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567936021 6. The design of instructional tasks includes scaffolds for ELLs that do not diminish their engagement with complex concepts and text. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567936502 2023-04-26 00:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567936502 7. Teachers choose materials based on native language and English proficiency levels that are appropriate for the grade span and aligned with the standards when planning individual and group learning experiences that accelerate their development. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567946672 2023-04-26 00:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567946672 8. Teachers choose culturally responsive materials and text (books, advertisements, articles, audiotapes, video, oral texts) that develop deep conceptual foundations, reflective practice, and the academic language form and structures authors/speakers use to accomplish specific purposes and effects. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567947048 2023-04-26 00:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567947048 9. All classroom libraries contain age-, grade-, and content-appropriate books and materials inEnglish and the students’ native languages. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567947265 2023-04-26 00:19:21 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567947265 10. Teachers carefully choose a variety of materials for individual, small group and whole class learning experiences so that students are often working at their current reading levels and beyond with appropriate supports from teachers and peers. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567947504 2023-04-26 00:19:37 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567947504 11. Teachers provide a variety of complex texts appropriate for each discipline that challenge students to build and expand their current literacy, language and content knowledge. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567947764 2023-04-26 00:19:51 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567947764 12. Teachers provide students with frequent exposure to a variety of writing and reading genres typical for the discipline with appropriate supports when needed. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567948112 2023-04-26 00:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567948112 ASSESSMENT https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567948369 2023-04-26 00:20:28 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567948369 1. Students engage in oral and written discourse, in which they argue from evidence, present explanations, describe their reasoning, make conjectures, justify conclusions and validate findings. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567948725 2023-04-26 00:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567948725 2. Teachers collect evidence of students’ progression towards independence, adjusting instruction when necessary. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567948996 2023-04-26 00:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567948996 3. Teachers provide students with timely and useful feedback and encourage students to reflect on their own learning and thinking. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567949278 2023-04-26 00:21:22 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567949278 4. Teachers carry out assessment with discipline-specific language and practice competencies in mind. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567949501 2023-04-26 00:21:35 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567949501 5. Teachers adapt assessment practices linguistically so that ELLs can show their conceptual understanding. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567949756 2023-04-26 00:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567949756 6. Teachers help students learn the specific linguistic features of formative and summative assessment. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567950203 2023-04-26 00:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567950203 7. Teachers employ formative assessment practices to gather evidence and guide productive next steps to support simultaneous learning of conceptual understandings, analytical practices and academic language development in disciplinary areas. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567950613 2023-04-26 00:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567950613 8. Teachers understand and use summative assessment results to improve instruction. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567950918 2023-04-26 00:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567950918 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567951271 2023-04-26 00:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567951271 1. Teachers develop a deep knowledge of the disciplinary vocabulary, language purposes, and discourse that ELLs need and structure multiple opportunities in the classroom for students to actively use language. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567951594 2023-04-26 00:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567951594 2. Teachers review and use data (nativity, prior schooling, native language and English proficiency, prior instruction in the discipline, etc.) when planning instruction for individual student needs. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567951870 2023-04-26 00:23:38 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567951870 3. Teachers communicate with families to gather a social history in order to gain a better understanding of student needs (academic and socio-emotional). https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567952160 2023-04-26 00:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567952160 4. Teachers meet regularly with colleagues to reflect and co-plan instruction that accelerate competencies, content and English language proficiency. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567952507 2023-04-26 00:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567952507 5. Teachers collaborate to analyze texts and tasks for discipline-specific language, practices and content demands. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567952797 2023-04-26 00:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567952797 6. Teachers collaborate with grade-level peers in selecting, designing, and implementing grade-level curriculum and associated material in multiple languages. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567952985 2023-04-26 00:24:38 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567952985 7. Teachers collaborate to analyze students’ work products for discipline-specific language facility, practices competencies, and content knowledge. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567953249 2023-04-26 00:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2567953249 VISION FOR ELLS: RESPONSIVE AND RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION AND CURRICULUM https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2568001885 2023-04-26 01:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2568001885 1. School leaders carry out the district’s vision for ELLs, and have clear and high expectations for all ELLs. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2568002226 2023-04-26 01:06:50 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2568002226 2. School leaders provide socio-emotional supports to students who have experienced or are experiencing turmoil as a result of their immigration and/or reunification circumstances. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2568002704 2023-04-26 01:07:10 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2568002704 3. School leaders implement the district’s ELL Response To Intervention (RTI)/multi-tiered system of support models to ensure they meet the needs of ELLs. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2568003039 2023-04-26 01:07:24 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2568003039 4. School leaders use research to inform service delivery models for ELL that yield high quality instruction. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2568003340 2023-04-26 01:07:36 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2568003340 RESOURCE AND FUNDING https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2568003674 2023-04-26 01:07:54 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2568003674 1. School leaders must ensure that ELLs have access to standards aligned curriculum. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569281189 2023-04-26 19:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569281189 2. School leaders make sure rich grade-level appropriate materials and technology resources are available for students in all disciplines in the native languages and English at all proficiency levels. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569281486 2023-04-26 19:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569281486 3. School leaders ensure that human and fiscal resources are maximized for discipline specific learning, language and literacy development. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569281880 2023-04-26 19:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569281880 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569282641 2023-04-26 19:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569282641 1. School leaders facilitate professional learning communities that examine ELLs’ work and tasks for evidence of alignment to grade-level cognitive and academic language demands. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569284307 2023-04-26 19:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569284307 2. School leaders ensure that teachers of ELLs receive professional development on discipline-specific language and literacies development and have time to co-construct lessons and units that integrate content and language development. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569284624 2023-04-26 19:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569284624 3. School leaders ensure that teachers of ELLs receive professional development on discipline-specific language and literacies development and have time to assess content knowledge. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569284995 2023-04-26 19:30:53 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569284995 4. School leaders provide professional development on ways to differentiate instruction for subgroups of ELLs (newcomers, SIFE, Long-term ELLs, ELLs with IEPs, etc.). https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569285461 2023-04-26 19:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569285461 5. School leaders provide all teachers of ELLs the time to develop their expertise in meeting the needs of ELLs. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569285725 2023-04-26 19:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569285725 SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTIVE OF QUALITY INSTRUCTION https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569286483 2023-04-26 19:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569286483 1. School leaders provide time for ESL/bilingual teachers and content area teachers to collaborate on understanding the cognitive demands and discipline-specific language challenges of curriculum, instruction, and assessments. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569287245 2023-04-26 19:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569287245 2. School leaders facilitate the creation of detailed ELL case studies enabling the school community to have a common understanding of ELLs’ academic and socio-emotional needs. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569287525 2023-04-26 19:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569287525 3. School leaders design and provide structures and time for common planning so that all teachers share the responsibility of educating students in content and skills. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569287736 2023-04-26 19:33:40 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569287736 4. School leaders create a culture where teachers are afforded the time to differentiate for language and content, bridging the gap that ELLs may have from their monolingual peers. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569288020 2023-04-26 19:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569288020 5. School leaders create and structure professional development, inquiry team work, and common planning time which use the available data around student literacy and content area achievement to drive curriculum and lesson development. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569288428 2023-04-26 19:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569288428 6. School leaders create opportunities that strengthen the capacity of parents of ELLs to support learning, language and literacy in the discipline. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569288742 2023-04-26 19:34:35 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569288742 7. School Leaders schedule Ells so that subject matter specialists that are skilled with strategies to support ELLs instruct them. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569288995 2023-04-26 19:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569288995 8. School leaders schedule EL supports to enrich disciple specific learning, language and literacies development. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569289285 2023-04-26 19:35:12 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569289285 9. School leaders schedule ELLs to provide for time for modeling English by teachers and peers. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569289552 2023-04-26 19:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569289552 DATA USED TO DIAGNOSE AND INFORM https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569289805 2023-04-26 19:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569289805 1. School leaders collect data (i.e. nativity, proficiency levels, years of services, home language, prior schooling) to inform culturally relevant curriculum and instructional practices. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569290457 2023-04-26 19:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569290457 2. School leaders establish an intake process so that data can be obtained from students and their families. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569290612 2023-04-26 19:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569290612 3. School leaders disseminate and analyze relevant data with all teachers to inform and guide classroom practice. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569290837 2023-04-26 19:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569290837 4. School leaders create profiles of different types of ELLs to inform the overall professional development plan and areas of focus. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569291114 2023-04-26 19:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569291114 5. School leaders seek observable evidence of the discipline in practice, and are able to articulate means for improving implementation when teachers need support. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569291370 2023-04-26 19:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569291370 6. School leaders acknowledge teachers who have expertise and showcase, as well as encourage their knowledge for others to learn from within the school. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569291593 2023-04-26 19:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569291593 7. School leaders ensure that ELLs are assessed in fair and equitable ways. Assessments should test content knowledge. This means that at times, testing in the native language may be appropriate. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569291848 2023-04-26 19:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569291848 VISION FOR ELLS: RESPONSIVE AND RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION AND CURRICULUM https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569292491 2023-04-26 19:38:31 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569292491 1. District creates and holds an instructional vision for ELLs that affords standards aligned instruction for college and career readiness. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569293053 2023-04-26 19:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569293053 2. District prioritizes socio-emotional supports for ELLs along with an emphasis on rigorous academic instruction. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569293315 2023-04-26 19:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569293315 3. District develops a system-wide model for Response To Intervention (RTI) specifically for ELLs. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569293525 2023-04-26 19:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569293525 4. Curriculum guides integrate content and discipline-specific language competencies and literacies development in their scope and sequence, sample lessons, and units. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569293740 2023-04-26 19:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569293740 RESOURCE & FUNDING https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569294099 2023-04-26 19:40:08 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569294099 1. District intentionally sets aside funds in support of making this vision a reality. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569294283 2023-04-26 19:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569294283 2. District invests in assessment resources in English and students home languages. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569294523 2023-04-26 19:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569294523 3. District adopts and purchases a variety of high quality, age- and grade-appropriate materials that support rigorous instruction in all content areas in English and the students’ native languages. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569294722 2023-04-26 19:40:49 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569294722 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569295000 2023-04-26 19:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569295000 1. Districts design professional learning series that bring ESL/bilingual teachers, content area teachers and principals together for learning and inquiry experiences that build their capacity to educate ELLs to grade level standards. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569295238 2023-04-26 19:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569295238 2. District ensures that site based professional learning opportunities provide time and structures for all teachers of ELLs to learn from each other and plan instruction for ELLs. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569295429 2023-04-26 19:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569295429 3. District funds, protects and schedules time for ESL teachers and content area teachers to collaborate on lesson design, co-teach, evaluate and refine units of instruction. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569295752 2023-04-26 19:41:58 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569295752 4. District builds the educators’ capacity to understand that ELLs are not a monolithic group, recognizing their diversity of language, culture, prior schooling, etc. This diversity should be considered when making decisions at the district, school and classroom level. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569296096 2023-04-26 19:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569296096 5. District and schools’ professional development is informed by the latest research and evidenced based practices on ELL instruction. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569296284 2023-04-26 19:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569296284 6. District recruits, hires, and develops highly qualified administrators and teachers with ELL expertise. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569296470 2023-04-26 19:42:44 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569296470 7. District provides professional learning opportunities to educators at all levels within the district to enhance their expertise to work with ELLs. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569296690 2023-04-26 19:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569296690 8. District ensures that bilingual teachers have professional learning opportunities designed to enrich their content and discipline-specific language and literacy fluency in the native languages. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569296915 2023-04-26 19:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569296915 DISTRICT ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTIVE OF QUALITY INSTRUCTION https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569297325 2023-04-26 19:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569297325 1. District evaluation tools, protocols and processes for all teachers and administrators integrate content and academic language and literacies. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569297611 2023-04-26 19:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569297611 2. District builds a culture of collaborative inquiry through professional learning plans that bring a focus toELL subgroups and help build capacity for quality teaching. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569297769 2023-04-26 19:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569297769 3. District departments work cross-functionally within the system’s given structures to ensure that all ELLs’ needs are met. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569297960 2023-04-26 19:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569297960 4. District creates structures and processes for the evaluation of bilingual classroom aligned to standards to include grade level content and language development as well as transference to English. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569298132 2023-04-26 19:44:41 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569298132 5. District examines policies and practices for alignment to high quality integrated discipline-specific language development and disciplinary knowledge, practices and competencies. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569298374 2023-04-26 19:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569298374 DATA USED TO DIAGNOSE AND INFORM https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569298637 2023-04-26 19:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569298637 1. District invests, creates and provides robust data collection and reporting systems around student literacy and content area achievement. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569299112 2023-04-26 19:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569299112 2. District benchmark assessments and formative assessment practices integrate content and discipline-specific language competencies and literacies development. Educators learn how to examine student work for content and language demands as well as knowledge and language production. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569299335 2023-04-26 19:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569299335 3. District creates structures and systems that enable schools to access and analyze data relevant to ELL student performance and progress. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569299500 2023-04-26 19:46:19 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569299500 4. District identifies or creates tools to observe evidence of the rigorous content and discipline-specific discourse in practice, and has clear and comprehensive means for improving implementation when schools need support. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569299832 2023-04-26 19:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569299832 5. District acknowledges administrators and teachers who have expertise and showcases their knowledge for others to learn from within the district. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569300034 2023-04-26 19:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569300034 6. District secures or creates benchmarks and tools to evaluate progress towards successful implementation of ELL programs and makes adjustments along the way as necessary. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569300260 2023-04-26 19:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569300260 7. District supports and facilitates groups of educators engaged in developing curriculum promoting formative assessment practices for bilingual classrooms. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569300495 2023-04-26 19:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569300495 8. District personnel help teachers learn the specific linguistic features of formative assessment practices and summative assessments. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569300723 2023-04-26 19:47:42 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569300723 9. District establishes a process of intake so that baseline assessments in the native language and EnglishLanguage proficiency can be obtained from students and education histories can be documented. https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569300939 2023-04-26 19:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/10119068/abxl7vtlm9nlzgoo/wish/2569300939