Unlocking the Treasures to 21st Century Learning
A Treasure Map
of Cutting-Edge
Professional Development
and Coaching
Ivanna Mann Thrower Anderson, NCDPI, ESL/Title III Consultant
Karen Klimkowski Solís, Gaston County Schools, ESL Teacher
November 8, 2013
Objectives
Envisioning the “Map”
Nuggets along the Way
A. WIDA Standards
i. Academic Language
ii. Performance Definitions
iii. Can Dos
iv. MPIs
B. DPI Initiatives For ELLs
i. SIOP
ii. ExC-ELL
iii. LinguaFolio
3. The Treasure
1.
2.
Envisioning the Map
Serving ALL learners in North Carolina
Nuggets Along the Way
The WIDA Standards
Social
Instructional
Language
Language of
Language
Arts
Language of
Mathematics
Language of
Science
ACADEMIC LANGUAGE
We are all
language teachers!
Language of
Social Studies
Guiding Principles
More Nuggets
ExC-ELL
The SIOP Model
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Preparation
Building Background
Comprehensible Input
Strategies
Interaction
Practice/Application
Lesson Delivery
Review/Assessment
ExC-ELL Seven Steps for Vocabulary
1. Say the word. Students repeat the word 3
times.
2. State the word in context from the text.
3. Provide the dictionary definition(s).
4. Explain meaning with student-friendly
definitions.
ExC-ELL
• Can teach
syntax, re
5. Highlight grammar, spelling, polysemy, etc.
• In 5 days
6.  Engage students in activities to develop
word/concept knowledge.
the year?
7. Remind students how/when to use the word.
• With expe
• With site-
ESL LinguaFolio
Reading Excerpt from a Self-Assessment Checklist
Self-Assessment Checklist For: ___________________________________
Developing-Level 3
I can follow written instructions to complete assignments and tests.
I can understand information from charts, tables and graphs.
I can use context clues to understand the meaning of words.
I can find information I need for assignments in simple nonfiction texts or reference materials.
I can understand main ideas and some details in paragraphs, if there are pictures, illustrations, or
familiar words to help me.
I can put pictures and/or sentences in order to show the main idea of a story
I can read and understand a book that I choose.
Source: Reading Section from an ESL LinguaFolio Self-Assessment Checklist
http://tinyurl.com/ESLLinguafolio
This is one
of my
goals
I can do
this easily
and well
Reading EXCERPT
WIDA Online Training Modules
“Our hope is that all teachers, not just
ESL teachers, will embed explicit
language instruction in their teaching.
The WIDA standards and the processes
described in this training are designed
to provide teachers with specific
strategies to support instruction and to
introduce resources that support
student acquisition of academic
language.”
NCDPI Training Module Course Manual
Question and Answer
ExC-ELL
The North Carolina
Perspective
“The final, resounding message North
Carolina sends is that we are all language
teachers. Up-to-date, standards-based, datadriven approaches to initiatives are essential
for accelerated academic language acquisition.
English learners are members of our
communities and schools, and we have
profound ethical and legal responsibilities to
ensure equity and equality for all students in
our state….North Carolina is proud of its
initiatives. We hold fast to the notion that
public K-12 education is for all. As we
continue to grow and change, we aim to hold
ourselves to the highest of state and national
standards for best-practices in English learner
education.”
(Lachance & Marino, 2012, p. 22)
NABE Perspectives, (2012). 34(3).
ELD Standards
in the Era of Common Core:
Knowing the Direction
of the Compass
Increased Student Outcomes
Option 1: The Leader
Increased Student Outcomes
Option 2: Build Capacity
The ELL Support Team…Gems
The NCDPI ELL Support Team offers a
variety of assistance for NC initiatives
• Face-to-face and virtual training/follow-up
• Implementation guidance and sustained
support
• Coaching
• The golden WIDA piece
Our Gems
The ELL Support Team
Karen Solis
ELL Support Team Member
Question and Answer
Treasure along the Way
• SIOP Training Team
• SIOP Support Initiatives
• SIOP Support Team
• ExC-ELL Support Team
• External Coordinator
• Blended Initiatives
ELL Support Team Goals
• Build site capacity
• 21st Century Skills
• Provide consistent
support with
individualized
approach
• CCSS/NC
Essential
Standards
• WIDA Standards
• Strategic focus on
student outcomes
EMBEDDED in ALL we do
Setting Sail…
The Logistics
• Site-based capacity—
Our CORE mission
• Weaving WIDA into it
ALL
• Centralized coordination
• Scope of services
• Funding—being
creative and making
the most of it!
• Sustainability of
effective PD and
data collection
Tools for Effectiveness
• LEA Implementation
Plans
• Contracts for
Hosting
• Collaborative
platforms: Moodle,
• Monthly Update
Webinars
Google, LiveBinder,
Dropbox,
TeacherStudio
• State Meetings
and Conferences
Treasure Hunting
• Our Team Goals
– Capacity
– Sustainability
– Data Collection,
Analysis and
Application
Getting the Picture
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Visibility
Showcasing
Care
Flexibility
Question and Answer
Your Feedback!
Contacts
Ivanna Mann Thrower Anderson
Dr. Joan Lachance
ESL/Title III Consultant
ELL Support Team Coordinator
NC Department of Public Instruction
UNC Charlotte
919-807-3860
Assistant Professor of TESL
ivanna.thrower@dpi.nc.gov
JLachance@uncc.edu
Charlotte “Nadja” Trez
Karen Klimkowski Solís
ESL/Title III Consultant
ESL Teacher
NC Department of Public Instruction
Gaston County Schools
919-807-3866
704-866-6618
nadja.trez@dpi.nc.gov
kksolis@gaston.k12.nc.us
http://eldnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/ELD+Home