Los Angeles Unified School District
Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and School Support
Multilingual and Multicultural Education Department
Academic English Mastery Program
Overview of the CLR Secondary Teacher Fellowship-Fall 2014
The Multilingual and Multicultural Education Department is establishing The Culturally and
Linguistically Responsive (CLR) Secondary Teacher Fellowship for teachers of SEL students, who
are leaders, learners, and advocates. These teachers will work in partnership with the AEMP
instructional team and Central instructional staff to deepen their knowledge about the needs of SEL
students, the purpose of CLR theory and curriculum, and its connection to the CCSS. CLR Secondary
Teacher Fellows will be provided in-depth professional development to build a strong foundation in
the philosophy, development and implementation of CLR curricular units.
Deadline-Monday October 20, 2014
Application-Due October 20, 2014: http://tinyurl.com/CLRFELLOWSHIPAPP
Principal Recommendation Form-Due October 20, 2014: http://tinyurl.com/CLRPrincipalRecForm
Secondary CLR Fellowship Goals
 Build teacher capacity around:
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The origin and nature of SEL language varieties
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Incorporating the 5 Pedagogical Areas of CLR into instruction
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Building Academic Language to meet CCSS
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Planning and development of CCSS-aligned CLR curriculum in English or Social Studies
 Create a cadre of exemplary CLR Secondary teachers who will participate in a professional
learning network
Secondary CLR Fellowship
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Presently teach in a Secondary (English or Social Science) Classroom
Hold a Single Subject Credential in English or Social Science
Successful Teaching Experience (principal verification required)
Knowledgeable in the use of various technology platforms
Strong critical thinking skills
Strong written and oral communication skills
Experience in working in collaborative groups
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Secondary CLR Fellowship Components
Fellowship training-60 hours: $1,500 stipend per semester
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Saturday Class Time: 30 hours of class time (5 Saturdays-10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 12/6, 12/13)
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Classroom Research and Formative Assessment Tasks: 6 hours
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Curriculum Unit Development, Implementation, and Reflection Tasks: 12 hours
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Professional Reading, Writing, and Presentation Tasks: 12 hours
Workstream
To maximize our time and resources, we will be piloting the use of My PLN (My Professional
Learning Network). My PLN will be the learning management system to store all pertinent
documents, turn in all assignments, and most importantly, will be used as a vehicle for
collaboration. My PLN is available to all LAUSD certificated employees.
Classroom Research and Formative Assessment (6 hours)
The practice of culturally and linguistically responsive (CLR) pedagogy requires teachers to engage
in research to continually improve instructionally practice. The purpose of the Classroom Research
Tasks are to allow teachers to closely assess two SEL focal students as a basis from which to make
data-driven pedagogical decisions and design CCSS-aligned CLR lessons in English or Social Studies.
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All written tasks must be typed and double-spaced
All written tasks must be submitted by deadline
Every CLR Secondary Fellow is required to:
 Interview 2 SEL focal students
 Implement:
 a SEL Linguistic Screener to the entire class
 Conduct Contextual Contrastive Analysis with 2 SEL focal students
 Examine academic and linguistic data to inform instruction
 Write a learning profile of 2 SEL focal students based on assessments and interviews
CLR Curricular Unit Development, Implementation, and Reflection Tasks (12 hours)
These tasks are intended to provide teachers with the opportunity to create a curricular unit that
demonstrates how CLR pedagogy can be used to provide access to the CCSS.
Develop and teach:
 A culminating task for SEL students that is aligned to the CCSS and CLR pedagogy
 Four CCSS-aligned CLR lessons based on formative assessments
 For each target lesson write an analysis of how it is designed to help the two SEL
focal students in addition to the entire class
 Conduct a video capture of the culminating task and write a brief reflection on the
culminating task
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Professional Reading, Writing, and Presentation Tasks (12 hours)
All CLR Secondary Teacher Fellows will read texts on the most current practices and approaches
regarding the education of Standard English Learners. Additionally, Fellows will examine the kind
of instruction necessary for these students to reach academic English mastery. CLR Secondary
Teacher Fellows will have a minimum of 4 reading assignments that will consist of a written
analysis of sections in the assigned texts.
Total Time=60 hours
Five 6 hour Saturday Sessions at Bret Harte Prep Middle School (30 hours)
o Saturday, October 25th-Bret Harte MS
o Saturday, November 1st –Bret Harte MS
o *Saturday, November 8th –Special Event @ 74th St. Elementary
o Saturday, December 6th –Bret Harte MS
o Saturday, December 13th- Bret Harte MS
Classroom Research and Formative Assessment (6 hours)
o Interview 2 SEL focal students
o Administer SEL Linguistic Screener to class
o Conduct Contextual Contrastive Analysis with 2 SEL focal students
o Examine linguistic and academic data to inform instruction
o Write a learning profile of 2 SEL focal students based on assessments and interviews
Curricular Unit Development, Implementation, and Reflection Tasks (12 hours)
o Four CCSS-aligned CLR lessons
o Four lesson reflections
o Analysis of student work
o Culminating task
o Video Capture of culminating task
o Reflection on culminating task
Professional Reading, Writing, and Presentation Tasks (12 hours)
o Foundational reading assignments prior to lesson design and homework
assignments
o Written analysis of sections in the assigned texts
Location Brett Harte Preparatory Middle School
9301 S. Hoover St. Los Angeles, CA 90044
Dates: 10/25, 11/1, *11/8, 12/6, and 12/13
*November 8th class will be held at 74th St. Elementary
2112 W. 74th St., Los Angeles, CA 90047
Participants will attend the Teaching ELs and SELs in the Common Core Era Conference that will
be held at that location on that date
If you have any questions, please call the Academic English Mastery Program at
213-241-3340 and/or email Javier San Román at javier.sanroman@lausd.net or Isabel Aguirre at
ixa8391@lausd.net
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