ELD Institute Practicum
Rigorous ELD Instruction
Using Enhanced Into English! Lessons
Presentation Outline
1. No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
2. ELD Initiative Goals and Title III
AMAOs
3. ELD Institute Practicum Design
4. Rigorous ELD Program
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Federal Title III
• English Language Acquisition
• Language Enhancement
• Academic Achievement
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
1. District Initiative passed Oct. 2002
2. Board passed resolution directing
district-wide professional
development
3. Increase English proficiency and
academic achievement for ELs
Title III ELD Initiative Goals
1. Improve English Learner Programs
2. Provide Quality Professional Development
3. Strengthen Programs for Immigrant Students
4. Support Accountability for EL Achievement
Annual Measurable
Achievement Objective #1
• Percent of English Learners Will
Make Annual ELD Progress
–One proficiency level as measured by
CELDT
–State target 2004-2005 is 51.5%
Annual Measurable
Achievement Objective #2
• Percent of English Learners Will Reach
English Proficiency
–Early Advanced or Advanced on CELDT
–State target 2004-2005 is 30.7%
Annual Measurable
Achievement Objective #3
• Percent of EL District Subgroup Meet
the AYP Requirement
–Advanced and Proficient performance
–State target for Elementary English language
arts CST 2004-2005 is 24.4%
ELD Institute
Jan. ’04 – Present
Into English! Part A, B, and C Lessons
Into English! Parts A, B, and C
ELD Institute
•Any order
•In order
•Any order
•1 week
•2 weeks
•3 weeks
•Listening/
Speaking
•Reading
•Writing
ELD Institute
Practicum
(May 2005)
Into English! Parts A, B, and C
ELD Institute Practicum
•Begin
w/assessed
lesson
•New order
•New order
•1 week
•3 weeks
•8 days
•Reading
Voc. Dev.
& Comp.
•Writing
Process
•Listening/
Speaking
(last 5 days)
Research-Based
• Communicative Language
Teaching (Hymes, 1972)
• Theme-Based Approach (Kessler &
Quinn, 1989)
• Competency-Based Language
Teaching (Docking, 1994)
• Task-Based Language Teaching
(Willis, 1996; Skehan, 1998; Feez,
1998)
Task-Based Language Teaching
“Task-Based Language Teaching
(TBLT) is an approach based on
the use of tasks as the core unit of
planning and instruction in
language teaching.”
Skehan (1998), Ellis (1998), Nunan (1996)
Task-Based Language Teaching
TBLT Goals
1. Set behavior and lesson objectives.
2. Access prior knowledge and link to
new comprehensible input.
3. Use task-based activity to explicitly
teach language forms & functions.
4. Practice communicatively through
structured oral and written tasks.
5. Self-evaluate and reflect.
6. Practice acquired forms and
functions outside the ELD block.
ELD Institute Practicum
Lesson 4 from Part A
extended to four days
Enhanced IE! Lesson 4
Day 1 (page 2)
• Read Original Lesson
• Note ELD Standards
Assessed in Student
Progress Form
Enhanced IE! Lesson 4
Day 1 (page 3)
• Standards of Behavior
• Objectives
Enhanced IE! Lesson 4
Day 1 (page 4)
• Think-Pair-Share
• Ballparking Opportunity
Enhanced IE! Lesson 4
Day 1 (page 5)
• Circle Map
• Multilevel
Differentiation
Enhanced IE! Lesson 4
Day 1 (page 6)
• Frame of Reference
• Lesson Closure
– Reflect and Review
Objectives
Enhanced IE! Lesson 4
Day 2 (page 8)
• Review Prior Learning
Using the Circle Map
• Review and Introduce
New Objectives
Enhanced IE! Lesson 4
Day 3 (page 13)
• Review Prior Learning
Using the Circle Map
• Review and Introduce
New Objectives
Enhanced IE! Lesson 4
Day 3 (page 14)
• Students Sing Song
• Authentic Assessment
Opportunity (use Student
Progress Form)
Enhanced IE! Lesson 4
Day 3 (page 15)
• Pull Out and Talk
• Multilevel
Differentiation
Enhanced IE! Lesson 4
Day 4 (page 18)
• Review prior learning
• Review and Introduce
New Objectives
Enhanced IE! Lesson 4
Day 4 (page 19)
• Pull Out and Write
• Communication Guide
Enhanced IE! Lesson 4
Day 4 (page 20)
• Writing Task
• Differentiation
Opportunity
• Share
Enhanced IE! Lesson 4
Day 4 (page 21)
• Lesson Closure
– Reflect and review
objectives
Adding Rigor to Into English!
Alignment to
ELD
Standards
ELD Portfolio
Assessment
ELD Institute Practicum Goals
English Learner Progress Objectives
Portfolio / CELDT Level
Pre
CST (ELA) Level
Post
Pre
Post
ELD 2/3
FBB
BB
ELD 3
ELD 4
BB
B
ELD 4/5
RFEP
B
P
P
A
ELD 1
ELD 2
RFEP
ELD Institute Practicum
For Teachers
Seminars
Practicum
Peer Coaching
• Teachers
receive
research based
seminars and
view demo
lessons.
• Teachers teach
enhanced
lessons and
observe peers.
• Teachers
participate in
peer
coaching.
Building Teaching Taxonomy
6 Renewal
5 Integration
4B Refinement
4A Routine
3 Mechanical
2 Preparation
1 Orientation
0 Nonuse
Educational Equity: The Path Worth Taking
Closing The Achievement Gap for English Learners
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