bilingual education at mkes
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Bilingual Education at MKES. Update from the Bilingual Instruction Study Committee. October 10, 2013. January 29, 2014. Table of Contents. Bilingual Instruction Study Committee Bilingual education at MKES (2013-14) Two-way dual language instruction in grade 1 (2014-15) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
October 10, 2013
Bilingual Educatio
n at MKES
Update from the Bilingual Instruction Study
Committee
January 29, 2014
Table of Contents
• Bilingual Instruction Study Committee• Bilingual education at MKES (2013-14)• Two-way dual language instruction in
grade 1 (2014-15)• Implementation (2014-15)• Vision for continued program
development
Bilingual Instruction Study Committee (BISC)Co-chairsSue OstrofskyDrew PatrickAdrienne Viscardi
LeadershipDr. Edward EscobarZbynek GoldStacey HaynsworthDanielle LevinAna PiqueroKweon Stambaugh
FacultyMarisa BonitatibusSallyanne CorsaroChristian EvansEllen GermainDr. Jennifer FieldsAdriana MacGregorMadelyn OrtizDaniella PitrulleMichael RuggieroAmy UngerVivi Vargas-SherryAndrew Weidmann
Bilingual Instruction Study Committee (BISC)
ParentsErica CharpentierMinette FuentesMark BrauningAmy FergussonJennifer GagliardiLeigh HodgsonBarbara IngraldiAnita Rivera
Mary Anne SalvatorelliSandra SargissonLeslie Webb
Community MembersCarola BraccoDeirdre JohnsonPaula KumarKaren Stein
At MKES
One in three students is an English language learner (LEP eligible or former LEP)
At MKES in kindergarten
One in two students is an English language learner
(LEP eligible)
At MKES in kindergarten
All students are emergent bilinguals
Bilingual education at MKES (2013-14)
• Spanish language arts for ELLs • K-LOTE: Spanish language
instruction for all English-dominant students
Kindergarten: Enhanced Bilingual Education Program
• Spanish literacy instruction for ELLs through content
• Pull-out model running concurrently with grade-level content instruction
Grades 1-2: Developmental
Bilingual Education
• Title III-funded after-school program taught by bilingual elementary teacher
Grades 3-4: Spanish
Language Arts Enrichment
Two-way Dual Language Bilingual Education in grade 1 (2014-15)
two-waytwo groups of learners
dual languagetwo languages of instruction
• 50/50 model
• Enrollment is open to all MKES students entering grade 1
• All sections are heterogeneous
• Two classrooms are paired– English Zone– Spanish Zone
Two-way Dual Language Bilingual Education in grade 1 (2014-15)
• Classroom instruction occurs in the language of the Zone for the entire day
• Students change zones every other day
• Content is not taught twice
• Instruction resumes the next day in the other language
Two-way Dual Language Bilingual Education in grade 1 (2014-15)
John and Lucy in first grade:My homeroom teacher
is Ms. English!My homeroom teacher
is Ms. Spanish!
A week in the life of two-way dual language bilingual education at MKES in 2014-15
John’s week in grade 1Monday
with Ms. ETuesday
with Ms. SWednesday with Ms. E
Thursday with Ms. S
Friday with Ms. E
Morning meeting
Morning meeting
Morning meeting
Morning meeting
Morning meeting
Math Lesson 1 in English
Math Lesson 2 in Spanish
Math Lesson 3 in English
Math Lesson 4 in Spanish
Math Lesson 5 in English
Literacy Lesson 1 in English
Literacy Lesson 2 in Spanish
Literacy Lesson 3 in English
Literacy Lesson 4 in Spanish
Literacy Lesson 5 in English
Recess/Lunch
CORE English CORE Spanish CORE English CORE Spanish CORE English
ENCORE classes: Physical Education, Art, and MusicScience/SS Lesson 1 in
English
Science/SS Lesson 2 in
Spanish
Science/SS Lesson 3 in
English
Science/SS Lesson 4 in
Spanish
Science/SS Lesson 5 in
English
Lucy’s week in grade 1Monday
with Ms. STuesday
with Ms. EWednesday with Ms. S
Thursday with Ms. E
Friday with Ms. S
Morning meeting
Morning meeting
Morning meeting
Morning meeting
Morning meeting
Math Lesson 1 in Spanish
Math Lesson 2 in English
Math Lesson 3 in Spanish
Math Lesson 4 in English
Math Lesson 5 in Spanish
Literacy Lesson 1 in Spanish
Literacy Lesson 2 in English
Literacy Lesson 3 in Spanish
Literacy Lesson 4 in English
Literacy Lesson 5 in Spanish
Recess/Lunch
CORE Spanish CORE English CORE Spanish CORE English CORE Spanish
ENCORE classes: Physical Education, Art, and MusicScience/SS Lesson 1 in
Spanish
Science/SS Lesson 2 in
English
Science/SS Lesson 3 in
Spanish
Science/SS Lesson 4 in
English
Science/SS Lesson 5 in
Spanish
Enrollment process
• March 4– Parent information meeting – Opportunity to enroll in dual language
bilingual education– Remaining enrollment forms will be mailed
• June 10– Parent information meeting at MKES– Discussion of resources, planning,
communication
Implementation (2014-15)
• Curricular planning and development
• Assessment planning and development
• Report card development
• Professional development
• Parental engagement and ongoing support
Constructing a shared vision beyond 2014-2015
• Exploring options for bilingual education and LOTE in other elementary schools
• Planning for instruction at the secondary level
