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Supporting students with Academic English needs

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Polling

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Step Away

Raise Hand

Polling


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③ Turn on Talk (and Video!) button.

④ Ask your question.

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⑤ When done, please turn off Talk button.


Connections to Survey ResultsSurvey Item

Question

Q8.1kProfessional development enhances teachers' ability to implement instructional strategies that meet diverse student learning needs.

In which of the following areas (if any) do you need professional development to teach your students more effectively?

Q8.2c Differentiating instruction

Q8.2d English Language Learners

Q8.2e Closing the Achievement Gap

Q8.2g Methods of teaching

Q8.2j Reading strategies

In the past 2 years have you had 10 clock hours or more of professional development in any of the following ?

Q8.3c Differentiating instruction

Q8.3d English Language Learners

Q8.3e Closing the Achievement Gap

Q8.3g Methods of teaching

Q8.3j Reading strategies


Objectives

• Define students who have Academic English learning needs

• Explore strategies to support the development of Academic English competency


Forum Norms

Use chat freely

Provide feedback often

Raise hand to speak

State name before speaking

Turn off microphone

Refrain from multi-tasking

Use chat freely

Provide feedback often

Raise hand to speak

State name before speaking

Turn off microphone

Refrain from multi-tasking


Section 1

Who are our students with

Academic English needs?

Who are our students with

Academic English needs?


Who are our students with Academic English needs?Immigrant English language learners with successful schooling in first language


Who are our students with Academic English needs?Immigrant English language learners with unsuccessful schooling in first language


Who are our students with Academic English needs?United States Schooled bilinguals


Who are our students with Academic English needs?“Academic English” language learners


Application to your context

Students with Academic English Language Learning Needs

% at your

school

1) Immigrant English language learners with successful schooling in first language

2) Immigrant English language learners with unsuccessful schooling in first language

3) United States Schooled bilinguals

4)“Academic English” language learners


A Quick Poll – Question 1

1) What % of the students at your school are Immigrant English language learners with successful schooling in first language?

a) 0-5% b) 6-10%

c) 11-20% d) >20%

1) What % of the students at your school are Immigrant English language learners with successful schooling in first language?

a) 0-5% b) 6-10%

c) 11-20% d) >20%



2) What % of the students at your school are immigrant English language learners with unsuccessful schooling in first language?

a)0-5% b) 6-10%

c) 11-20% d) >20%

2) What % of the students at your school are immigrant English language learners with unsuccessful schooling in first language?

a)0-5% b) 6-10%

c) 11-20% d) >20%



3) What % of the students at your school are United States Schooled bilinguals?

a)0-5% b) 6-10%

c) 11-20% d) >20%

3) What % of the students at your school are United States Schooled bilinguals?

a)0-5% b) 6-10%

c) 11-20% d) >20%



4) What % of the students at your school are “Academic English” language learners?

a)0-5% b) 6-10%

c) 11-20% d) >20%

4) What % of the students at your school are “Academic English” language learners?

a)0-5% b) 6-10%

c) 11-20% d) >20%


Section 2

What do all language

learners need?

What do all language

learners need?


What do all language learners need?

Respect for home culture and language



Explicit instruction in oral and written forms of Academic English



Bridging from prior knowledge to school subject matter



Explicit vocabulary instruction


Discussions in Breakout Groups


Breakout Rooms

Process

Participants are Moved

Private Discussion Rooms

Communication

Pop-up announcements

Raise your hand, and we join you.

Process

Participants are Moved

Private Discussion Rooms

Communication

Pop-up announcements

Raise your hand, and we join you.


Participants will be moved to Breakout Rooms

Participants will be moved to Breakout Rooms

Discussion (4 min)

Explore strategies you could facilitate at your school to support the implementation of at least two of the first four principles shared.

Discussion (4 min)

Explore strategies you could facilitate at your school to support the implementation of at least two of the first four principles shared.

Choose Reporter: Person with longest

first name. (1 min)

Choose Reporter: Person with longest

first name. (1 min)

Language Learner Needs

Reporters prepare to share in main room (1 min)Reporters prepare to share in main room (1 min)



Meaningful content input, based on thematic instruction



Models, visuals and graphic organizers

Cause Effect



Guided Interaction



Assessment that informs Instruction


Comments or Questions

Process:1.Raise your hand.

2.Turn on your mic (and

video!) to share.

3.Turn off your mic (and

video) when done.

4.Lower your hand.

Process:1.Raise your hand.

2.Turn on your mic (and

video!) to share.

3.Turn off your mic (and

video) when done.

4.Lower your hand.


School AssessmentAcademic English support strategy

Strength Proficient Challenge Next Steps?

Respect for home culture and language

Explicit instruction in oral and written forms of Academic English

Bridging from prior knowledge to school subject matter

Explicit vocabulary instruction

Meaningful content input, based on thematic instruction

Models, visuals and graphic organizers

Guided Interaction

Assessment that informs Instruction

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