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- 1. PROJECT EXCELL: EXCEPTIONAL COLLABORATION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING Laura Lukens ELL Program Coordinator, North Kansas City Schools llukens@nkcschools.org
- 2. The Challenge of Changing Communities: Preparing All Teachers Project EXCELL: • 2007 National Professional Development Grant U.S. Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) • Purpose: To better prepare all teachers to work with English Language Learners • Partnership between UMKC School of Education and North Kansas City Schools, with technical assistance provided by the Center for Applied Linguistics Project EXCELL
- 3. Project EXCELL Goals: 1. To improve UMKC’s teacher education programs in order to better prepare all faculty and teachers to provide effective instruction to LEP students. 2. To improve the effectiveness of educational personnel working with LEP students in NKCS through high-quality professional development. 3. To improve LEP students’ academic achievement and English language acquisition.
- 4. By the Numbers: • Funding for five years • 2007- 2012 • 2013: Year 6 extension • $300,000 per year • $1.5 million total Project EXCELL
- 5. NKC Schools CAL Consultants ELL Faculty Inservice and Syllabus Revision Teacher Training Grant Coordination Project EXCELL Collaboration Model Project EXCELL
- 6. Project EXCELL at UMKC Goal 1: To improve UMKC’s teacher education programs in order to better prepare all faculty and teachers to provide effective instruction to LEP students. Objectives: • Faculty will participate in PD related to best practices for LEP students • Faculty will incorporate ELL strategies and concepts into instruction • Faculty will revise syllabi to reflect ELL content and strategies • Course development and revision • Placement of pre-service teachers in settings with LEP students and ELL trained teachers How Accomplish: • CAL Seminars • Language Leaders-Faculty Advisory Group • Multicultural Wednesdays • Guest Lectures • Development of new endorsement sequence and other courses
- 7. Project EXCELL in NKCS Project EXCELL
- 8. Project EXCELL in NKCS Three-tiered professional development model: • District-wide • Individual buildings • Individual teachers ELL Master Trainers Project EXCELL ELL Building Teams ELL Endorsement Program
- 9. ELL Master Trainers • ELL Master Trainers: • Core group of 12 intensively trained staff • District Teachers: ELL, Mainstream, Specialists • Deliver ELL PD district-wide: • District Staff Development • Professional Growth Courses • Targeted building staff development • Provide “menu” of ELL training modules for specific needs in buildings • Offer at least one ELL PGC course per semester for district teachers • Infuse ELL content into all district staff development Endorsement Candidates ELL Building Teams ELL Master Trainers
- 10. ELL Building Teams • Project EXCELL will train school teams on strategies to address ELL student achievement in individual buildings • Intensive training on elementary OR secondary ELL methods: • Differentiating instruction for ELLs • Sheltered content instruction • Cultural considerations • Assessment of ELLs Project EXCELL Endorsement Candidates ELL Building Teams ELL Master Trainers
- 11. ELL Building Teams Objectives: • Utilize strategies and knowledge gained through training • Develop ELL components of School Improvement Plan and building Staff Development Plan to increase ELL student achievement • Data analysis and consultation with Project EXCELL Facilitator and other team members • Opportunities for ongoing consultation during the five years of the Project as new groups are brought into the Project Project EXCELL Davidson Elementary Home of the Comets
- 12. On-Site ELL Endorsement • 15 NKCS teachers per year are selected for ELL endorsement program • Tuition and materials paid by Project EXCELL • Courses are provided at district locations during release time, after school and during the summer • Courses are delivered through UMKC adjunct faculty and Center for Applied Linguistics Instructors Project EXCELL Endorsement Candidates ELL Building Teams ELL Master Trainers
- 13. Practitioner Orientation • Philosophical orientation of all courses: • For working teachers by working teachers • Research base for all courses: • CAL’s Five Principles of Sheltered Instruction • Five Guiding Questions Project EXCELL
- 14. On-Site ELL Endorsement Program Course of Study: • Spring: 1. Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages • Six days pulled out with subs • Location: UMKC Northland Campus • CAL Instructor 2. Intercultural Communications • 14 weeks, Monday nights, 4:30-7:15PM • Location: NKCS admin campus • UMKC Adjunct • Summer: 3. Second Language Acquisition • Six days (8:00-3:30) in July • Location: Northgate Middle School • CAL Instructor • Fall: 4. ESL in the Content Areas • 14 weeks, Monday nights, 4:30-7:15PM • Location: NKCS admin campus • UMKC Adjunct 5. Teaching Reading to ELLs • Six days pulled out with subs • Location: UMKC Northland Campus • CAL Instructor 6. Practicum in TESOL • Two semester Practicum with class meetings and regular observations/coaching from instructor • Location: NKCS locations • UMKC Adjunct • Following Spring: 7. Linguistics for ESOL Teachers • 14 weeks, Monday nights, 4:30-7:15PM • Location: Crestview Elementary School • UMKC Adjunct • Complete Practicum ELL Master Trainers Project EXCELL ELL Building Teams ELL Endorsed Teachers
- 15. The GO TO Strategies: ScaffoldingOptionsforTeachersof ELLs • Outgrowth of Project EXCELL and work with NKCS Principals’ Collaborative Group • Based on CAL’s Five Principles of Sheltered Instruction • Authors: Linda New Levine, Laura Lukens, and Betty Ansin Smallwood • References all strategies taught to teachers throughout Project EXCELL • Scaffolds rigorous instruction for ELLs as Missouri transitions to the Common Core State Standards Project EXCELL
- 16. The GO TO Strategies: Scaffolding Options for Teachers of ELLs A “suite” of resources for use in content or ELL classrooms, plus training modules for teachers: • Introduction to the GO TO Strategies • Strategic Teaching and Learning Guided by the Five Principles of Instruction for ELLs • Strategies Matrix • Strategies Inventory • Strategies Glossary Project EXCELL
- 17. Strategic Teaching and Learning Using the Principles • Principle 1. Focus on academic language, literacy, and vocabulary. • Principle 2. Link background knowledge and culture to learning. • Principle 3. Increase comprehensible input and language output. • Principle 4. Promote classroom interaction. • Principle 5. Stimulate higher order thinking and the use of learning strategies.
- 18. The GO TO Strategies Matrix
- 19. GO TO Strategies Inventory The Inventory includes a Table of Contents listing each strategy according to seven key teaching or learning purposes. These categories are: • Community Building Strategies • Interactive Strategies • Teaching Strategies • Student Learning Strategies • Vocabulary Teaching Strategies • Reading Strategies • Writing Strategies
- 20. GO TO Strategies Glossary The Glossary lists the strategies alphabetically: • Describes each strategy • Identifies each strategy’s primary purpose and the ways that the strategy can be modified for different groups of students • Provides examples in the form of charts and graphs to further clarify the strategies
- 21. Project EXCELL Outcomes • Over 90% of UMKC School of Education syllabi were revised to incorporate ELL content • 59 NKCS teachers earned Missouri ESOL certification • 4 of these teachers are now ELL teachers in NKCS • 15 ELL Building Teams were trained • 12 ELL Master Trainers were trained, who in turn delivered professional development district-wide • NKCS ELL curriculum was developed and written • The GO TO Strategies project was developed and disseminated. Training modules were delivered in various venues. • AMAOs 1 and 2 met consistently in district, scores on MAP CA and Math improving steadily • Increasing numbers of students transitioning out of ELL program into general education setting each year
- 22. Project EXCELL Laura Lukens NKCS ELL Program Coordinator llukens@nkcschools.org (816)413-5115
Notes de l'éditeur
- Genesis of the project NKCSTraining principals on CAN DO Descriptors and ACCESS scoresThey wanted a “teacher CAN DO” documentThought about cataloging all the strategies taught throughout the life of PE in one document, starting with a matrix of strategies that could be used with the CAN Dos to scaffold instruction for ELLs across language domains and proficiency levelsThe GO TO Strategies Project is an outcome of the Project EXCELL professional development delivered to the NKCS teachers. It is designed to be used as a reference by classroom teachers of English language learners (ELLs), ELL teachers, special education teachers, principals and other supervisors overseeing the instruction of diverse groups of students in North Kansas City Schools and elsewhere, and for professional development for teachers.
- A suite of documents:IntroductionStrategies sorted by principle of instructionStrategies MatrixStrategies InventoryStrategies Glossary
- The GO TO Strategies Matrix consists of a one-page chart listing from three to six exemplary strategies for each of the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing at five different language proficiency levels. The strategies identified for a specific proficiency level can be modified by teachers for students at other proficiency levels (either lower or higher). The chart is intended to be a quick reference guide for teachers in planning and implementing instructional modifications for ELLs in their content classes. On the back of the matrix, sample strategies are briefly defined to demonstrate how to scaffold instruction for ELLs across the proficiency levels in each language domain.
- Individual strategies are described in a two-column chart characterizing the Teacher’s Actions and the Student’s Actions for each strategy. These descriptions help to clarify the instructional context of the strategies. In addition, each strategy is labeled by language proficiency, teaching/learning purpose, and classroom grouping configuration.