ESL/Title III January Update

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JANUARY, 2019

English Learner Coordinators

K-12 STANDARDS, CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

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      IN THIS ISSUE:

  • SC&I Division Reorganization
  • Title III
  • EL Coordinator Meeting
  • ACCESS Testing
  • Spotlight
  • WIDA Updates
  • Professional Learning Opportunities
  • Wikispaces Transition

SC&I DIVISION REORGANIZATION

SC&I Division Reorg

The K-12 Standards, Curriculum, and Instruction Division has been reorganized to ensure appropriate representation across all content areas, initiatives, and programs supported by the division as follows: -English Language Arts & Languages -Mathematics, Science, & STEM -Social Studies & Arts Education -Specialized Instructional Support & NC Healthy Schools.

TITLE III

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February Immigrant Headcount

The Immigrant Headcount runs this year from February 1st to February 22nd.

Please validate your roster of students to ensure accuracy for your immigrant headcount. The Immigrant Headcount is used for the federal PRC 111 funds. 

 

Immigrant Data Collection User guide

 

For more information contact Marshall Foster at marshall.foster@dpi.nc.gov

 

EL COORDINATOR MEETING

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EL Coordinators' Meeting 

Due to the hurricane that impacted a large number of our school districts during the fall, the EL Coordinators' Meeting was postponed.

 

We have rescheduled the meeting to January 18, 2019 from 9:30 am - 4:30 pm at the Education Building (NCDPI) - 301 N Wilmington St, Raleigh, NC 27601 in Room 150.

 

We appreciate the high response rate to the upcoming EL Coordinators' Meeting. However, we are at full capacity and we need to limit representation from School districts to 2 people in person.

 

Please complete this registration form to attend in person: bit.ly/ELCoordinators2019

 

We are providing a virtual option for additional members of your team who want to participate. 

Register for the event to attend virtually.

 

ACCESS TESTING

ACCESS Testing

Testing Window

ACCESS for ELLs is given to all ELs during the annual testing window. This year's testing dates are:

12/31/18-3/8/19

WIDA AMS test setup available for test sessions

1/15/19

Districts receive test materials

1/28/19-3/8/19

Test Window

1/15/19-3/1/19

Additional test materials ordering window in AMS

3/15/19

Deadline for shipping completed test materials to DRC

4/1/19-4/12/19

Pre-reporting data validation – LEAs in AMS

5/24/19

Districts receive reports – Online

5/30/19

Districts receive reports – Printed

 

Policies and Procedures for Testing Students Identified as English Learners (ELs)

SPOTLIGHT

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Susan Walz, New ESL/Title III Data Specialist

Join us in welcoming Ms. Susan Walz to the state ESL/Title III Team. Susan is originally from Michigan. She has worked with Cumberland County Schools (CCS) in the ESL Department since 2007. She began as an ESL teacher and for the last five years, she has worked in data and testing accountability. Before ESL, Susan ran a mental health program in Michigan. It was in this environment that she saw firsthand the value of education and its long term impact on a person's life. When she and her husband moved to North Carolina in 2005, she made a career change into education and fell in love with the ESL program.  

Susan has a daughter who still lives in Michigan and one in Colorado. She lives with her husband in Fayetteville, NC. In her free time, she likes to upholster furniture.

 

Email: Susan.Walz@dpi.nc.gov

Phone: 919-807-3953

 

WIDA UPDATES

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Online Workshops

North Carolina is one of the pilot states offering the first four WIDA eWorkshops. These online workshops are available until summer 2019. There is a special award for school districts with more than 10 content area and ESL teachers who complete the workshops.

 

Flyer: WIDA eLearning Workshops

 

1. If you already have a WIDA account, login to your account and look for the eLearning Center Icon.

 

2. If you do NOT have a WIDA account, complete this form: I need a WIDA account to complete the online workshops.

 

For more information contact Xatli Stox at xatli.stox@dpi.nc.gov

 

WIDA Early Years - New Webinar Available

What K-12 Educators Can Do to Support Young
Multilingual Children
This webinar discusses school readiness and raises three key guiding questions: Is your district ready to support young multilingual children? Is your school ready? Is your staff ready? Young multilingual children are children ages birth to five who are
developing more than one language. Ensuring a smooth transition from early care and education, or ECE, environments to K-12 systems is critical to their success.


Objectives
Participants, or viewers, will be able to:
• Discuss differences between the WIDA Standards Framework components for Early Years versus K-12
• Identify appropriate ways to integrate WIDA Early Years resources into local practice
• Identify ways to address unifying themes in the WIDA Essential Actions for Early Years and K-12

 

Target Audience
This webinar is designed specifically for K-12 educators. However, the content can also benefit early care and education (ECE) audiences. We encourage collaborative teams of K-12 and ECE educators to view the webinar together.
• K-12
    - EL/Bilingual teachers
    - Content teachers
    - District and School Leaders
• Early Care and Education
    - Practitioners
    - Teachers
    - Program Leaders

 

"Are We Ready?" Webinar (Login to your WIDA Account)

"Are We Ready?" Handout

 

 

ALTELLA (Alternate English Language Learning Assessment) Project Resources

Report about Standards Prioritization for English Learners with Significant Cognitive Disabilities


The ALTELLA project published a report about a prioritization process of standards for English learners with significant cognitive disabilities. The report details the three-day workshop, where 35 participants from five states discussed three sets of English Language Proficiency (ELP) standards: WIDA, ELPA21, and AZELLA and made decisions about what standards are most important for this subpopulation of students.

Briefs about Classroom Applications for English Learners with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
Researchers from the ALTELLA project have published briefs about classroom applications for English learners with significant cognitive disabilities. These briefs include topics on:

 
More information and resources are available at altella.wceruw.org.

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Sponsored Educators Fall 2018

We celebrate the professional learning opportunities that the ESL/Title III team was able to provide for all educators in the state. We had representation from several school districts and we are working on providing new opportunities during the spring.

 

Educators who participated in sponsored activities (June-December, 2018) will receive a follow-up email with details to complete one of the following tasks:

  • Write a summary of highlights and key takeaways
  • Co-host a Twitter chat
  • Co-lead a book study
  • Co-develop an online course
  • Offer a session in the LEA/Charter school

Stay tuned for new professional learning opportunities!!

 

CONFERENCES

SAVE THE DATE!

The summer EL Support Conference will be held the first week of August in Greensboro, NC.

 

We would like to get your feedback as we prepare for this year's conference: Your Feedback!

 

Direct link: bit.ly/ncels19feedback

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NCDLI2019

7th International Conference on Immersion & Dual Language Education

February 6 - 9 in Charlotte, North Carolina

 

To learn more about the conference and to register, visit https://www.ncdli2019.com/
TALGS2019

16th Annual TALGS Conference 2019 

February 9 in Greensboro, North Carolina

 

To learn more about the conference and to register, visit the TALGS Website.

WIKISPACES TRANSITION

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The NCDPI wikispaces will no longer be available because the company has gone out of business. NCDPI will be using Google Sites as the replacement for the previous wikispaces. You may visit our new Google Division home site at: (https://sites.google.com/dpi.nc.gov/k-12-sci/home). This site provides additional information about SC&I and links to all google sites managed by the division, information about the NC Standard Course of Study, information for CAOs and C and I Leaders, including archived editions of these listserv updates, and contact information for our staff. You are encouraged to also stay informed by staying in close contact with your Chief Academic Officer and to subscribe to any additional listservs of interest for more specific information regarding a variety of topics, such as grade-specific content listservs, legislative updates, etc.

 

The staff at NCDPI strives to support you in providing a well-rounded education where each student follows his or her personal pathway to success! Thank you for all that you do to serve NC’s over 1.5 million school children.

 

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