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In March 2021, the North Carolina State Board of Education unanimously approved the 2020 ELD Standard Course of Study (SCOS) for implementation in the 2022-2023 school year. This approval marked the start of the Installation Phase where the NCDPI ESL/Title III Team prepares for initial implementation of the ELD SCOS through planning PSU professional development, support, and resource development.
In an effort to keep stakeholders informed during the Installation Phase, the NCDPI ESL/Title III Team will provide monthly standards updates that contain the latest announcements and current news regarding the ELD SCOS. These updates will be sent every first Tuesday of the month, beginning in September.
Updated ELD Standards Installation Timeline
The NCDPI ESL/Title III Team updated their Installation Timeline outlining the creation of support documents, professional development opportunities, and PSU support.
View the timeline for details.
Save the Dates: Coffee Chats
In the past decade, there have been major changes in K-12 education and language development theory and policy, so the WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards Framework has shifted in response.” - WIDA (2020)
The WIDA ELD Standards are the NC State Board Adopted Standard Course of Study (NCSCOS) for students identified as English Learner students (ELs) in the state. There is a lot to learn and explore in the 2020 edition, so the NCDPI EL Support Team will be facilitating Coffee Chats! These interactive sessions are designed to support educators as they work their way through WIDA’s six-module eLearning course entitled, The WIDA ELD Standards Framework: A Collaborative Approach (available in the WIDA Secure Portal).
The Coffee Chat sessions are designed to help educators synthesize the module materials to be used in their own educational environment through discussion, activities and support as they learn to:
- Connect current knowledge and practices to the 2020 WIDA ELD Standards Framework
- Integrate student assets into content learning
- Make content connections to the Key Language Uses
- Identify Language Expectations
- Find opportunities to make language visible
- Use the WIDA Proficiency Level Descriptors
These virtual sessions will be offered 4:30 - 5:30 PM on the following dates:
- Sept 27
- Oct 11
- Oct 25
- Nov 15
- Nov 29
- Dec 6
Registration and details coming next month!
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