Monthly Standards Update -- 3rd Issue
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 provides monthly standards updates that contain the latest announcements and current news regarding the ELD SCOS. These updates are sent every first Tuesday of the month.
ELD Coffee Chats
The WIDA ELD Standards are the NC State Board of Education 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:
- Oct 11 (complete Module 2 before the Coffee Chat)
- Oct 25 (complete Module 3 before the Coffee Chat)
- Nov 15 (complete Module 4 before the Coffee Chat)
- Nov 29 (complete Module 5 before the Coffee Chat)
- Dec 06 (complete Module 6 before the Coffee Chat)
Register now! Be sure to "check all" in the top left corner (next to "Date & Time") as this is a multi-session training.
Educators who missed the first session (Module 1) are encouraged to check the video recording and explore the shared resources before joining the next session on October 11, 2021 at 4:30 pm.
NC ELD Standards Resource Hub
The NCDPI ESL/Title III Team has created the NC ELD Standards Resource Hub. This repository will house all the resources for supporting school administrators, all teachers of English learners, and EL families/caregivers during the implementation of the adopted Standard Course of Study. The range of resources offers users an opportunity to determine their own specific needs and find materials that suit them.
The support documents that will be shared via the NC ELD Standards Resource Hub include:
- a NC-Specific ELD Standards Framework Document *NOW AVAILABLE*
- a Glossary defining acronyms and terms related to the NC ELD Standard Course of Study and the NCDPI ESL/Title III Program *NOW AVAILABLE*
- a Crosswalk illustrating the variance between the 2012 NC ELD Standard Course of Study and the adopted 2020 NC ELD Standard Course of Study
- an Unpacking Document with clarifications and explanations for the NC ELD Standards, Key Language Uses, and Language Expectations
- a Mapping Document connecting the NC ELD Standard Course of Study to other content areas' Standard Course of Study
- Parent/Caregiver Resources to assist caregivers in supporting their students' learning outside of school
The ELD Standards Resource Hub has been designed in Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) and can be accessed with or without a Canvas account.
To access the Resource Hub, please use the short URL bit.ly/ELDStandardsHub or the direct link https://ncdpi.instructure.com/courses/6424
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