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Advocating for ELs:Strategies for School and District Administrators
Teddi Predaris
WIDA 2016 National Conference
October 13, 20161
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Introductions
Teddi Predaris
– Senior Consultant, DSF Consulting
– Former Director of ESOL, World Languages, Title I and Title III Fairfax County
Public Schools, Virginia
– Over 35 years experience in language education
– Former Assistant Director, NCELA
– Began career as Spanish and ESOL teacher
Participants
– Elementary, middle, high school, K-12, university, other?
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Session Objectives
Participants will be able to:
1. describe research-supported strategies for successful EL
programs
2. identify advocacy strengths and needs in own programs
through self-assessment
3. develop/enhance an effective program for ELs using action
plan development tool
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Session Overview
• Defining Advocacy and Why It is Needed
• EL Administrator Reflective Tool
• Equitable EL Instruction, Assessment, and Graduation
Readiness
• Advocating to Implement Strategies of Successful Programs
• Action Plan Development
• References/Resources
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DEFINING ADVOCACY
AND WHY IT IS
IMPORTANT
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Advocating for English Learners
CHAPTERS
1. Need for Advocacy
2. Creating a Shared Sense of
Responsibility
3. How Teachers Can Collaborate
4. Advocacy Overview for Administrators
5. Increasing EL Families’ Involvement as
Advocates
6. Advocacy Through Effective Instruction
7. Advocating for ELs in Assessment
8. Advocacy for ELs’ Success Beyond Grade
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6Corwin/TESOL, 2014
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• Advocacy
– Comes from the Latin
advocatus, meaning “one
called to aid”
– Speaking or acting on
behalf of another
• Advocate cognates:
abogado, advogado, avocat
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Discuss in pairs: What
does EL advocacy mean
for administrators?
Definitions of Advocacy
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Advocacy Issues for ELs in General
• EL/non-EL achievement gap
• EL graduation rates
• ELs’ attainment of postsecondary degrees
• Teacher & administrator preparation to work with
ELs
• Effectiveness of language support program models
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A Vision for ESL Teachers’ Most Effective Role
• Need to redefine ESL teachers’ roles
• ESL teachers as experts, advocates,
and consultants
• Expectations that content teachers
will be both teachers of content and
teachers of language
• Role of the principal or
administrator
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IDENTIFYING ADVOCACY STRENGTHS
AND NEEDS
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EL Administrator Reflective Tool (Handout 1)
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EL Administrator Reflective Tool—Activity
1. Work through the EL Administrator Reflective Tool on your
own (making substitutions for the word “school” as
appropriate).
2. Discuss your responses with your small group:
• In which areas is your school/district the strongest?
Most greatly need to improve?
• Which areas will you prioritize that you would need to
change to make the greatest impact on the effective
teaching of ELs?
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EQUITABLE EL INSTRUCTION,
ASSESSMENT AND GRADUATION
READINESS
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Administrators Promoting Instructional Capacity
• Develop professional learning communities--share
responsibility for student success
• Promote collaboration (e.g., lesson planning, coaching,
reflection, data analyses)
• Provide common planning time--build trust and
collaboration
• Promote shared leadership
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Administrators Promoting Instructional Capacity
• What does effective instruction for ELs look like?
• What do I look for?
• Who can I use as a resource?
• Where can I get further information?
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Administrator Observation Checklist (Handout 2)
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Administrators Promoting Professional Growth
Teacher Training
Language acquisition strategies
Content area development
Curriculum, instruction, and
assessment
Teacher Leadership
Council to coordinate staff
development
Study groups for school
improvement
Mentoring/peer coaching programs
Self Development
Teacher (action) research
opportunities
Practice of new skills, risk taking and innovation
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Advocating for ELs in Assessment
• Sense of urgency
• Awareness and advocacy needed
in:
– English language
development assessments
– Content area assessments
– Assessment for special
education identification
– Assessment for gifted and
talented programs
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EL Graduation, College, and Career Equity Audit (Handout
3)
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Staehr Fenner, 2014, pp. 207 – 208Adapted from Alford & Niño, 2011
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EL Coursework Checklist (Handout 3)
20Staehr Fenner, 2014, p. 209
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EL Safety Net Meeting at End of Year
ES ESL teachers, administrators &
counselors meet with MS ESL teachers & counselors
MS ESL teachers, administrators &
counselors meet with HS ESL teachers & counselors
Educators discuss current ELs holistically to prepare
for the next year
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ADVOCATING TO IMPLEMENT
STRATEGIES OF SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAMS
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Effective Program Implementation Components &
Strategies (Handout 4)
23Adapted from Howard, et al., 2007
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Effective Program Implementation Components
1. Assessment and Accountability
2. Curriculum
3. Instruction
4. Staff Quality
5. Professional Development
6. Program Structure
7. Family and Community Engagement
8. Equity, Support, and Resources
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ACTION PLAN
DEVELOPMENT
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Action Plan Development (Handout 5)
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Action Plan Development and Discussion (Handout
5)
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• Complete the EL Action Plan Development Tool
independently first (5 minutes).
• When complete, share your next steps and rationale with a
partner next to you.
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Session Summary
• Defining Advocacy and Why It is Needed
• EL Administrator Reflective Tool
• Equitable EL Instruction, Assessment, and Graduation
Readiness
• Advocating to Implement Strategies of Successful Programs
• Action Plan Development
• References/Resources
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Session Objectives
Participants will be able to:
1. describe research-supported strategies for successful EL
programs
2. identify advocacy strengths and needs in own programs
through self-assessment
3. develop/enhance an effective program for ELs using action
plan development tool
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