highlights from the esl stem success grant, year 3 (2013-2014)

Highlights from Year Three2013-2014

National Louis University, Chicago

Grant funding

$1,764,0755 year training grant From Office of English Language Acquisition, U.S. Dept. of Education

2011-2016

Design of the Grant

ELL Student

parapros

Admini-strators

STEM teachers

Parents and

families

Elementary teacher ed

faculty

University ESL teachers

Design of the Grant

ELL Student

parapros

Admini-strators

STEM teachers

Parents and

families

Elementary teacher ed

faculty

University ESL

teachers

Find potential paraprofessionalsfrom STEM and less common language backgrounds

Work with paraprosand administratorsto find successful models for academic assistance to ELLs

Design of the Grant

ELL Student

parapros

Admini-strators

STEM teachers

Parents and

families

Elementary teacher ed

faculty

University ESL

teachers

Find potential paraprofessionalsfrom STEM and less common language backgrounds

Work with paraprosand administratorsto find successful models for academic assistance to ELLs

Give administrators of multilingual districts chances to network and problem solve together and provide topics of mutual interest

Design of the Grant

ELL Student

parapros

Admini-strators

STEM teachers

Parents and

families

Elementary teacher ed

faculty

University ESL

teachers

Find potential paraprofessionalsfrom STEM and less common language backgrounds

Provide a grant for 18 s.h. of ESL endorsement coursework with a STEM focus

Work with paraprosand administratorsto find successful models for academic assistance to ELLs

Give administrators of multilingual districts chances to network and problem solve together and provide topics of mutual interest

Design of the Grant

ELL Student

parapros

Admini-strators

STEM teachers

Parents and

families

Elementary teacher ed

faculty

University ESL

teachers

Find potential paraprofessionalsfrom STEM and less common language backgrounds

Provide a grant for 18 s.h. of ESL endorsement coursework with a STEM focus

Work with paraprosand administratorsto find successful models for academic assistance to ELLs

Give administrators of multilingual districts chances to network and problem solve together and provide topics of mutual interest

Provide opportunities for families to interact meaningfully with the school in bidirectional relationships (all learn from each other)

Design of the Grant

ELL Student

parapros

Admini-strators

STEM teachers

Parents and

families

Elementary teacher ed

faculty

University ESL

teachers

Find potential paraprofessionalsfrom STEM and less common language backgrounds

Provide a grant for 18 s.h. of ESL endorsement coursework with a STEM focus

Work with paraprosand administratorsto find successful models for academic assistance to ELLs

Give administrators of multilingual districts chances to network and problem solve together and provide topics of mutual interest

Provide opportunities for families to interact meaningfully with the school in bidirectional relationships (all learn from each other)

Provide workshops in aspects of second language acquisition and instruction of English language learners

Design of the Grant

ELL Student

parapros

Admini-strators

STEM teachers

Parents and

families

Elementary teacher ed

faculty

University ESL

teachers

Find potential paraprofessionalsfrom STEM and less common language backgrounds

Provide a grant for 18 s.h. of ESL endorsement coursework with a STEM focus

Work with paraprosand administratorsto find successful models for academic assistance to ELLs

Give administrators of multilingual districts chances to network and problem solve together and provide topics of mutual interest

Provide focus on language of STEM and how to teach it to ELLs

Provide opportunities for families to interact meaningfully with the school in bidirectional relationships (all learn from each other)

Provide workshops in aspects of second language acquisition and instruction of English language learners

The Grant TeamJason Stegemoller and Kristin Lems,Co-directors

Annie Noorts, Grant Coordinator

Dr. Margie Bouchard, Lead Organizer of Parents as Educational Partners and Paraprofessional training

Leah D. Miller, Lead Trainer

Corrie Wallace Partnership Liaison, chair of

Administrator Task Force

Paul Gross, Lead Data Analyst

Dr. Ann Mullis,Florida State University

External Evaluator

Nov. 2013 site visit with external evaluator

Administrators from several districts share thoughts about engineering curriculum for h.s. ELLs

Cohort B member with background in Assyrian and Arabic describes numeracy issues for ELLs at spring Administrator Task

Force meeting

2013-2014 ~ The Year in Review• Goal: help in-service teachers complete the ESL

endorsement through STEM-focused cohorts– 20 students in Cohort B finished the grant coursework in

June 2014– 20 students in Cohort C are starting their 4th course in Fall,

2014– 21 students in Cohort D started in Jan. 2014, and will take

their 3rd and 4th courses in Fall, 2014

TOTAL ENDORSED BY JUNE 30, 2014: 41

(5 YEAR GOAL: 45)

Grant CohortsCohort A – finished last course June 12, 2013

20 completersCohort B – finished last course June 11, 2014

20 completers

Grant goal: 45 completers with ESL endorsementCohort C – started Fall, 2013Cohort D – started Winter 2014

Students from Cohort B presenting in a literature circle about the book Omnivore’s Dilemma, June 2014

Finnish student in Cohort D begun Winter 2014, in Crosscultural class

Cohort B science teacher leading class on tour of edible plants behind

Niles West high school

2013-2014 ~ The Year in Review• Goal: provide professional

development for in-service teachers– 24 inservice teachers, aids and

administrators completed 2 day Parents as Educational Partners (PEP) training

Catherine Porter and Betsy Kubota from IRC presenting this year’s PEP

PEP 2014, held at the IRC HQ

The Year in Review, cont.• Goal: provide training for paraprofessionals

and potential paraprofessionals – 12 community members became paraprofessionals

or substitute teachers by the end of Year 3 (GPRA goal: 9)

– 3 training sessions for in-service paraprofessionals took place in Niles West, reaching 17 paraprofessionals

The Year in Review, cont.

• Goal: Provide professional development for ESL university faculty about STEM subjects– Quarterly meetings on STEM related topics

Spring 14 - adjunct faculty training focused on STEM for ELLs in early childhood with Golden Apple winner Karen Wylie

Karen Wylie taught kindergarten at a school in our partner district, 73.5

The Year in Review, cont.

• Goal: provide professional development for education school faculty about ESL– All National College of Education faculty (~86)

took part in a research presentation about boosting family involvement by Jason and Kristin at NCE Meeting, April, 2014

Family Involvement?….Oh yeah, That! Raising Awareness of Family and Community Engagement among Teacher Education Faculty

Research Presentation for NCEApril 9, 2014 Jason Stegemoller and Kristin Lems

The Year in Review• Goal: provide coursework leading to ESL

endorsement for pre-service students – 2 had obtained ESL endorsement by Summer

2014– 8 had begun taking coursework by Summer

2014

GRANT GOAL: 15

The Year in Review• Goal: provide bidirectional support for parents,

community members, teachers, and students to enrich role of community for STEM success for ELLs – Two large public presentations by a nationally known

children’s author (Linda Sue Park), held at a partner school

Linda Sue Park event at Niles North High School

Linda Sue Park

Signing autographs after the talk…cosponsored with Center for Teaching through Children’s Books.

We read her science-centered young adult novel, Project Mulberry, as a literature circle. Here, students ask her about it

The Year in Review• Goal: develop an evaluation plan for the

ELL Parent Center– Survey developed for students beginning and

ending classes at the Center, administered

Evaluation Plan and data collection• Post-cohort interview with each completer from

Cohorts A and B– A already transcribed, B recorded and will be soon

• Survey and interview were designed for course takers at ELL Parent Center– Was given 8 times before end of Year 3

• Design of evaluation asking about “value added” for ELL students taught by cohort members…Paul Gross, Data Analyst

Meeting at ELL Parent Center about evaluation plan, Aug. 2014

Conference Presentations during 2013-

2014

STEMtech 2013 – Atlanta GA

Illinois TESOL/BE – Feb. 28, 2014

Kristin with Yilin Sun (TESOL President-elect), Carolyn Graham, and John Fanselow at ITBE 2014

American Educational Research Association 2014

Jason with co-presenters at AERA

NPD Directors Grant meeting

U.S. Department of ----Education

Only one director is allowed each year; Jason attended in 2014

Looking forward to another great year!

Kristin Lemsklems@nl.edu

Jason StegemollerJason.stegemoller@nl.edu