ESL LEADERSHIP

COUNCIL

CCIU O

CTOBER 2

2, 2014

AGENDA• Welcome & Introductions• Sharing & Discussion Topics• Countywide 2014 -

www.cciu.org/countywide - activity #3 • ESL Symposium Evaluation Results• Essential Actions: 15 Research-based

Practices to Increase ELL Student Achievement http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/61084/

• Resources: CCIU Moodle, WiDA Parent Webinars, colleagues, -others …

SHARING AND DISCUSSION TOPICS

1. “Push-In” ESL Instruction at the Elem Level2. ESL Supports for Algebra I and Keystones3. Co-Teaching ESL4. Challenges of Economic Disadvantage for

ELLs5. Need for Interpreter or Translation Services6. Other- Hot Topics or Success Stories

COUNTYWIDE 2014Morning:

ESL and Special Ed- Required Information

Presented by Jessica Mazzoli, CCIU

Afternoon:

ELL Strategies for Participation and Learning

Presented by Patty Gieschen, CCIU

Last day for online registration – Monday 10/27!

ESL SYMPOSIUM EVALUATION RESULTS

The Essential Understand or Big Idea

“15 RESEARCH-BASED PRACTICES TO INCREASE ELL

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT” From WIDA’s Essential Actions Handbook

Can be used as a PLC (Professional Learning Community) to answer the 3 key questions as identified in the work of Richard DuFour:

1.What do we want each student to learn?2.How will we know when each student has learned it?3.How will we respond when a student experiences difficulty in

learning?

ACCESSING THE ESL RESOURCES MOODLE SITE

Launch your browser and go to; https://moodle.cciu.org/cciu/moodle/

course/view.php?id=340 ~ OR ~

Go to Moodle.cciu.org * Scroll down to the bottom of the page * In the search bar enter “ESL Resources” * Choose ESL Resource Page (top left)

FUTURE MEETING DATES 2:00-3:30 @ ESC• Wednesday, Oct. 22nd,

2014• Tuesday, January 20th,

2015• Tuesday, April 14th, 2015• Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015