WIDA Training for ESL Teachers

Christina Ponzio, Birmingham Public Schools

Lisa Lockhart, Lamphere SchoolsSuzanne Toohey, Bloomfield Hills

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WIDA & ELP Gap Analysis

Office of Field Services convened a team of educators who provide their professional

opinion on:

Gaps between current MI ELPs and WIDA/ TESOL as well as CCSS standards;

And... Recommended a statewide professional

development plan for teaching WIDA standards that will accelerate English learners’ achievement.

Rationale for the Adoption of WIDA

WIDA has a well-established research agenda;

WIDA standards incorporate literacy across all content & the necessary linguistic elements;

Strong alignment between WIDA standards, TESOL and the Common Core Standards; and

WIDA has developed a wealth of instructional and professional development supports.

Adoption of CCSS increased the level of rigor MI ELPs do not adequately support the CCSS

rigorous standards.

WIDA: Guiding Principles

World Class Instructional Design & Assessment

Get up and move: WIDA Guiding Principles

WIDA Vision & Values

Vision To be the most trusted resource in the education of

Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 language learners.

Values WIDA's CAN DO Philosophy: believing in the assets,

contributions, and potential of linguistically diverse students

Collaboration: facilitating interaction among educators, state and local educational agencies, researchers, policy-makers, and experts worldwide

Innovation: drawing from research and practice to find the best solutions for students and educators

Service: exceeding expectations with friendly and knowledgeable support of our customers and stakeholders

WIDA Alignment MI ELP Standards WIDA ELD Standards

TESOL Aligned with 1997 TESOL standards

Align with current TESOL standards

Addresses language development

Address language development

Common Core State Standards Integrate content embedded language development, to support academic achievement in English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies

Promote equitable access for English learners to grade level, standards-based content curriculum by recognizing the shared responsibility between general education and English Language Development teachers to accelerate academic achievement

Overview of WIDA Standards

WIDA Standards and Assessment

WIDA ELD Standards developed along with ACCESS, the WIDA ELD assessment Seamless connection between standards and

assessment Clear and concrete direction with how to

accommodate English learners and to modify instruction

Hold language development and general education teachers accountable for EL’s academic achievement

Integral for data-driven decision-making purposes.

ELPA Screener → W-APT

The ELPA Initial Screening is being replaced by the WIDA Access Placement Test (W-APT) in Fall of 2013

  Differences between ELPA Screener & W-APT:  

Reusable Materials, On Demand –you will no longer have to order materials from the BAA; materials can be printed on demand directly from WIDA’s website 

Administration - the W-APT is designed to be individually administered and adaptive

Material Returns – because materials are printed on demand, there will be no need to return materials

ACCESS for ELLs Overview

ACCESS (Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State)

Secure, large-scale test Anchored in the WIDA ELD Standards Assesses academic language Three tiers for each grade level cluster

Tier A: Proficiency levels 1-3 Tier B: Proficiency levels 2-4 Tier C: Proficiency levels 3-5

ACCESS cont’

One third of test items replaced annually

Administered once per year as required by No Child Left Behind

Indicator of student’s ability to perform on state content test

Language Functions/Domains

Integration of Academic Language

Comparison of LevelsMI ELP Levels MI ELPA Test Levels WIDA ELD Levels

1 A Basic Level 1 - Entering

1 B Basic Level 2 - Emerging

2 Low Intermediate Level 3 - Developing

3 High Intermediate Level 4 - Expanding

4 Proficient Level 5 - Bridging

5 Advanced Proficient Level 6 - Reaching

PerformanceDefinitions

Criteria for Performance Definitions

Linguistic Complexity: Expectations of the quantity and organization of the student’s verbal response

Vocabulary Usage: Expectations of the student’s use of appropriate vocabulary for grade level and proficiency level; refers to language quality

Language Control: Expectations of the student’s control of English grammar, word choice in context, and the English sound system; refers to language quality

CAN DO Philosophy

Jigsaw Activity

CAN DO Descriptors

What students are supposed to be able to do at the end of a lesson or unit

Can be used as “benchmarks” listed under each WIDA standard THINK-PAIR-SHARE

CAN DO Descriptors available for each grade span: http://www.wida.us/standards/CAN_DOs/

Matrix & MPI: Model Performance Indicators

Specifically state what a student CAN DO on a specific assessment task, or activity, within a specific teaching context

Aligned to CCSS (Common Core State Standards)

Elements of Model Performance Indicators The Model Performance Indicator (MPI) consists of three elements:

The language function describes how students use language to demonstrate their proficiency

The example topic specifies the context for language instruction, derived from state content standards

The support includes instructional strategies or tools used to assist students in accessing content necessary for communication; can be sensory, graphic, or interactive

MPI: Model Performance Indicators

Look at 7th grade example

WIDA ELD Strand Sort

The purpose of this activity is to develop familiarity with the components of an ELD strand and to analyze the characteristics of each component.

Read the questions for each area of the strand and determine where to place the pieces of an expanded strand.

MPI: Model Performance Indicators

Write our own strand

General Education Teachers

How can we communicate WIDA to general education teachers?

How can MPI strands help general education teachers?

WIDA Wiki

WIDA Wiki

What is the purpose? Collaboratively create/share resources for WIDA

implementation in curriculum, general education teacher support, professional development

How can I use it? Accept our invitation to join and create a log-in

name and password. To modify pages: Click “Edit” on a page to modify

the information and/or upload resources To create/modify projects: Click “Projects” and

either click on a project name or click “Create Project”

Watch the video on the home page for more!

WIDA Wiki

Resources

www.wida.us go to “Download Library”

Oakland Schools WIDA wiki: http://oaklandschools-wida.wikispaces.c

om/space/join?hash=4LgUlMzyNP52DjqHMJRDhB&responseToken=d287468ef3c2d55b534f80f3a2a08e2c

Next Steps

Break into district specific groups and identify next steps