ESOL Department Meeting Agenda and Accommodations Overview
Explore the agenda for the Bilingual/ESOL Department meeting scheduled on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. The meeting will focus on compliance reminders, policy discussions, and strategies for ACCESS for ELLs accommodations. Learn about ELLevation tools, testing accommodations for ELLs, instructional practices, and FSA accommodations. Discover how to support active ELLs effectively and navigate key resources for ELL students.
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Bilingual/ESOL Department Touch Base Tuesday Tuesday, March 6, 2018 10:00 a.m. or 3:00 p.m.
Agenda Compliance Reminder Retention of ELLs Policy 6000.1 ACCESS for ELLs Accommodations ELLevation: Navigate the Export Wizard to configure reports and easily identify active ELLs at your campus. Assign testing accommodations to ELL students. Navigate the document storage tool. 2
2017-2018 ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 Testing Window for 2017- 2018 : 1/29/18 3/29/18 www.wida.us 7
Testing Accommodations ELLs (LY) are provided accommodations in the administration of statewide assessments AND daily instruction Be sure to assign Accommodations BEFORE printing ELL Plan Flexible Scheduling /Additional Time Assistance in Heritage Language *NOTE: LFs do not receive accommodations Bilingual Dictionary/ Glossary Flexible Setting 9
Accommodations and Instructional Practices for English Language Learners (ELLs) for Classroom Observation Use of a bilingual glossary in addition to a bilingual dictionary. Evidence of Bilingual Dictionary An approved glossary is defined as word-to-word and may include content specific glossary. Extended Time Flexible Setting Bilingual Support for Lowest-Level ELLs ELL Engagement in Lesson ELL Consideration in Lesson Plans English Language Development Standards in Lesson Plans Teacher Awareness of ELL Levels of Students RULE 6A-6.09091 10
Student List 12
Document Storage Choose the student for whom you want to add documents. You can click on the student s name from the Student List or Search In the Student Profile, select the Document tab 15
Required Required 16
Broward County March 2018 Ellevation Basics Enable English Learning in ALL Classrooms
Objectives By the end of this session you should be able to: Navigate the Export Wizard to configure reports and easily identify active ELLs at your campus. Assign testing accommodations to ELL students. Navigate the document storage tool. 18
Identifying my ELLs
Section Features In this section, we will cover the following features: Export Wizard Student List 20
Student List 22
Making Instructional Decisions
Section Features In this section, we will cover the following features: Testing Accommodations 24
Documenting information about ELLs
Help Options When should I contact the help desk? Login support (password resets) Navigational issues/questions that cannot be resolved through the Resource Center Data discrepancies that do not match what the student information system Product defect support; e.g., such as a broken link Product enhancement suggestions If you cannot access Ellevation, email support@ellevationeducation.com 30
Help Options Ellevation Help Desk District Administrator User account changes (e.g., school assignment, email address, login ID, new user) Missing students Login questions Server errors Data discrepancies Product suggestion District processes or the expectations for using specific features Account setting changes (e.g., master lists of accommodations or tests) 31
Will you join us and take the pledge? bit.ly/ellpledge 32
Wrapping Up Take Ellevation Feedback Survey tinyurl.com/ELL2018 For question 6, you participated in: Ellevation Basics: Existing Districts Your trainer was: Catalina Hart-Hidalgo 33
Closing Thank you for your work serving ELLs! www.ellevationeducation .com Twitter: @ELLevationED Instagram: @teamellevation 34
2018 ESOL ACADEMIC COMPETITION (Middle & High School ELLs) THEME EVERYONE SMILES IN THE SAME LANGUAGE WHEN? SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2018 WHERE? PIPER HIGH SCHOOL Information was sent previously and an official Memo was issued to principals 35
ESOL Leadership Council 2017-2018 CHAIR Maria Gabriela Salas VICE-CHAIR Lisbeth Garcia SECRETARY Dinorah Rodriguez Meetings Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Wednesday, May 18, 2018 6:30 to 8:30 pm Indian Ridge Middle School 1355 Nob Hill Road, Davie, FL 33324 36
PARENT OUTREACH CENTERS Park Ridge ES Open Thursdays Tamarac ES Open Mondays Oriole ES Open Thursdays Outreach Office Daily 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information call the Parent Outreach Office at 754-321-2951
@BrowardESOL Broward Bilingual ESOL Department Broward ESOL Follow Us On Social Media 38
ESOL Contact Meetings Next Face-to-Face/Adobe: April 18, 2018 3:30 4:30 at Young at Art Museum or April 19, 2018 via Adobe Connect at 10 a.m. or 3 p.m. 39
New ESOL Contact ELLevation and Curriculum Training Monday , March 26, 2018 & Tuesday March 27, 2017 Talent & Development Center TR 3 Funded by Title III* 40
Vicky B. Saldala, Director Leyda Sotolongo, ESOL Curriculum Supervisor Stephanie Bustillo, Educational Specialist Melinda Mayers, Educational Specialist TBA, Parent Outreach Specialist Blanca Guerra, World Language Curriculum Supervisor Idalina Orta, Dual Language Specialist Reina Murray , Bilingual Guidance Counselor Celina Chavez, Educational Specialist, Charter School Support 754-321-2590 KCW 754-321-2950 Pembroke Pines http://esol.browardschools.com 42
