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Intentional Levels of Supports:Instruction, Communities, and Culture
Charlie Geier, Director of Early Learning and InterventionNathan Williamson, English Learner Specialist
Intentional Levels of Supports:Instruction, Communities, and Culture
Charlie Geier, Director of Early Learning and InterventionNathan Williamson, English Learner Specialist
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Vision: Imagining the possibilities. Making them happen
Mission: To build an education system of high quality and equity that is focused on student centered accountability
Contact Information2013-2014 DataLEP-59,170
Contact Information263 Languages
•Spanish•German •Arabic•Mandarin •Chin•Burmese•Vietnamese•Punjabi
* All languages over 1,000 speakers
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Essential Question
How do we create an effective, intentional culture that aligns resources and improves outcomes for
English learners?
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If we focus on…
then
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Indiana will ensure equity and high quality for English learners
Contact InformationEmpowered Stakeholders
- EL Leadership Group/Taskforce
- Not just EL teachers
- Partnership with INTESOL
- University Relationships
- Develop local leader capacity to lead
- Director’s toolkit
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1. Place the focus on the student every time (stand for a student)
2. Give the stakeholders a voice and make it count
3. The three Cs – Consistency, Constancy, and Clarity
4. Focus on outcomes and projects
5. If you aren’t at the table you are on the menu
6. Support the work in local communities. This is your work.
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Contact InformationHigh Quality Resources
- One stop shop for Indiana educators
- www.doe.in.gov/elme
- Share resources with other schools, districts, states
- Create specific resources to fit individualized needs
- Provide clarity on the process to adopt and why we have WIDA standards
- Allow for local customization of documents to fit district level needs
- Others are welcome to use the resources too!
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WIDA Implementation Guide
- Synopsis of WIDA Starter Packs with Indiana specific examples
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Contact InformationTargeted Professional Development
What is the relationship between these two numbers?
240
1950
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1. Engage the audience through structures (Do this)
2. Be student centered
3. Adults learn best in community
4. Make it relevant, real, relaxed, and rewarding
5. Use exemplars – DOE and peer
6. Base everything on data– quantitative and qualitative
7. Ensure participants experience all learning first hand
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-Experience the activities that you will do with your students
- Academic discourse
- Instructional conversations
-Continuum
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- Coordinated Professional Development Plan
- Choose a path and stay the course
- Include opportunities for additional follow-up training, mentoring, and coaching
Sustainable Practices
Convergent TeamsSustainable Practices
Convergent TeamsSustainable Practices
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Effective Communication
High Quality Resources
Targeted Professional Development
Sustainable Practices
