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PERFORMANCE

Madera Unified School District

What is a

Dual Language Immersion

Teacher Residency Program?

Collaborative Partnership

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Introductions

Luz Y. HerreraAssistant Professor

Multilingual and Multicultural EducationFaculty in Residence

Madera Unified School District

Nora GuillénCoordinator of

Dual Language Immersion & Teacher Residency Programs

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● Madera Unified DLI Programs Overview● 90-10 Program Model● DLI Growth Projections● DLI Expansion Project● DLI Teacher Residency Program

○ Incentives

○ Characteristics of Strong Residency Programs

○ Partnerships

○ 18-month Coursework Overview

○ Program Commitment

● Questions?

Agenda

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Background

Madera Unified has recently opened one Dual Language Immersion (DLI) school where Native English speaking children and Native Spanish speaking children come together in one classroom setting to become bilingual and biliterate:

Target Language = Spanish (90% instruction- K/1)

Second Language = English (10% instruction- K/1)

¡Bienvenidos!

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90:10 Program Model / Modelo del Programa

“Sequential Literacy” / “Alfabetismo secuencial en dos idiomas ” 5

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DLI Growth Projections

Each year the DLI program will continue to expand in this fashion.

2024 DLI Middle School program courses begin

2026 DLI High School program courses begin

2029First Graduating DLI Class

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DLI Expansion Project

Madera Unified now plans to grow the Dual Language Program in the 2020-2021 school year by adding 2 new program school sites:

● Another Dual Language Immersion Program - 90/10 model

● Add 1 New *Heritage Language Program - 80/20 model

“Finding teachers to staff additional bilingual classes will be challenging in light of a statewide teacher shortage, which has been

especially acute in the field of bilingual instruction.”~EdSource, January 6, 2017

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Solution...

Offer a DLI Teacher Residency Program!

● Create a vehicle to recruit teachers for high-needs fields and locations;

● Offer recruits strong content and clinical preparation specifically for the kinds of schools in which they will teach;

● Connect new teachers to early career mentoring that will keep them in the profession; and

● Provide financial incentives that will keep teachers in the districts that have invested in them

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● Mentor DLI Teacher

● Hands on Experience in a DLI Classroom!

● $12,000 Stipend!

● Summer Abroad Educational Experience

● 3 year DLI Teacher Contract with Madera Unified *upon successful completion of the program

Incentives

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8 Key Characteristics of Strong Residencies

1. Strong district/university partnerships;

2. Coursework about teaching and learning tightly integrated with clinical

practice;

3. 18-month residency teaching alongside an expert mentor teacher;

4. High-ability, diverse candidates recruited to meet specific district hiring

needs, typically in fields where there are shortages;

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5. Financial support for residents in exchange for a three- to five-year

teaching commitment (min. 3 years in MUSD);

6. Cohorts of residents placed in “teaching schools” that model good

practices with diverse learners and are designed to help novices learn

to teach;

7. Expert mentor-teachers who co-teach with residents; and

8. Ongoing mentoring and support for graduates

8 Key Characteristics of Strong Residencies

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Our Partnership

Madera Unified School District

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18-month Coursework Overview

PHASE 1 CI 162 CI 163 LEE 158 LEE 159 LEE 136 LEE 160

Spring 2020

Class #36589

Class #36591

Class #36681

Class #36683

Co-taught with LEE 159

Class #36685

Understanding Children, Learning, & Development

Curriculum & Pedagogy – Design TK-8

Literacy Foundations, TK-8

Cult & Sustaining Pedagogy in the TK-8 Context

Teaching Content in Spanish

Inquiry & Puzzle of Practice iPOP A

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18-month Coursework Overview

PHASE 2 CI 175 CI 176 LEE 166 LEE 167 EHD 178 Span 134*

Fall 2020 Science Instruction & Applied Technology

Mathematics Instruction & Applied Assessment

Disciplinary Literacies & Integrated Curriculum

Inquiry & Puzzle of Practice iPOP B

Field Study B(2 units)

Spanish in Bilingual Schools

* Assuming students have taken or can be waived from taking 1.) SPAN 119: Advanced Grammar; 2.) and SPAN 121A: Advanced Composition

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18-month Coursework Overview

PHASE 3 SPED 179 LEE 169 EHD 170 CLAS 120

Spring 2021 Differentiated Instruction & Classroom Management

Inquiry & Puzzle of Practice iPOP C

Field Study C: Final Student Teaching(9 units)

Cultural Change & the Latino

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● Full day, Monday-Friday

● 18-month program● Active participation in seminars, day and evening coursework, summer

program, Saturday workshops, conferences● Teach in a DLI setting in Madera Unified for a minimum of 3 years after

program completion● Obtain your bilingual authorization through coursework or by taking and

passing the CSET-Spanish

Program Commitment

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Questions?

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Contact

Nora GuillénCoordinator of Dual Language Immersion & Teacher Residency Programsnoraguillen@maderausd.org

Luz HerreraFaculty in ResidenceLherrera@csufresno.edu