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Unlocking English Learners’ Potential through Advocacy and Leadership

Diane Staehr Fenner, Ph.D.October 28, 2019 | #UnlockingELsPotential

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About Me

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Overview

ExploreVision of EL

assets, advocacy & leadership

Learn 3 key EL advocacy

issues in AR

React to EL equity tools & strategies

Plan for your EL

advocacy

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Origins of Unlocking English Learners’ Potential Book

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1. Why you need this book to support ELs

2. Using a culturally responsive framework

3. Scaffolding instruction for ELs4. Fostering ELs’ oral language

development5. Teaching academic language

to ELs6. Vocabulary instruction and

ELs7. Teaching ELs background

knowledge8. Scaffolded text-dependent

questions9. Formative assessment for

ELs

Staehr Fenner & Snyder, 2017

Unlocking ELs’ Potential

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Why Advocate for ELs: Urgency

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My EL Advocacy Story


1. Need for Advocacy2. Creating a Shared Sense of

Responsibility3. How Teachers Can

Collaborate4. Advocacy Overview for

Administrators5. Increasing EL Families’

Involvement as Advocates6. Advocacy Through Effective

Instruction7. Advocating for ELs in

Assessment8. Advocacy for ELs’ Success

Beyond Grade 12

Staehr Fenner, 2014

Advocating for English Learners

www.GetSupportEd.net 11U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2000-01 through 2016-17, Table 204.20 “English language learner (ELL) students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools, by state: Selected years, fall 2000 through fall 2016.” https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d18/tables/dt18_204.20.asp?current=yes

% Increase in Number of ELs 2000-01 to 2016-17

https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d18/tables/dt18_204.20.asp?current=yes


National Student & Teacher Demographics

Public School Students

Minority Students White Students

51%

Public School Teachers

Minority Teachers White Teachers

80.1%

19.9%

12Ingersoll, Merrill, Stuckey, Collins, 2018

49%

www.GetSupportEd.net 13ELL student counts come from State Aid Notices (2010-11 through 2018-19), Arkansas Department of Education.

State Demographics

www.GetSupportEd.net 14Arkansas Department of Education, 2019

State Demographics

www.GetSupportEd.net 15Office of Innovation in Education; data for former ELL student achievement come from the state’s 2018 School Report Card. (https://myschoolinfo.arkansas.gov/State/Detail)

ELs in State ELA Data

www.GetSupportEd.net 16Office of Innovation in Education; data for former ELL student achievement come from the state’s 2018 School Report Card. (https://myschoolinfo.arkansas.gov/State/Detail)

ELs in State Math Data

Vision for EL Advocacy, Assets & Leadership

www.GetSupportEd.netStaehr Fenner & Snyder, 2017

Guiding Principles for Equitable and Excellent EL Education

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www.GetSupportEd.net 19Staehr Fenner, 2014

EL Educator Voices

I’m the biggest supporter of ELs’ education in my school. My advocacy for them sometimes gets me in trouble; administration gets tired of hearing me.

I help ELs navigate the school environment.

I am the anchor for my ELs.

I am the advocate who goes to bat for the ELs with their content teachers.


Advocacy• Comes from the Latin advocatus, meaning “one called

to aid” • Speaking or acting on behalf of anotherAdvocate cognates: abogado, advogado, avocat

Origin of Word “Advocacy”

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Exploring EL Advocacy

Working for ELs’ equitable and excellent education by taking appropriate actions on their behalf

Having a deep understandingabout each EL and family’s background to be able to know which appropriate action to take

Stepping in and providing a voice for those students—and their families—who have not yet developed their own strong voice in their education


Scaffolded Advocacy for ELs


Group of educators advocating for ELs in the

district

Group of educators advocating for ELs in the

school

Same teacher advocating for ELs and teachers outside his

or her classroom

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EL Advocacy Ripple Effect

One teacher advocating for ELs in his or her

classroom


Sharing the Responsibility and the Joy

Sharing responsibility

and joy for ELs’ education

Educators’ reflection on

their own culture and its impact

on their teaching

Educators’ beliefs and

expectations about language

and working with ELs

Empathy for ELs and their families

Collaboration among ESOL

teachers, content

teachers, and administrators


1• Isolate the issue

2• Identify your allies

3• Be clear on the rights of ELs

4• Organize and educate others

5• Identify your outlets for change

National Education Association, 2015

5 Step EL Advocacy Framework


1. What do I have control over in my environment?2. What do I not have control over in my environment?

26Gorski, 2012 as cited in Staehr Fenner, 2014

Prioritizing EL Advocacy: Your Sphere of Influence

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Assets-Based Perspective

“There is nothing wrong with (Language Learners)—no deficit to fix.

They are whole students we must reach and teach in ways that open their minds

to the amazing possibilities of their lives, and language must not be a

barrier to that goal.”


Promoting ELs’ Assets


“The process of influencing…the behavior of others in order to reach a shared goal”

Northouse, 2007; Stogdill,1950 as cited in Darioly & Schmid Mast, 2014, p. 74

Leadership Definition

www.GetSupportEd.net 30Adapted from Staehr Fenner & Breiseth, 2017 (Colorín Colorado)

EL Leadership Components

EL Leadership

EL Leadership Interpersonal

Skills

EL Leadership Actions


• Character• Political skills• Nonverbal

communication• Conflict resolution• Relational skills

EL Leadership Interpersonal Skills


• Taking initiative• Proactively

serving as a resource

• Communicating effectively

• Continuing your own PD and learning

EL Leadership Actions


• Which area resonated the most with you as a leader?

• Which area do you think you’ll draw from the most this year?

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EL Leadership Reflection

3 Key EL Advocacy Issues in AR with Tools for Each


1. Everyone is a teacher of ELs (even in low-incidence settings)

2. ELD and RISE3. Students with Limited or

Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE)

Three Key AR Advocacy Issues

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1. Everyone is a Teacher of ELs –Scaffolds By Proficiency Level

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1. Scaffolded Lesson Planning Checklist


1. Recommendations for Scheduling ELs


A cricketer whose bowling average is 12.4 runs per wicket takes 5 wickets for 26 runs and thereby decreases his average by 0.4. How many wickets were taken by him until the last match?

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2. Importance of Background Knowledge

www.GetSupportEd.net 40Staehr Fenner, 2013; Staehr Fenner & Snyder, 2017

2. Framework For Building ELs’ Background Knowledge

4. Teach: Concisely teach ELs new background knowledge

3. Activate: Activate prior background knowledge ELs already possess

2. Select: Decide which background knowledge is essential to provide ELs access to the topic or text

1. Assess: Determine the amount of background knowledge ELs have on a topic or text


• Key ideas

• Unfamiliar vocabulary

• Complex sentences

• Text’s structure and purpose

• Prior learning

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2. Use Scaffolded Text-Dependent Questions TDQs with ELs

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3. SLIFE Program Review Planning Tool

www.GetSupportEd.net 43Fairfax County Public Schools, VA

3. Sample Pathways to Graduation for 9th Grade Newcomers

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3. SLIFE: 10 Keys for EL Master Plans

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Applying Your EL Advocacy Skills


Choose 1 EL Advocacy Issue:1. Everyone is a teacher of

ELs (even in low-incidence settings)

2. ELD and RISE3. Students with Limited or

Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE)

Reflect on the steps you might take to address the issue in your context

AR EL Advocacy Application


Final Thoughts


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