Project I-DEA Integrated Digital English Acceleration Hybrid Instruction for Low-Level ESL Students Innovations Conference March 2014 League for Innovation.

Project I-DEA Integrated Digital English Acceleration

Hybrid Instruction forLow-Level ESL Students

Innovations ConferenceMarch 2014

League for Innovation in the Community College

PresentersKim Chapman, Dean of Basic & Transitional StudiesNorth Seattle Community [email protected]

Jill Bauer, ESL InstructorNorth Seattle Community [email protected]

Adria Katka, ESL Instructor North Seattle Community [email protected]

Introduction & Overview

• Who is here today?

• Overview of Project I-DEA…o History:

• Funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation• Grant written by WA State Board of Community &

Technical Colleges• Goal: All colleges on-board within 3 yrs.

o Why?• Wash. State not hitting targets – moving students in

Low-Level ESL (Levels 1-3) further, faster

• Overview (cont.)…

o Who?• 10 colleges in the pilot – Diverse group of schools• At NSCC: Collaboration among…

ESL facultyITe-LearningLibrary

o How?• Phase 1 with quarterly convenings • Phase 2 with quarterly convenings • Phase 3

1. Big Bend CC2. Lake Washington

Institute of Technology3. North Seattle CC4. Pierce College5. Renton Technical

Institute6. Seattle Central CC7. Shoreline CC8. Spokane CC9. Tacoma CC10.Walla Walla CC

Innovative Elements

• Flipped and Blended Learning

• Content-Based Instruction

• Differentiated Learning

Flipped & Blended

• Presentation

• Practice

• Production

Social Media & Learning Strand

Activity 1: What is Social Media?

• Vocabulary Learning (Online) – 60 minutes

• Introduction to Social Media (Face-to-Face) –

30 minutes

• Social Media Use Survey (Face –to-Face) – 60

minutes

Facebook• 1.06 billion people use Facebook.

• 618 million people use Facebook daily.

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Class Poll• Do you use facebook?

o Yes, I do.o No, I don’t.

• How often do you use facebook?o nevero dailyo 1+ times each weeko 3+ times each montho 5+ times each year

Social Media• Social = (talking or doing things) with people

• Media = ways of sharing information or talking (TV, radio, newspapers, the Internet, etc.)

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Social Media Brainstorm

Social Media

Facebook

Social Media Survey

• Do you like to use social media?o If no, why not?o If yes, why?

• What types of social media do you use?

• How do you use social media?

• Do you enjoy using social media? Why or why not?

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becauseUse because to answer the question why?

Why do you like to use facebook?

I like to use facebook because I can chat with my friends.

Practice

1. I like using Skype…

2. I don’t like reading blogs…3. I use facebook…

Finish these sentences with the correct reason from below.

because it hurts my eyes to read on the computer.

because I can see my friend’s pictures.

because I can call my family for free.

because I can call my family for free.

because it hurts my eyes…

because I can see my friend’s pictures.

Group PresentationWork with your group to write 5 statements about your social media experience. Then, decide who will read each statement to the class.

Examples:

• Juan likes using facebook because he can share photos with his family in Mexico.

• Mei doesn’t like to use Skype because it is too slow.

• Tigest doesn’t use social media because she doesn’t have the Internet.

Content-Based

Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3

Introduction to I-DEA

Technology Literacy Study Skills Diversity / Cross-Cultural Communication

Social Media for Learning Math Basics Effective Online Presentations

Time Management Budgeting and Consumer Economics

Environmental Issues

Personal Inventory and Working in a Team

Writing for the 21st Century

Job Search and Online Interviewing

College Pathways and the American Education System

Communicating Online and Peer Mentoring

Occupational Education

Career Exploration Team Collaboration in Project Development

Professional and Social Interpersonal Communication Skills

Information Literacy Creating Powerful Presentations

Social Studies and Pathways to Citizenship

Financial Literacy: Money Management

Work Readiness Stress Management / Balancing Life and Work

Community Engagement: Navigating Community

Contemporary World Problems

Washington State History

Health & Wellness

Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3

Introduction to I-DEA

Technology Literacy Study Skills Diversity / Cross-Cultural Communication

Social Media for Learning Math Basics Effective Online Presentations

Time Management Budgeting and Consumer Economics

Environmental Issues

Personal Inventory and Working in a Team

Writing for the 21st Century

Job Search and Online Interviewing

College Pathways and the American Education System

Communicating Online and Peer Mentoring

Occupational Education

Career ExplorationTeam Collaboration in Project Development

Professional and Social Interpersonal Communication Skills

Information Literacy Creating Powerful Presentations

Social Studies and Pathways to Citizenship

Financial Literacy: Money Management

Work Readiness Stress Management / Balancing Life and Work

Community Engagement: Navigating Community

Contemporary World Problems

Washington State History

Health & Wellness

Sample Strand

Sample Q1 Strand:

Career ExplorationSTRAND OUTLINE

(Foundation)1a. Online: Canvas discussion: work experience

1b. Online: Pre -class reading online activity in Canvas1c. Online: LiveMocha lesson: demo and vocabulary assessment1d. Face to Face: Read screenshots of career data

(Guest Speaker)3a. Face to face: Practice taking notes from a career video3b. Face to face: Learn invitation language from video

3c. Face to face: Make an invitation: phone call role play, and email3d. Face to face: Prepare questions for guest speaker3e. Face to Face: Guest speaker visit3f. Face to Face: Compare and rate notes from presentation

(Careers & Jobs)2a. Face to face: Find career information online2b. Face to face: Search for job openings online

(Apply Learning)4. Face to Face: A Career Ladder

Sample Q1 Strand:

Career Exploration

• Students introduced to websites for career planning and active job search.

• Some have reported searching for jobs, and even finding jobs, using these tools.

• Strong content focus engages students and holds attention by building practical skills across aspects of their lives – personal academic work

Sample Q1 Strand:

Career Exploration

• Resource websites:o Bureau of Labor Statistics -- Occupational

Outlook Handbook (website: bls.gov/ooh)

o Washington Career Bridge (website: careerbridge.wa.gov)

o WorkSource Washington (website: go2worksource.com)

• Student activities:o Web Search for Career Informationo Career Ladder

Differentiated

Hybrid Differentiation

• Canvas-based course as personalized access point control pace repeat review

• Self-directed learning prompts as opportunities for leveling and differentiation

• Unprompted student production

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Differentiation• Contrast with traditional curriculum (Levels 1-3)

• Bucket approach – Same content for all students, without respect to level designation

• Content provides something for everyone, depending on background/experience with: language content tech tools

Sample Q2 Strands

(PACING) (LEVELING) (SOMETHING FOR

EVERYONE)CREATING POWERFUL PRESENTATIONS:

How-to videos for creating a PowerPoint presentation

Multiple videos break down process into micro-steps; can be viewed repeatedly

CREATING POWERFUL PRESENTATIONS:

Sentence-writing: Answering Wh- questions

Levels 1-2: Ss use template (controlled practiceLevel 3: Ss create sentences using selected vocab. (guided practice)

COMMUNICATING ONLINE & PEER REVIEW:

Create Facebook account and set up profile

Most Ss already use FB, but learn about privacy/security and add new skills/functions

Perspectives in Progress

CHALLENGES…

• Implementation timeline

• Tension between…• innovation – ambitious goals at funding & oversight level

and

• trust in faculty expertise – what works and what needs work

• Need to develop structure and continuity

• Yearlong rollout – not yet to reflection & revision stage

Perspectives in Progress

BENEFITS…• Preliminary CASAS test results (statewide) – Fall

2013

• Student empowerment

Ss inI-DEA

classes

Ss intraditional

classes

“significant gain”

54% 43%

level gain 44% 34%

Wrap-up

• Questions and Discussion

• Thank you for participating in our session today.