Multilingual and Multicultural Education Department Hilda Maldonado Director [email protected] Academic English Mastery Program Coordinator Kandice McLurkin [email protected] AEMP Summer MELD Institutes‐The AEMP Summer MELD Institutes are designed to build a fundamental knowledge base and implementation plan for MELD at AEMP program schools. Fall Writers’ Workshop Spring Literacy Workshop AEMP Monthly Professional Development‐ Designed to assist and guide AEMP program schools in implementing MELD within a cycle of continuous improvement. Professional Development for Instructional Leadership‐ • AEMP Principal Bi‐Monthly Meetings‐Designed to assist principals with the operational and instructional aspects of program implementation • Teachscape Reflect Institute ‐A complete observation and reporting system that delivers actionable feedback to teachers on trends and patterns in instruction. Teachscape Reflect is part of the continuous improvement cycle. • Teachscape Learn Institute‐Teachscape Learn is a video rich professional learning system AEMP Parent Community Representative PD‐ Designed to assist parent reps to deliver parent workshops and to maintain an active AEMP Parent Center AEMP Mission Statement AEMP Program Overview 2013‐2014 A Quick Guide to AEMP Program Implementation AEMP Professional Development at a Glance The Los Angeles Unified School District’s Academic English Mastery Program is a comprehensive, research‐based program designed to address the language needs of African American, Mexican American, Hawaiian American, and Native American students for whom Standard English is not native. The program incorporates into the curriculum instructional strategies that facilitate the acquisition of standard and academic English in classroom environments that validate, value, and build upon the language and culture of the students.