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Welcome to the RTI for ELLs in Georgia: Research to Practice

A professional learning webinar seriesSpring 2011


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RTI for ELLs in Georgia: Research to Practice

A professional learning webinar series

Session 7 May 11, 2011, 3-4:30pm

RTI for ELLs: Application & Implications

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Welcome and Introductions

• Gail DelGreco, REL-SE at SERVE Center at UNCG

• Cori Alston, GaDOE• Carol Johnson, GaDOE• Randy Lee, GaDOE• Participants

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Counting ALL Participants

To officially “sign in” to this webinar:

1. Go to the Chat Window 2. Type your district name and school name or

organization name 3. Type your name and the names of every

person in attendance with you4. Send it to “This Room”

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Who are our participants? • Teachers PK-5• Teachers 6-8 or 9-12• ESOL/Title III coordinators, RTI/SST coordinators,

or counselors• Building administrators• LEA Office, RESAs, or GaDOE• Post-secondary IHE• Other?

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REGIONAL EDUCATION LABORATORY- SOUTHEAST (REL-SE)

Serving AL, GA, FL, MS, NC, SC, 2006 – 2011

Executive Director, Dr. Ludwig van BroekhuizenToll Free: 800-755-3277 www.serve.org

Georgia liaison: Dr. Kim Anderson

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Operated by SERVE Center SERVE Center at UNCG

http://www.serve.org/


The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) System

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REL-SE’s MISSIONTo serve the educational needs of the Southeast, using applied research, development, dissemination, and training and technical assistance to bring the best available evidence and proven practices into local, district, state, and regional school improvement efforts

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REL-SE Services1. Outreach and Dissemination of Research,

Evaluation, and Policy Info. = today’s event1. Technical Assistance to SEAs and LEAs2. “Issues & Answers” publications 3. Experimental Studies on interventions of

relevance to our region4. Quick Turnaround Data Analysis

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Overview of the Series• Goal is to provide GA educators with increased

knowledge of research and practice that can improve RTI for ELLs

• Co-hosted by REL-SE and GaDOE, with support from USED Institute of Education Sciences (IES)

• The 7 sessions build on trainings that GaDOE and REL-SE have been offering since 2008

• Addresses the GA RTI Guidance Manual and research-based practices for ELL instruction, intervention, assessment, and RTI

• Sessions archived at GaDOE website

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7Date Topics

All Sessions 3-4:30 pm

Wed. 2/16/11

Introduction

Intro to series

RTI in GA, andwhere ELL services fit in the GA POI

Challenges, successes so far

Wed. 2/23/11Instruction

What the research says about effective instruction for ELLs in standards-based classrooms (Tier 1), across grade levels and content areas

Tues. 3/15/11Intervention

Effective strategies for RTI in reading, literacy and English language instruction for ELLs

Thurs. 3/31/11Intervention

A culturally and linguistically responsive RTI framework

Wed. 4/13/11Assessment--Summative

Content area and ELP summative assessment data:How can these two types of data inform RTI?

Thurs. 4/28/11Assessment--

Formative

Key formative assessment practices for ELLs and application to RTI

Wed. 5/11/11Application & Implications

Processing the series

Next steps for professional learning

Presenters

GaDOE Title III staffREL-SE staff

Dr. Claude Goldenberg, Stanford U

Dr. Sylvia Linan-Thompson, UT Austin

Dr. Janette Klingner, U of Colorado at Boulder

Dr. Carrie Parker, REL-NE & I

Adrienne Walker, GaDOE

Dr. Rebecca Kopriva, WCER

GaDOE Title III staffREL-SE staff

SERIES OVERVIEW

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SERIES OVERVIEW

SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3 SESSION 4

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SERIES OVERVIEW

SESSION 5 SESSION 6 SESSION 7

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WHERE THE SERIES FITS IN THE EBDM CYCLE (EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION MAKING)

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Session Goals1. Discuss ELL interventions in light of the research

and highlighted practices in the series. 2. Reflect upon the current status of RTI for ELLs

across the state.3. Challenge: Embedding ESOL instruction into the

Common Core GPS4. Next steps: Professional Learning – what will

districts find most valuable?

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AGENDA

1. Welcome and introductions2. Overview and agenda3. Series discussion/recap4. Reflection on practices5. Roll-out of the Common Core GPS6. Next steps for Professional Learning in GA7. Evaluation survey

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Series Discussion / Recap

What generalities did we learn about ELL instruction?

2Wed. 2/23/11

Instruction, Tier 1

What the research says about effective instruction for ELLs in standards-based

classrooms (Tier 1), across grade levels and content areas

Dr. Claude Goldenberg, Stanford University


3Tues. 3/15/11

Literacy Intervention

Effective strategies for RTI in reading, literacy and English language instruction

for ELLs

Dr. Sylvia Linan-Thompson, University of Texas, Austin

In what ways do ELA interventions differ for ELLs?


4Thurs. 3/31/11

Culturally Responsive Intervention

A culturally and linguistically responsive RTI framework

Dr. Janette Klingner, University of Colorado - Boulder

What unique factors are associated with RTI for ELLs?


5Wed. 4/13/11Assessment--Summative

Content area and ELP summative assessment data:

How can these two types of data inform RTI?

Dr. Carrie Parker, REL-NE & I

Adrienne Walker, GaDOE

In what practical ways can state test data contribute to working with ELLs in the classroom?


6Thurs. 4/28/11Assessment--

Formative

Key formative assessment practices for ELLs and application to RTI

Dr. Rebecca Kopriva,Wisconsin Center for Educational Research

How can we help content teachers improve assessments for their ELLs?


Reflect on Our Practices:What are the Challenges and Successes

in our Districts?

Let’s chat about what help we can provide to help you in your work with English Learners.

Questions will be asked about how practices discussed in our sessions are applied in your school district.

Share your input in the chat box. We will then explain what Professional Learning topics are “in the works” and use today’s input – from you! – to help guide us in developing offerings for the 2012 school year.


What challenges do regular education teachers face when instituting GENERAL “best practices”?

In what ways do you help regular education teachers understand and use ELL strategies and modifications in their lessons?

Do you face difficulties in delivering ESOL instruction? In what ways?

ContentInstruction


Literacy Interventions

How can we use the Common Core concept of Literacy across the Curriculum to help our ELLs in the content areas?

Is differentiated reading instruction truly taking place in Tier 1? If not, how can ESOL teachers help?

In-depth vocabulary instruction is key to developing ELL literacy skills. To ensure this, what changes need to take place in our teaching practices?



Do classroom teachers take into account ELL students’ backgrounds? Is this impacting the number of ELLs with Special Ed referrals?

There is limited research available on culturally-sensitive interventions. Have you discovered or implemented any unique interventions that appear to have helped your ELLs progress in their mainstream classrooms?

In your opinion, where do you think we should focus training so that the RTI process is better implemented for ELLs?


Summative Assessment

We learned that ACCESS Reading & Writing scores were strong predictors of content assessment scores in reading and writing, but also mathematics.

Oral proficiency does NOT predict content performance…are our content teachers still struggling with this concept?

How can we use this information to help content teachers make instructional decisions? How are ACCESS scores currently used in your district? What practices could be integrated into your district’s ESOL program that might help you work with teachers and students’ ACCESS results?


Formative Assessment

Good formative assessment for ELLs “teases” language out of the content testing. Do our content teachers do this? Are they aware that this would help our ELLs show what they know?

We learned about using methods (tasks) and strategies (cognitive complexity levels) to adapt assessments and how to develop a “toolkit” for adaptations. Think about where you might begin this process in your school (a grade level? a content area? by engaging administrators?) What steps would you need to take to get the “Adaptation Toolkit” off the ground? How can we at the DOE help you with this goal?




Literacy Interventions

ContentInstruction




ELLs


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Common Core Georgia Performance Standards (CCGPS) Professional Learning and Implementation Timeline

CCGPS Contacts: Director of Curriculum - Pam Smith ([email protected]) ELA Program Coordinator - Kim Jeffcoat ([email protected]); Mathematics Program Coordinator - Sandi Woodall ([email protected])

March – June 2011 RESA ELA and Math Leaders to Facilitate District and School-level OrientationOngoing – Resource development and enhancement

September 21, 2011 State-wide CCGPS meeting for educators and stakeholders provided by State School

Superintendent, Dr. John Barge and GaDOE staff via Georgia Public Broadcasting January – March 2011 K-12 grade by grade ELA and Mathematics teacher professional learning with

live/interactive streaming via Georgia Public Broadcasting (Sessions will be recorded.)CDs with recorded sessions will be sent to each schoolFace-to-face professional learning and technical support for local districts/schools via

RESA Mathematics and ELA mentors

2012-2013 Year 1 Implementation/Transition 2013-2014 Year 2 Implementation; Field Test2014-2015 Year 3 Implementation and Common Assessment

mailto:[email protected]




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Next Steps for Professional Learning

• Collaborating with RESAs for extension of professional learning opportunities

• Continue to offer Title III and ESOL related sessions at area conferences

• Collaborating with Georgia’s ESOL professionals to highlight best practices in the classroom

• Increased number of Elluminate webinars on topics of interest and importance


Potential Elluminate Topics

• Best practices & instructional strategies for teaching ELLs in content classes

• ELLs and Common Core Georgia Performance Standards

• The importance of Academic Language

• Providing a continuum of services for ELLs with disabilities



• Introduction to WIDA English language proficiency standards

• Integrating the WIDA Standards with Georgia Performance Standards to differentiate instruction for ELLs at varying levels of proficiency

• Teaching content teachers how to modify their assessments for ELLs at varying levels of proficiency



• Introduction to Title III & ESOL for new Title III Directors

• Cross-cultural awareness and how it impacts teaching and learning

• Cultural diversity

• TransACT and parental communications

• Programs and projects to increase parental involvement


Reflection and Q&A

1. What “big ideas” stand out for you from the presentation? Why?

2. How could you apply some of the info. from the presentation immediately in your classroom?

3. HOW CAN THIS SUPPORT RTI?4. What questions do you have?

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USE the CHAT BOX


Concluding thoughts and evaluation

• Kim: Implications of today for… – practice in GA – future professional learning topics

• Randy: Evaluation survey— takes approx. 5 min.

https://uncg.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eg5zsVgCyPwSODG

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Thank you for your participation!

Our experts in the field have enjoyed sharing their research with you; we are grateful that you chose

to spend your time with us!

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Questions? Contact Info:• Cori Alston, GaDOE

– [email protected] 404-656-2067

• Carol Johnson, GaDOE– [email protected] 404-463-1858

• Dr. Kim Anderson, SERVE Center– [email protected] 404-657-6174

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