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DELVING IN TO

ELP STANDARDS

Cecely Clinkscales and Marline Vernon

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Teachers will be able to implement ELP Standards with Content Standards when creating assessments and backwards planning lessons.

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ELP Standards

“In many schools, language development has been the responsibility of ESL/ELD teachers, while content development has been handled by subject area teachers. Now that students are held to rigorous CCR standards that span multiple subjects, teachers must work more closely together to support ELLs. Content area teachers need the tools to fuel the academic performance of English language learners, while ESL/ELD teachers must have command of the language used in subject areas so that ELLs can succeed. The ELP Standards offer a common language for ESL/ELD teachers and content teachers to best support ELLs.”

-ELP Standards Overview

I think _____.

I notice ____.

I found it interesting that ____.

Something to consider is _____.

One thing that caught my attention was _____.

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ELP Standards

“The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers strongly believe that all students should be held to the same high expectations outlined in the Common Core State Standards. This includes students who are English language learners (ELLs). However, these students may require additional time, appropriate instructional support, and aligned assessments as they acquire both English language proficiency and content area knowledge.”

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What They CAN Do: ELP Standards

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Consider how this view may be useful as a teacher of ELs.

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Tammy Cartmell

Sonora Middle School

Math and Science Instructional Facilitator

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Application Model

Social Studies 7th grade Task: Compare and contrast economies in the North and South prior to the Civil War in a paragraph.

6-8.3 An ELL can speak and write about grade-appropriate complex literary and informational texts and topics.

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ELP Standards

  • Require that we know our content standards
    • Academic tasks are on grade-level
      • Are they? Do we assume that they are because it’s what we’ve always done?
      • Use the level 5 proficiency descriptors to ensure that what you are asking students to do is grade-level.

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7-PS1-4 Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.

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Matter Modeling Assessment

Using all of the information that you have learned about matter,

you need to do the following:

  1. Create a model of what the molecules look like in the 3 main states of matter (solid, liquid, & gas).
    1. Explain what is happening at each state.
  2. You will also model how matter changes states when thermal energy is added or removed.
    • Explain what is happening in each state change.
  3. Choose ONE of these options for your Modeling Assessment:
    • Jamboard Matter Model Assessment
    • Matter Modeling Paper Assessment
    • Alternative Assessment: Matter Modeling

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Application: Alignment with Academic Tasks

  1. Select an academic task from your content area/curriculum.
  2. Determine which ELP standard(s) tell you the most about what an EL can do with the required language of the task.

Collaborate in Breakout Groups: 15 minutes

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Five Minute Break

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Application #2: Instructional Steps

Select one EL to focus your ELP Standards work.

  • Where are they within the standards?

  • How can the ELP standards help you determine instructional steps to ensure language growth?

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How can I apply the ELP Standards?

Select one EL to focus your ELP Standards work.

  • Where are they within the standards? (Highlight)

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How can I apply the ELP Standards?

Select one EL to focus your ELP Standards work.

  • How can the ELP standards help you determine instructional steps to ensure their language growth?
    • Select 2 standards and jot down ideas on how to move the EL to the next level.

Jamboard

*Each member chooses a different color sticky note

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Closing

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We are grateful for your work and encourage you to collaborate this school year!

Exit Ticket

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Contact

Elementary Team:

Courtney Bogle

cbogle@sdale.org

Judy Hobson

jhobson@sdale.org

Kelsey Roth

kroth@sdale.org

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Secondary Team:

Cecely Clinkscales

cclinkscales@sdale.org

Marline Vernon

mvernon@sdale.org

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Additional Resource

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