FORWARD TOGETHER�Achieving Instructional Equity

Get Ready! Sail & Soar

Please create a nameplate using the cardstock. Include your name & program.

Rachel Bond

Language & Literacy Sales Specialist

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Karen Primavera

National Language & Literacy Consultant

Getting Started�Establishing Norms & Learning Objectives

Establishing Norms for Our Conversation Today

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Consider your own past experiences and what you do in your classroom to create community and a safe space.

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Create a mental list of norms that will keep us creative, tolerant, and on track. Consider:

�What kinds of things need to happen in order for a good discussion to take place?

�What needs to happen for collaboration to take place?

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How can disagreement be positive? Consensus reached?

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Establishing Norms for Our Conversation Today

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Designate one person to record your list of norms.

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As a group, review your list of norms.

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Rank your norms from most to least important.

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Be prepared to share your norms with the whole group.

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Agenda

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• Using the Program Effectively

Differentiating Instruction through the TE, Student vText, Activities, & Additional Resources

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• Break

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• Assessments & Progress Monitoring

Using Data & Standards-Based Assigning

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• Reflection & Application: Core Values

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• Lunch

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• Guided Unit/Lesson Exploration

w/ Demonstration Lesson & Debrief

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• Break

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• Collaborative Planning

Parking Lot

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Use sticky notes to park your questions for later

Content Objectives

Participants will:

• Understand the WHO, the WHAT, and the WHY of Vista EL programs

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• Understand the components of Sail/Soar and how they connect with Ellevation

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• Plan activities for engagement in all language domains

Language Objectives

During today’s session, participants will:

• Collaborate and discuss how ELD supports students’ language development and validates their identity using Sail/Soar programs
• Discuss Vista’s core values and explain how they are embedded in the program
• Identify and apply best practices and effective strategies in lesson planning with Sail/Soar and Ellevation

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Which Corner?

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Which Sail/Soar components would you like to learn more about?

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1. Activities & Assessments
2. Using the Supersite (digital platform)
3. Lesson Planning
4. Incorporating Ellevation Strategies

Using the Program Effectively�Differentiating through the TE, vText, Assign Tab, & Resources

Our Vision:

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To transform teaching and learning so that education is accessible to all students.

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Core Beliefs for the Education of English Learners

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English Learners, and all students, need rigorous curriculum that is student centered.

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Newcomer-Specific Challenges

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• English Language Silent Period (6 weeks or longer)
• Customs and Culture Changes
• Language
• Clothing
• Food
• Structure (too much or too little)
• Trauma
• Fear
• School and Classroom Processes

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Think, Write, Pair, Share—

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What are your core values?

Vista Core Values

Research-Based Practices

Differentiate & Personalize

Asset-Based Approach

• Background knowledge
• Culturally responsive
• Celebrates student differences
• Students accountable for own learning

• Theme/content-based
• Students make connections
• Scaffolds
• Gradual release
• Build phonemic & phonological awareness, decoding/encoding, fluency

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• Linguistic contrastive analysis charts
• Individual assigning
• Lesson differentiation
• Formative & summative
• Get Reading

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Program Components

Get Ready! Sail & Soar

• Teacher’s Edition

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• Student vText

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• Pre-Decodable (Sail) & Decodable Readers

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• Practice Books

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• Vocabulary Cards

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• Assessment Program

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�Get Ready! Sail & Soar�Program Components

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• Teacher’s Edition
• Student Book
• Pre-Decodable & Decodable Readers
• Practice Books
• Vocabulary Cards
• Assessment Program

Get Ready! Unit Structure

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Get Ready! Unit Structure

Get Reading! Structure

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Get Reading! Structure

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Get Reading! Levels

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https://tinyurl.com/cleverrostering

• Access the Supersite by going to http://www.vhlcentral.com
• Username: NEED
• Password: NEED
• Click on book cover you want to review

Add/Edit Course & Section

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Navigating the Online TE

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Exploration of Front Matter and Unit:

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Locate examples of—

• Instructional Routines you will use
• How activities can extend learning
• Ways to differentiate instruction
• Asset-based learning opportunities

Navigating the vText

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Exploration of a Unit:

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Consider—

• How to use digital listening & speaking activities
• Ways to use print & digital
• How the vText can be used in whole class, small group, or independent practice

Access Resources in Supersite

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Resources Tab

• Activity Pack
• Assessment Program
• Assessment Program Placement Test
• Speaking & Writing Rubrics
• Correlations
• Decodable Readers
• Get Reading: Teacher Guide
• Unit Teacher Resources

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• Assessment Program
• Quizzes & Unit Test
• Speaking & Writing Prompts & Rubrics
• Assessment Program Placement Test
• Correlations
• Decodable Reader Activities
• Practice Activities
• Unit Teacher Resources
• School-to-Home Letters
• Pacing Guides
• Audio & Scripts

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Resources

APPLICATION�Application

Apply what you’ve learned in the Supersite by—

• Assigning a Teacher-Graded Activity
• Completing an Activity as a Sample Student
• Grading the Activity

Conversation Grids—

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Which resource are you most excited about using?

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• Move around the room to find a partner
• Ask your partner the question
• Discuss your answer
• Add responses to your notes

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15-Minute Break

Assessments & Progress Monitoring�Editing, Personalizing, & Using Data

Assessment Types

Language Proficiency Assessments

ACTIVITY�Activity

• Determine the next unit you will be teaching
• Go to the assessments
• Review the unit test
• Modify the unit test as needed
• Create a new unit test if you prefer

Using Assess to Learn

Reflection & Application�Core Values

The Three Pillars

Research-Based Practices

Differentiate & Personalize

Asset-Based Approach

• Background knowledge
• Culturally responsive
• Celebrates student differences
• Students accountable for own learning

• Theme/content-based
• Students make connections
• Scaffolds
• Gradual release
• Build phonemic & phonological awareness, decoding/encoding, fluency

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• Linguistic contrastive analysis charts
• Individual assigning
• Lesson differentiation
• Formative & summative
• Get Reading!

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https://tinyurl.com/vistatrainingresources

In small groups, make a poster to share strategies, resources, and activities that support one of the CORE VALUES. Prepare to share.

Lunch Break

Add time here

Do You Know?

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• Speaking Activity

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• Writing Activity

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• Listening Activity

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• Reading Activity

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• Asset-Based Learning (or Culture Note)

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• Supersite Help Videos

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• Decodable Readers Embedded Audio

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• How to Change the Number of Attempts for Activities

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• How to Add a Co-Teacher

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• Printable Unit Assessment

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• Reader’s Theater Videos & Scripts

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• Assignment Calendar

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• Scope & Sequence

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• Pacing Guides

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• Hyperlinked Textbook for Screen Display & Interaction

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• Student Dashboard

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• Get Reading! Assignable Readers & Activities

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• Get Reading! Teacher Guide w/ Titles & Lesson Plans

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Guided Unit & Lesson Exploration�Using Planning Resources

Using Your TE & Resources

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Get Ready! Soar Lesson

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Demo Lesson�Using Sail/Soar & Debrief

Unit 3

”Connect to Language,” p. 79

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• Theme/Unit Intro
• Vocabulary Routine
• Explore & Learn
• Practice

Model a Lesson

Directed Discourse

Lesson Demo– Unit 3

What did the teacher do to…

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• Assess prior knowledge

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• Maintain engagement

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• Encourage student voice

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• Incorporate Ellevation strategies

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• Integrate all 4 language domains?

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What might you have done differently?

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Ellevation Implementation

Lesson Demo– Unit 3

Ellevation strategies used in demo lesson:

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• Anchor Charts

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• Collecting Cognates

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• Exit Tickets

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• I Notice, I Wonder

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• Think, Write, Pair, Share

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Are there other Ellevation strategies you could use?

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15-Minute Break

Collaborative Lesson Planning�Facilitated Planning with 1:1 Support

Where Do We Start?

• Take time to locate:

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• Scope & Sequence
• Pacing Guide (45 min)
• Your TE wrap/teacher notes
• Instructional Routines (front matter)

Where Do We Start?

Take time to locate:

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• Scope & Sequence
• Pacing Guide (45 min)
• Your TE wrap/teacher notes
• Instructional Routines (front matter)

Planning Resources & Templates

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https://tinyurl.com/vistatrainingresources

Share

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Share—

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something from your unit or lesson plan

Wrap It Up!�Q&A and Reflection

Questions?

Hanging Hashtags—

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Which activities, resources, or strategies are you most excited about using in your classroom this fall? On a sticky note, create a #hashtag to share your response.

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Rachel Bond

Vista Higher Learning

Language & Literacy Sales Specialist

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rbond@vistahigherlearning.com

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