ESL PROGRAMS & EVALUATION PRESENTED AT RREALS BY ANNE MILLETTE AND ELYSE DESCHAMBAULT OCTOBER 2009 Plan of Action

Programs

ESL PROGRAMS TEAM  Teresa Capparelli  Eugene Graziani  Rachel Lalonde  Dominique Plourde  Derek Wright  Additional collaboration: √ Anita Romano √ Marilyn Lassire

DOSSIER — Progression of Learning Mandate : Designing the Secondary Progression of Learning for Cycle One and Cycle Two (Core and EESL)

DOSSIER — Progression of Learning Supporting the Implementation of the Elementary Progression of Learning MELS Workshops: October 15, 2009 (Quebec city) November 27, 2009 (Montreal) All in the Name of Progress (SPEAQ 2009)

DOSSIER: Regulation Project (Régulation de la mise en œuvre des programmes d’ALS) Implementation of Phases 2, 3 and 4: Reminder — Étape 1: Connaître les priorités de perfectionnement des personnes ressources d’anglais, langue seconde: The use of English in class – teachers and students Planning for multi-level classes (Elementary) Supporting learning through the use of the evaluation criteria (Secondary Cycle One)

DOSSIER: Regulation Project (Régulation de la mise en œuvre des programmes d’ALS) Implementation of Phases 2, 3 and 4: — Étape 2: Planifier les activités de perfectionnement en collaboration avec les personnes-ressources — Étape 3: Réaliser, évaluer et ajuster au besoin les activités de perfectionnement — Étape 4: Tenir le milieu informé et rendre les travaux accessibles dans tout le réseau

DOSSIER: The Use of ICTs in the Secondary ESL Class Research the use of ICT in the ESL class : — To come to a better understanding of a few concepts (e.g: digital learners, multitasking, etc.) — To establish the contribution of ICT in the development of the three ESL competencies and its impact students motivation — To have a working day with teachers who use ICT in their ESL class (October 30, 2009) — To offer a training session to ESL pedagogical advisors

DOSSIER: Document de soutien en ALS & adaptation scolaire  A two-day training session Document d’accompagnement des milieux accueillant des élèves ayant des besoins particuliers dans la compétence à communiquer et l’apprentissage de l’anglais, langue seconde, au premier cycle du primaire  Joint training session: Adaptation scolaire and ESL Workshop leaders (MELS- Programs and DAS) Participants: ESL pedagogical advisors, CPAS, personnes resources régionalisées  Winter and Spring 2010

DOSSIER: Other MELS Workshops  A Guided Tour of the MELS ESL Programs Resources — a workshop for new ESL pedagogical advisors ESL Tonic for New Consultants– October 14 am, 2009, Quebec city  The LES Paralympic Games: Making a Difference! — Discovering the Secondary Cycle One programs from a teaching perspective A new training tool for ESL pedagogical advisors October 14 pm, 2009, Quebec city

DOSSIER: Other MELS Workshops  Several workshops at SPEAQ  One new workshop (P&E): Reinvestment: From Using Texts Integrally to Personalization (Journée Pédagogique Montérégienne, SPEAQ)

Evaluation

ESL EVALUATION TEAM  Marie-Claude Levasseur  Secondary V Core exams  Elizabeth Vatcher  Secondary V EESL exams  Sylvia Schmidt  Grade 6 data collection  Prototypes at the Secondary level

DOSSIER — Secondary V Core uniform exams (C1-C3) Information document and rubrics  Will be on the MELS site (  Sample exam (The Power of Advertisers and the Media)  Will be on the educationevaluation site  January 2010 exam (See Info/Sanction )  June 2010 exam  August 2010 exam  January 2011 exam  Regional training sessions

DOSSIER — Secondary V Core C2 sample exam  Sample exam (Echoes From the Past)  Will be on the educationevaluation site  Takes 3 hours and 15 minutes  30 minutes for listening part  2:45 for reading and reinvesting parts

DOSSIER — Secondary V Core ESs  Two former exams are revamped/recycled:  Eye in the Sky (June 2008)  Wired 24/7 (June 2007)  They should be on the education evaluation site.

DOSSIER — Secondary V EESL C2-C3 exam  Sample exam (Power of Words: What We Say and How We Say It)  Will be on the educationevaluation site  Regional/Supraregional training sessions on the Secondary IV prototype exam (Hype: How Do You Separate the Facts From the Buzz?) and the Secondary V sample exam

DOSSIER — Grade 6 data collection  Phase 2 of the Grade 6 data collection will take place in the spring.  The last phase will take place in 2012.

DOSSIER — Updating Birth Order and Manners  Both LESs are being updated (mostly the Teacher’s Guides and Teacher’s Resource Booklets).

DOSSIER —Prototypes at the Secondary level  We are working on prototypes, but they will not be ready this year. For example:  Secondary II Core  Secondary IV Core C2