ACCOUNTABILITY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS & IMMIGRANT STUDENTS Digital Chalkboard: Online Resources for English Learners and Immigrant Students December 9, Steve Smith Education Programs Consultant Educational Data Management Division California Department of Education Karen Holst Education Technology Fellow Educational Data Management Division California Department of Education

Agenda Short-term/Long-term Efforts Site Overview Groups Resources Calendar Walkthrough 2

How to collaborate and share resources to improve English Learner and Immigrant Student education – Statewide – In your region – With local districts and schools – With other non-LEA professionals 3 Today’s Focus

Summer 2014 project to enhance the Brokers of Expertise site Fall 2014 re-launch of the Digital Chalkboard (10/7/14) Goals were a better user experience, and new platform for collecting user needs – More intuitive user interface – Faster page refreshes – Better navigation Short-term Effort 4

Explore other digital resource and professional development offerings Use Digital Chalkboard as a platform to collect California educator information – Meet with users to identify wants and needs – Process user analytics into information – Connect California educator wants and needs with the best solution – to be determined Long-Term Effort 5

Digital Chalkboard provides California educators and select invited users to share resources on “what works” to improve education for all students Digital chalkboard provides a venue to strengthen relationships between providers serving students Site Overview 6

Digital Chalkboard provides an online “coffee shop” for statewide and regional groups to collaborate: – District and school-site administrators – District program leaders – English learner professionals – 4 th grade teachers – Secondary high school science teachers – Many more Site Overview 7

Digital Chalkboard allows professionals to share their expertise and guidance to a wider community of schools, districts, and county offices of education – Where can I discuss challenges ad solutions with across the state? – What do people think about specific supplemental resources? – Why are people using a specific intervention model with a specific group of students, and how is it working? Site Overview 8

20,000 Users 4,000 Groups 70,000 Digital Chalkboard Resources 360,000 National Resources 9

Groups are a place to share ideas and resources Groups can be open to the public, or private (invitation only) Group leaders manage the “widgets” in the group pages In private groups, leaders manage membership Groups 10

Organic region or subject matter expertise consolidates through the Digital Chalkboard group feature Regional needs may be different – Statewide group/page – County pages – Regional pages Pages can be linked to each-other Groups 11

Digital resources can be posted, searched, viewed, and downloaded Posted at Digital Chalkboard and other sites Digital resources are: – Electronic documents (research reports, tools and templates, slide decks) – Videos – Web sites Resources 12

Sharing Resources – English language development instruction – Enhanced instruction in the core academic subjects – High-quality professional development for teachers and other staff Group discussions about – Upgrading program objectives and instructional strategies – Improving curricula, materials, and assessments – Coordinating language instruction programs – Providing community participation programs 13 Title III LEP Examples

Sharing Ideas About Family literacy, parent training, and community outreach Educational personnel, including teacher aides Tutorials, mentoring, and counseling Identification and acquisition of educational materials and technology Basic instructional services Activities coordinated with community-based organizations (CBOs), institutions of higher education (IHEs), or private sector entities Title III - Immigrant Program Examples 14

Calendar events – Meetings – Conferences – Important deadlines Communicate with attendees – Invite – Track registration progress – Message registered participants Calendar 15

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17 Contact Information Steve Smith Education Programs Consultant Educational Data Management Division California Department of Education Karen Holst Education Technology Fellow Educational Data Management Division California Department of Education

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