1. Title III: Making an Impact for Gap Closure 2015 ESEA Directors Institute August 27, 2015

2. Consolidated Planning & Monitoring Jan Lanier Title III Director Jan.Lanier@tn.gov (615) 532-6314 (Office) (615) 337-8401 (Cell)

3. Title III: Limited English Proficient and Immigrant

4. Who is served with Title III? Students from Non-English Language Backgrounds (NELB) Students whose English abilities keep them from gaining full access to academic classes Students who immigrated to the U.S. –Refugees –Undocumented –Children of parents who are on a work or student visa –Other immigrants

5. Subgroup Definition for Accountability Includes all English Learners (ELs) in the testing for English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) Includes all ELs in TCAP math, language arts, and science –ELs are exempt the first year in the U.S. from being in the cohort for being assessed in English language arts –ELs are exempt from having scores counted in mathematics for first year in the U.S.

6. Essential Actions for Success in the ESL Classroom

7. Define & Discuss WIDA World-class Instructional Design Assessment Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State for English Language –New WIDA ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 WIDA website and tools for classroom and assessments –https://www.wida.us/https://www.wida.us/

8. Let’s prioritize Go to www.wida.us and review the Essential Actionswww.wida.us Be sure that we focus on discourse, not only word and sentence level Domains need to be integrated for success Plan with academic teachers Strong ESL classes are language rich English Language Development (ELD) classes are more than tutoring Be sure that all language is taught in a meaningful context Use units that help students make sense of the language Teach all needed skills comfortably

9. Guiding Principles: Teaching the WIDA Way Tap into the first language (L1) knowledge to learn the second (L2) language Help students make the connections: metalinguistic and metacultural knowledge go beyond metacognitive Focus language to be functional and communicative Learn in all four domains interdependently but at different rates Enhance complex thinking Use the Can-Do Descriptors Vary activities Train all teachers to work with English Learners

10. Questions Feedback TASL Credit Keyword

11. Questions?

12. Feedback Survey At the end of each day, please help us by providing feedback. Today, please use the survey link below. –https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2015-ESEA-Aug-27https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2015-ESEA-Aug-27

13. TASL Credit In order to receive 14 TASL credits for the 2015 ESEA Directors Institute, the participant must attend two full days, August 26 – 27. –Partial credit cannot be earned. –Use the form provided at the back of the agenda to collect keywords throughout the conference. –After the conference, go online to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2015-ESEA-TASL and enter your information. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2015-ESEA-TASL You will not receive credit if you do not complete the online form by September 4, 2015.

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