bilingual/esl directors meeting

Copyright©2010 Education Service Center Region XIII

Bilingual/ESL Directors Meeting

December 14, 2010


Agenda

• Student Assessment Updates

• Bilingual/ESL Updates

• LPAC

• AEIS

• A+ Rise

• Llano ELL Initiative

• Upcoming Events


Group Norms

• Listen to understand.

• Allow one speaker at a time.

• Mentor and support.

• Strive for solutions.

• If the horse is dead – get off!


Student Assessment Updates

• LAT

• TELPAS

• STAAR


Linguistically Accommodated Testing (LAT)

• Grades 3–8 and 10

• Mathematics

• Reading and ELA

• Grades 5, 8, and 10

• Science


No LAT Changes This Year!


Date Subject Grades

Mon, 4/25 Math 3, 4, 6, 7, 10

Tues, 4/26 Reading/ELA (Day 1)

3, 4, 6, 7, 10

Wed, 4/27 Reading/ELA (Day 2)

3, 4, 6, 7, 10

Fri, 4/29 Science 5, 8, 10

Mon, 5/16 Math 5, 8

Tues, 5/17 Reading(Day 1)

5, 8

Wed, 5/18 Reading(Day 2)

5, 8

LAT Schedule


LAT Planning Reminders

• Arranging for testing requires collaboration with LPAC and subject-area teachers

• Linguistic accommodations in instruction are required by the Texas English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)

• Effective collaboration about LAT accommodations helps reinforce instructional requirements that promote academic achievement and English acquisition of ELLs

• LAT accommodations are described in Accommodations Manual and LAT Manual


LAT TETN Opportunities and Training Slides

• Detailed LAT TETN training to be offered February 11 from 9 to noon (event # 8237)

• LAT-specific training slides from last year’s TETN to be updated and posted to website before February 11


TELPAS

District and campus personnel have primary responsibility for support holistic rating training (and supplemental support, if needed).


Key Points of New TELPAS Training System

• All online rater training now in spring only

• No more 1-time qualification in writing; shifting to annual calibration across all domains

• Two online training components:

• Basic training course for new raters

• Calibration activities for all raters, both new and returning

• New supplemental training model for raters (both new and returning) who have difficulty calibrating

• Texas Training Center website has been redesigned accordingly―much easier to use


New Raters

Online Basic Training Course

If not calibrated: Supplemental Holistic

Rating Training

Final OnlineCalibration Activity

Set 3

OnlineCalibration Activities

Sets 1 and 2:Set 2 required if not successful

on Set 1

Fall ELPS-TELPAS Professional Development(For new teachers and new prospective raters --

recommended)

Returning Raters

OnlineCalibration Activities

Sets 1 and 2:Set 2 required if not successful

on Set 1

Spring TELPAS Administration Procedures Training

Covers holistic rating training requirements and procedures for conducting TELPAS

CM 221


K–1 New K–1 Returning

Individuals who have not completed K–1 holistic rating training requirements

Individuals who completed K–1 holistic rating training requirements in a previous year

Definitions of New and Returning RatersK–1 and 2–12

2–12 New 2–12 Returning

Individuals who have not completed 2–12 holistic rating training requirements

Individuals who completed 2–12 holistic rating training requirements in a previous year

Raters who complete K–1 but not 2–12 training will be new raters if they switch to 2–12, and vice versa. K–1 and 2–12 training are separate because of differences in test components and rating rubrics (PLDs).

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Training of Returning Raters

• A district may, at its discretion, require a returning rater to repeat training for new raters; raters are informed of this in manual and on online training webpage

TEA Rater Training Recommendation:Consider having returning raters repeat new rater training if they have not

completed TELPAS training since 2007-2008 school year.

• Returning rater planning roster (made available to districts in November) lists returning raters in accordance with this recommendation

• Raters told to consult with testing coordinator if unsure of training assignment


•Raters will have 3 attempts to calibrate

•Raters not successful after calibration set 2 get supplemental support and then complete set 3 before the start of the TELPAS testing window

•Raters need an access code to complete set 3

•District Testing Coordinator will get access code to give to the rater

Individuals are not authorized to serve as raters unless they complete the required training components.

What happens if a rater is having difficulty calibrating?


•Districts are required to select personnel to serve as supplement support providers

•Supplemental support provider must be a 2009-10–State-authorized trainer, or

–Fully trained and refreshed K-1 rater, or

–Fully trained, qualified, and refreshed grades 2-12 rater

–Individual must attend a TEA we-based training (K-1, 2-5, 6-12)*

–Individual must calibrate on either set 1 or 2

•Registration for web-based sessions ends on Dec. 17

•http://www.TexasAssessment.com/TELPASsuppTOTregistration

*Supplemental Support Provider may need to attend each session

Who provides supplemental support?


•Arrange for enough support providers (trainers) to meet district needs

•With proper foundation, only small numbers of raters should need supplemental support

•Recommendation – at least one trainer per district for each of these clusters, k-1, 2-5, 6-12

•Districts with substantial numbers of ELLs may benefit from having more supplemental providers

•Districts, not ESC, have primary responsibility for supplemental training of raters

Tips for Providing Supplemental Support


Two outcomes are possible for individuals who complete the calibration activities but are not successful:

– The district may choose not to assign the individual to be a TELPAS rater.

– If the individual is needed to serve as a rater, the district must implement rater support procedures to ensure that the rater’s students are evaluated consistent with the rating rubrics.

Individuals are not authorized to serve as raters unless they complete the required training components.

What happens if a rater is unsuccessful in calibrating?


Supplemental Webinar Training DatesRegistration Nov. 15- Dec. 17

Training DatesDate Time (CT)

January 18 1:00 – 4:30January 20 8:30 – 12:00January 24 1:00 – 4:30January 26 8:30 – 12:00January 31 1:00 – 4:30February 1 8:30 – 12:00


Webinar Registration and Resources

Webinar Registration Website:http://www.TexasAssessment.com/TELPASsuppTOTregistration

Educator Guide to TELPAS:http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/ELL/telpas/K-12InfoGuide.pdf


TELPAS Holistic Rating Training Dates

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Date Activity

1/3 Launch of Assembling and Verifying Grades 2–12 Writing Collections course

1/3–7 TELPAS Manual due in districts (available online in December)

1/7 End date for district coordinator training—all TELPAS components

1/10 Launch of online basic training courses for new K–1 and 2–12 raters (course should not be taken until after rater administration procedures training)

1/21 End date for campus coordinator training—holistically rated components

1/18–2/1 TEA conducts web-based supplemental support TOTs

1/31 Calibration window opens for new and returning raters—first 2 sets

2/1 End date for administration procedures training – holistically rated components

2/1 Earliest eligibility date for TELPAS writing samples

2/16 3rd and final calibration set available (supplemental training window starts)

3/7–4/8 TELPAS assessment window

CM 223


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Upcoming ELL Assessment TETNs

• December 16 ● 9:00-12:00 ● event # 8126 Annual LPAC Assessment Manual TrainingFor ESC personnel who conduct LPAC training on the LPAC assessment decision-making process; open to ESC personnel only

• January 7 ● 9:00-12:00 ● event # 8302 TELPAS Spring Online Training SystemFor coordinators; review of spring online holistic rating training and calibration procedures; review of updated TrainingCenter website

• January 21 ● 1:00-3:30 ● event # 8304 TELPAS Online TestingFor coordinators; review of Assessment Management System components for TELPAS administration

• February 11 ● 9:00-12:00 ● event # 8237 LAT Procedures

For coordinators; review of information to use in training LAT test administrators


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STAAR


Bilingual/ESL Updates

• Exceptions and Waivers– ESL Academy – Feb. 21, 23, 24, 25

• LEP SSI Projects– LPAC updates on Region 20 website– http://portal.esc20.net/portal/page/portal/esc20public/bilesl/LPACFramework?

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– ELL Web Portal www.elltx.org


LPAC

• LPAC Decision Making for State Assessments– January 5 workshop # SP1120369– January 13 workshop # SP1120370


AEIS Report

• Erin Monge, Project Coordinator, Data Services


A+ Rise Updates

• Melinda Base, ESC Region XIII

• Justin Porter, Pflugerville ISD


Llano ISD ELL Initiative

• Dennis Hill, Superintendent


Upcoming Professional

Development


ELPS

• ELPS Academies, January 29

–English Language Arts

–Science

–Social Studies

–Math


ESL

• Teaching English Language Learners in the ESOL I/II or ENG I/II Classroom–January 18

• Sheltered Instruction Plus: Language and Literacy for ELLs with John Seidlitz–February 3


Bilingual/Dual Language

• Dual Language Seminar with Dr. Kathryn Lindholm-Leary– February 2

• Transitioning from Spanish to English Reading– February 15

• Scaffolding Reading Comprehension in the Bilingual Classroom– February 28


ETC.

• Differentiating Instruction with Linguistic Accommodations for Beginning and Intermediate ELLs (grades 3-12)

–February 28

• RtI for English Language Learners

–March 2


Contact Information

• Janet O’Keeffe– 512.919.5333– [email protected]

• Meredith Roddy– 512.919.5223– [email protected]

• Melinda Base– [email protected]– 512.919.5159

• Monique Ruiz– [email protected]– 512.919.5480

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