ELD Weekly Bulletin
Title III/ELD Listserv - August 31, 2015
Going for Growth with English Language Learners
It's crucial that English language learners believe their effort makes a difference in how much they learn. Here's how to foster a growth mind-set.
Carol Dweck's (2006, 2007) research into how students tend to view intelligence—as either fixed or malleable—has profoundly affected my classroom practices and the feedback I give my students. The importance of encouraging learners to think of their intelligence as malleable became clear to me when I taught summer school to 5th grade students, many of whom hadn't been proficient in either math or reading during the previous school year.
I asked these students if they thought their brains were like a glass that's only capable of holding so much intelligence (what Dweck calls a fixed mind-set), or like grass, with the ability to grow (a growth mind-set).1 The majority believed their brains were like tiny glasses. Smarter kids, they reasoned, have larger glasses. Why make an effort, many of them thought, when it won't change anything?
I now begin each school year by asking students this question and discussing why the "small glass" perception is wrong. I share with them exciting new research about the brain's neuroplasticity that supports the growth mind-set (Davidson & Begley, 2012). Developing such a mind-set is crucial for academic success, especially for English language learners (ELLs), who currently represent one in nine students overall in U.S. public schools (Flores, Batalova, & Fix, 2012). As ELLs develop growth mind-sets, they'll be able to successfully complete English as a second language programs faster in order to take advantage of other school opportunities.
Read more about fostering the growth mindset in your ELLs this year...
OCR Language Assistance Training for SY 2015-2016
The training can be completed from any computer in any location. No documentation of completion must be submitted to the Title III Office. Completion will be tracked through Edivate. You will need to view the video (29:55 minutes) and open the resource guide for the course to be marked as complete.
OCR Language Assistance Training Step by Step Registration Guide
Please email Laura Grisso with any questions.
Interpreter & Translator Training for SY2015-2016
Interpreters and/or translators who are continuing from last school year need to complete the annual Interpreter & Translator training. This year the training for continuing interpreters and translators is available on Edivate. You will need to view the video (19 minutes) and open the resource guide for the course to be marked as complete. Training for continuing interpreters and translators must be completed by October 1st of the current school year.
Interpreter & Translator Training Step by Step Registration Guide
Please email Language Assistance Services with any questions.
Title III School Contact Information
Title III Parent Outreach Resources with Dayspring
For more information about the parent workshops and home visits, offered through this Title III Dayspring partnership, please email your ELD Coordinator.
Title III Outreach Parent Service Request Form
ReadyRosie: Parent Engagement Tool
Research and data show that encouraging parents to be actively involved in their child's learning process will pay huge dividends as the child engages more deeply in their learning process. During Back to School nights and other parent meetings throughout the school year, you are encouraged to set up a demo computer to share the videos with parents and help them subscribe to receive the videos regularly.
ReadyRosie Parent Letter (English) (Spanish)
ELL Student Folder Transfer Process
ELL Student Folder Transfer Process
1. If the required documents are available, add them to the folder and initial the corresponding field(s) on the front (PK3-Gr 5) or back (Gr 6-Gr 12) of the folder.
2. If the document is not available, keep the corresponding field blank.
3. On the inside of the ELL Student Folder, be sure to write your name, date, and school.
4. Send the student folder in campus mail to your ELD Coordinator.
5. The Title III Office will forward the folder to the appropriate site.
For all ELLs/FELLs, the new site's ELD teacher/ELD site contact will write their name inside the folder and add the appropriate documentation.
ELL Student Folder Transfer Process
Update on School-based Printing of Title III Documents
Orders will have to be submitted through the Print Center with an RQ and quote prior to approval. This will only apply to the following Title III documents printed in bulk: Parent Notification Letters, Copies of the ACCESS Parent Score Report, Copies of the ACCESS Teacher Score Report, and LIEPs.
The procedural steps will be finalized this week and will be publicized in next week's ELD Weekly Bulletin. Please email Laura Grisso with any related questions.
Oklahoma Association for Bilingual Education 2015 Conference
Conference registration is now open for the OABE 2015 Conference. It will be November 13 & 14 at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. Keynote presenters include Dr. Steven Krashen, University of Southern California and Dr. Raul Font, Latino Community Development Agency.
Title III will provide travel and registration funds for any District employee wishing to attend. A completed registration form, hotel confirmation email, and PS10 are due to the Title III Office by September 25, 2015. For any questions, please email Laura Grisso.
OABE 2015 Conference Flyer
OABE 2015 Conference Registration Form
PS10 Form
Title III Leadership Advisory Committee
During the first meeting we will start by reviewing the Title III Needs Assessment data and customer services survey results from the previous school year as well as the Balanced Scorecard for Title III. We will work collaboratively on activities to celebrate successes and support issues raised by this data review.
Throughout the year we will review the Language Instruction Program Development Plan for the Title III program as well as the Annual Measurable Achievement Objective Improvement Plan. Both of which have to be revised and submitted to the OSDE annually.
Please register in My Learning Plan if you will be able to join the Title III Leadership Advisory Committee for the SY2015-2016.
Title III/ELD Upcoming Events
September 1, 4:00pm - Spanish for Educators
September 1, 4:00pm - Title III Leadership Advisory Committee Meeting
September 4, 2:00pm - Interpreter & Translator Training for New Hires
Click here to view the Title III/ELD Calendar.