ESOL Department Meeting
August 14, 2017
Welcome Back!
Team Updates!
1. Best thing you did this summer
2. #1 Personal Goal for this year in regards to work.
3. #1 Professional Goal for this year in regards to work.
Honor Time
- Be on time.
- Respect the air.
- Stay on task.
Participate
- Share
- Learn
- Explore
Question
- Feel confident
- Have clarity
- Help others
- Parking Lot Email (Katie)
ESOL Department Goals 17-18
- Procedural: Usable student data, compliance
- Instructional: Standards based instruction, common assessments, feedback
- Time: Opportunities for Collaboration
ESOL Updates
1. ESOL Teacher Home Base Folder ADD TO YOUR DRIVE NOW! :)
- Procedures Manual/Orange Folders/Cume File Checklist
- Welcome Folders
- NEW Building Student Data Sheets
- Forms- ELPs, Checklist, Parent Notification, etc.
- Translated Documents
- ALL Testing Information (IPT/AIR/OELPA)
- OELPA Family Reports
2. ESOL Calendar
- 17-18 ESOL Department Meeting Dates (Get subs now!)
3. ESOL Website Update
4. Social Media
- Twitter @WeRSycamore
- VOTE: Facebook for us???
5. Programs/Materials/Tools Update
- IPT (last year!)- Summary Report
- National Geographic (ready to go; online is up)
- AIMSWeb (in progress)
- Learning A-Z (ready to go)
- Reading, RAZ Kids- individual teacher accounts
- Writing, Vocabulary- who? Gaines, Dostal
- Mastery Connect Reminder
- Success Maker (good to go)
- Materials for Check Out (email me)
Yoga 4 the Classroom
mindful games Activity Cards
Understanding Your Refugee and Immigrant Students
I have Understanding Your International Students too!
Extra! Extra!
Payroll Sheets from early screening
- Up to 12 hours of pay for each ESOL teacher
- Each teacher will need to fill out a payroll sheet and send to me to approve
- They should check Other on the payroll sheet and write in: "Administration of ESOL screening assessments" in the descriptor.
- Send sheets to me and I will sign them and turn them in for you.
UC Student Teacher Seeking 28 Practicum Hours this Fall
Sycamore Positive Parenting Promotion (formerly Parenting Partners)
OTESOL PD: Working with ELLs in Mainstream Classrooms
Fall SIOP Training: Sep. 26 AND Oct 17 8:30-3:30 (must attend both days)
TESOL International Convention Mar. 27-30 (3 teachers w/me: 1 K-4; 1-5-8; 1-9-12)
Save the Date! ESOL Fall Bonfire Sep. 23 6pm
Travel Grants/Scholarships for Conferences (Nov. 1 deadline)
Ohio TESOL Conference Travel Grant
A grant of up to $300 is available to offset costs associated with an Ohio TESOL
member’s attendance or presentation at the annual Ohio TESOL Fall Conference.
member’s attendance or presentation at the annual Ohio TESOL Fall Conference.
International TESOL Travel Grant (Ohio TESOL)
Grant will be awarded to a current member to offset costs associated
with travel to the annual International TESOL Conference.
with travel to the annual International TESOL Conference.
Betty Azar Travel Grants for Practicing ESL Teachers
A minimum of 10 grants of US$1,500 each to pay the costs of attending a TESOL convention, including travel, accommodations and registration fees. Total number of grants will depend on annual grant funding levels.
The Ruth Crymes TESOL Academies Fellowships
Two fellowships in the amount of US$500 to be used toward registration, room, board, and travel expenses.