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Bilingual Coordinators Network (BCN) ARCHIVE 2011

BCN Meeting Handouts ~ September 15 and 16, 2011
Agenda September 15, 2011
1. California Department of Education Language Policy and Leadership
Office Update
  Carlos Rivera, Education Administrator I and Lilia G. Sánchez, Education Programs Consultant, Language Policy and Leadership Office, CDE
 
A. English Learner Programs Update PowerPoint, September 2011
B. English Learner Programs Update, September 2011
2. Fresno County Office of Education English Learner Instructional Training and Technical Assistance in County Court and Division of Juvenile Justice Schools
  Dr. Kathryn Catania, Administrator; Dr. Paul Garcia, Coordinator; Samuel Nofziger, Coordinator, Fresno County Office of Education
  Fresno COE EL TA for Court Schools
3. Seal of Biliteracy Update
  Shelly Spiegel-Coleman, Executive Director, Californians Together and Laurie Olsen, Director, Sobrato Early Academic Literacy Project
  Bilingualism to be encouraged through “State Seal of Biliteracy”
4. State Superintendent’s Blueprint for Great Schools
  Press Release: State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Offers A
Blueprint for Great Schools
Report Puts Focus on Effective Teaching, Student Support, 21st Century Learning
5. Family-School-Community Engagement: It Takes the Entire School Community to Increase Student Achievement
  Maria S. Quezada, Ph.D., CEO, California Association for Bilingual Education and Director, California PIRC-1 Project INSPIRE
 
A. PowerPoint File
B. Parental Engagement Table Discussion
C. CABE Project 2-INSPIRE Family, School, Community Engagement
Program

D. How Family-Friendly is Your School?
E. When Parents are Engaged, the Schools Get Better!
F. Family Engagement Two-Day Institute
6. English Learner Legislation Update
  Monique Ramos, Legislative Representative, Legislative Affairs and Fiscal Policy Division, CDE
  English Learner Legislation as of 9-15-11
7. The Top Five Most Frequent Non-Compliant English Learner Items 2010-11
  Linda Rivera, Education Programs Consultant, English Learner and Curriculum Support Division, CDE
8. California Department of Education English Learner Integrated Action Team
  Michelle Magyar, Education Programs Consultant, Team Facilitator CLAB, CDE
 
Agenda September 16, 2011
1. California English Language Development Test/Title III Accountability/English Language Acquisition Assessment System
  Lily Roberts, Education Research and Evaluation Administrator I; Gaye Lauritzen, Education Programs Consultant; Stephanie Woo, Education Research and Evaluation Consultant; and Jessica Barr, Education Programs Consultant, Assessment and Accountability Division, CDE
2. The Significance of Language Development in Two-Way Immersion/Dual Language: Research and Implications
  Kathryn Lindholm-Leary, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, San Jose State University and Linda Hardman Greene, Principal, Orange County Educational Arts Academy
3. 2011-12 Title III Year 2 and 4 Technical Assistance Contact List
4. Common Core Translation Project
   

BCN Meeting Handouts ~ May 19 and 20, 2011

MAY 19, 2011

  1. Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy (SRCL)
    Phil Lafontaine, Director, English Learner and Curriculum Support Division, CDE

  2. Math and Science Leadership Office (MSLO) Update
    Jim Greco, Education Administrator I, Lisa Fassett and Stacey Christopher, Education Programs Consultants, Mathematics and Science Leadership Office, CDE

  3. Response to Intervention for English Learners: Making It Happen MaryEllen Vogt, Professor Emerita, California State University, Long Beach

    A. FIGURE 3.3 Classroom Accommodations and/or Modifications
    B. Resources for Teaching English Learners
    C. RTI Case Study: Jacinto, Grade 6

  4. A Binational Experiment in Meeting the Needs of English Learner Students: Project SOL (Secondary Online Learning)
    Patricia Gándara, Professor of Education and Co-Director, The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles, Graduate School of Education, University of California, Los Angeles

MAY 20, 2011

  1. California English Language Development Test and Title III Accountability Update
    Lily Roberts, Education Research and Evaluation Administrator I, Tavi Popp, and Stephanie Woo, Education Research and Evaluation Consultants, Assessment and Accountability Division, CDE

  2. Enhanced Assessment Grant: English Language Proficiency Assessment System
    Lily Roberts, Education Research and Evaluation Administrator I, Assessment and Accountability Division, CDE

  3. Seal of Biliteracy Update
    Shelly Spiegel-Coleman, Executive Director, Californians Together

    A. Seal of Multilingual Proficiency, Stanislaus County Office of Education
    B. The Stanislaus County Seal of Multilingual Proficiency Celebration Program
    C. Seal of Biliteracy Consortium, Santa Clara County Office of Education
    D. Sample District Preschool Bilingual Pathway Award Policy

  4. A Look at Kindergarten through Grade Five - A New Publication Focusing on Content Standards, Including the Common Core State Standards
    Veronica Aguila, Education Administrator I, Cynthia Gunderson, Education Programs Consultant Standards, Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division, CDE

    A. A Quick Look: Transition to Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
    B. A Look at Kindergarten through Grade Six in California Public Schools

  5. California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
    Branka Marceta, CATESOL Assistant Interest Group Facilitator and Past Technology Enhanced Language Learning Interest Group Coordinator

  6. Advanced Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English: Professional Development Series Focusing on Brain-Based Scaffolding to Engage English Learners
    Nenette Adelson-Rodriguez and Terry Barron, English Learner and Support Services Unit, San Diego County Office of Education

    A. Advanced SDAIE Training of Trainers Flyer, June 2011
    B. Advanced SDAIE: What some participants have said

  7. California Department of Education Language Policy and Leadership Office Update
    Michele Anberg-Espinosa and Erin Koepke, Education Programs Consultants, Language Policy and Leadership Office, CDE

    A. English Learner Programs Update, May 2011
    B. Title III Program and Funding

  8. Supplement, Not Supplant Title III in California, U.S. Department of Education, May 4, 2011

BCN Meeting Handouts ~ March 17 and 18, 2011

March 17, 2011

  1. Categorical Program Monitoring and the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) Update
    Keric Ashley, Director, Data Management Division, CDE

  2. California High School Exit Exam Program Update
    Laura Watson, Education Programs Consultant, Assessment and Accountability Division, CDE

  3. Long Term English Learners: New Research and Direction for Program, Policy and Practice
    Laurie Olsen, Ph.D., Californians Together
    A-1 PowerPoint PDF File (One slide per page)
    A-2 PowerPoint PDF File (Four slides per page)
    B. A Request for Data – Long Term English Learners in the Elementary School Years Survey
    C. El Monte Shared Commitments for English Learner Success and Expected Benchmarks
    D. Participatory Leadership for English Learner Success, Leadership, November/December 2010
    E. Looking Closer at Your Own Long Term English Learner Data
    F. Reparable Harm: Resources for training, study groups, and working with schools/districts

  4. Federal School Improvement Grant Update
    Bob Storelli, Education Programs Consultant, District and School Improvement Division, CDE

  5. Federal Cash Management Data Collection System
    Karen Almquist, Education Fiscal Services Assistant, School Fiscal Services Division, CDE

  6. Seal of Biliteracy Update
    Shelly Spiegel-Coleman, Executive Director, Californians Together
    A. Seal of Biliteracy Implementation Workshop, April 14, 2011 Sacramento
    B. Seal of Biliteracy Implementation Workshop Registration Form
    C. Biliteracy in Schools an Asset to California Business, The Chamber ADVOCATE, San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce
    D. Does being bilingual give young children a mental edge, or does it delay their learning? http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-bilingual-brain-20110227,0,59722.story
    E. Assembly Bill No. 815 Introduced State Seal of Bilteracy
    F. Survey Seal of Biliteracy Implementation and Planning Districts 

March 18, 2011

  1. California Department of Education Language Policy and Leadership Office Update
    A. English Learner and Programs Update, March 2011
    B. Title III Program and Funding
    Michele Anberg-Espinosa and Erin Koepke, Education Programs Consultants, Language Policy and Leadership Office, CDE
    C. Title III Accountability Requirements
    Lilia G. Sánchez, Education Programs Consultant, Language Policy and Leadership Office, CDE

  2. California English Language Development Test and Title III Accountability Update
    Lily Roberts, Education Research and Evaluation Administrator I
    Aileen Allison-Zarea, Education Programs Consultant
    Assessment and Accountability Division, CDE

  3. Fresno County Office of Education English Learner Instructional Training and Technical Assistance in County Court and Juvenile Justice Schools
    Dr. Kitty Catania, Administrator and Dr. Paul Garcia, Project Director
      Fresno County Office of Education
    A. Purpose, Background and Timeline
    B. Regional Training Dates

  4. The Neglect and Significance of Language Development in the Education of English Learners
    Kathryn Lindholm-Leary, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, San Jose State University

  5. California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
    Erika Marie Rose, CATESOL Capital Area Chapter Coordinator

  6. Standards-Based Tests in Spanish (STS) Standard Setting Workshops Flyer

  7. Advancing Network Uses – Methods that matter Grant Project, Kings County Office of Education

 

 

Date last updated: March 22, 2011