Week of March 8th
Do you have something to celebrate? I hope we all do! Please share with the team so we can celebrate together! Teams that celebrate together, accelerate together!
Please complete the Google Form with celebrations! This is ongoing throughout the year! I will add them every Thursday in our Newsletter!
Remember to check out our Celebrations Page for updated shout-outs and congratulations!
Previous Professional Development
March ESOL General Session
Thank you all for attending our PD on Tuesday, March 9th! It was great to see all of your faces! We know we are at the end of ACCESS testing. Celebrate that many of you have lots of STCs and TAs helping you this year. The hope is to complete the test more efficiently and get everyone back to TEACHING! Thank you for all your dedication and support! Below are all the links to the resources from the session.
PLACEMENT TEST RESOURCES
National Geographic Placement Test Explanation Video
PowerPoint Presentation used in the Video
Upcoming Professional Development
March PD - Portal Registration
Here are the portal links for the March ESOL PD opportunities. Secondary PD links will be added next week
Zoom links for the elementary sessions will be emailed directly to those who have registered for the specific session time. Be sure you have registered by 12 noon on Tuesday, March 16th. PLEASE do not share the Zoom link with a colleague due to the limited number of participants as requested by the company. Both sessions will be recorded and shared in an upcoming newsletter.
Highlights
What to do Next...
ALL English Proficiency Fields completed PRIOR to March 25th! Placement Test administered and data shared with Next School ESOL teacher by March 31st for current 5th and 8th grade ONLY! Communicate with your administration about when to placement test the rest of your students. This placement test process is for scheduling students for NEXT YEAR! That is the purpose.
Extra Secondary Support for National Geographic Placement Google Form
Tonya Benjamin sent out extra support via e-mail on 3/16/2021. I have included the information below:
Middle and High School teachers, you do not have to use the GoogleForm to administer the placement test. You may use the placement test within NatGeo. The GoogleForm was created for the rising 6th graders currently in an elementary school. You can choose what works best for you.
If you are using the GoogleForm, you will begin with Part 1: Phonics
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VsaPFj0x8iG9eI0tbEqN5IJmvj4YMxacujQ4r0UMMbk/copy
Please be aware that students will need headphones, audio is embedded in the tests.
The audio will appear (pop-up) as a second tab. Once students have listened to the directions and/or question, instruct them to close the audio so they will not have a multitude of opened tabs.
You will continue with Part 2: Reading (if needed)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DZCEBFoi0QPNFMSYGyb9LJ4fxT8pOUGBG1ZxlliI8co/copy
Below is a video of how to score the test using the Student Placement Form (see attached above)
https://www.loom.com/share/a56f3d0e3bf74fb88841fa720b8db739?sharedAppSource=personal_library
****Very Important****
Once you have opened the test link(s) above, you must "Send" Part 1 and Part 2 to your students.
Click the hyperlink symbol in the pop-up box
Click the box to shorten the hyperlink
Click Copy...This will be the link you will share with your students in order for them to complete the Google Form version.
