Week of November 30th

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! 

Teams that celebrate together, accelerate together form 

Remember to check out our Celebrations Page for updated shout outs and congratulations!

Upcoming Professional Development

ESOL Office Hours 

Tanya Franca will still be holding ESOL Office Hours 8:00-9:00 am every Friday.  With schools returning to 5 days a weeks, Kerry Culpepper and the ICs will no longer hold Office Hours on Fridays.  Please contact them directly to schedule support time.   

Tanya Franca's Office Hours Link 

December ESOL PD - Registration links

Please make sure you register using the correct link for the session you plan to attend. This helps with the sign-in code during the session. For example, if you register for Secondary Newcomer Curriculum (Inside the USA), but attend Secondary Curriculum (Fundamentals 1 & 2 Levels A-C) then the sign-in code provided will not work for you. You then have to manually be added to the portal under the correct session and then awarded credit.

Also, please select how you want to receive points (as Recertification Credit or Exchange Day) at the time of registration. After the PD, you have 5 days to go back and change how you receive your points should you change your mind.

Link to December ESOL PD Registration Options

21st Century Teacher: Authentic Assessment | Register

Note: You must be logged in to your GCS Google account to access registration information.

 

Offered exclusively online through the SC State Department of Education on a rotating basis

In this course, teachers see how assessment strategies can benefit their teaching practices and their students' learning. They learn how to plan, develop, and manage student-centered assessment. They follow three teachers and see how the three teachers are implementing embedded and ongoing assessment methods in their classrooms. The course offers opportunities to apply the assessment concepts with action planning exercises. Direct connections to state standards are provided throughout the course and can be connected within the final project as appropriate.

For more information, click here.

Highlights

ACCESS for ELs STC and TA Updates

As shared in the previous newsletter, the STC and TAs for ACCESS were identified by principals for each school.  If you were identified as a STC OR a TA, you will be receiving e-mails according to the form completed by admin.  STCs and TAs cannot be the same person.  Tanya Franca will explain more during our December general session.  

ACCESS for ELs Trainings - STC and TA -PD Points

Since testing training is a required aspect to administer assessments, they do not qualify for PD points.  

COMING SOON!  Voices from the Field...

In January, we will begin posting our amazing experiences in the field!  The ESOL Office will be sharing the great experiences and solid teaching we are experience and supporting in the schools!  Looking forward to seeing many of you highlighted next month!  Who will be highlighted first? Coming soon....