Session 10 - Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

Learning Outcomes:

CLO 5253.1 - Offer alternative instructional suggestions and strategies that address the specific needs of California’s diverse student population.

CLO 5253.2 - Identify a clear instructional goal that is related to the English content of the standards.

CLO 5253.3 - Provide the learning in each instructional year that lays the necessary groundwork for success in subsequent English courses.

CLO 5253.4 - Identify the most successful and efficient approaches within a particular classroom so that learning is maximized.

CLO 5253.5 - Assess student progress toward the achievement of English standards and adjust instruction accordingly.

CLO 5253.6 - Balance theory, research, and practice.

Essential Questions:

• What are the best approaches to teaching students who struggle with English?
• Is there a different approach for students whose first language is English but still struggle with English?
• What if my school does not officially identify English Learners? Am I still responsible?

Agenda:

• Collaborating with Families

• Evaluate multicultural/bilingual perspectives in special education (see webinar)

• Culturally responsive/linguistically responsive pedagogy

• Review of the IEP Process

• Using Assessment Data and Student Information to drive instruction (ELPAC Blueprints (pdf). ELPAC Test)

• What is SDAIE ? And what itisn’t.

• Graphic Organizers (see various graphic organizers)

Assignments:

• Read & Discuss:

Vaughn, Bos, Schumm, Ch. 4: Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

Vacca, Vacca, Mraz, Chapters 6 and 8

• Design a graphic organizer for your students to use in your unit plan

• UDL Video Due in EdThena - Identify lesson plan, which must have the reflection.

• Consider assessments for your Novel Unit Plan.

In preparation for your novel unit plan, review the common core standards for reading literature and informational texts. Select one lesson plan from the internet that youfeel addresses a standard appropriately. This lesson plan should complement and be able to be integrated into your novel unit plan. For the lesson, complete the evaluationsheet. Be sure to cite your source and bring your evaluation to class for discussion. Some version of this plan may become one of your lessons in your novel unit plan.

Next Steps:

Due next week SDAIE Video and Reflection

Week after: Veteran Teacher Observation & Reflection

Be amazing in your classroom!