Intentional Levels of Supports:

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Intentional Levels of Supports Instruction,
Communities, and Culture Charlie Geier,
Director of Early Learning and Intervention Nathan
Williamson, English Learner Specialist
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• Vision Imagining the possibilities. Making them
  happen
• Mission To build an education system of high
  quality and equity that is focused on student
  centered accountability

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2013-2014 DataLEP-59,170
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• 263 Languages
• Spanish
• German
• Arabic
• Mandarin
• Chin
• Burmese
• Vietnamese
• Punjabi
• All languages over 1,000 speakers

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Essential Question How do we create an
effective, intentional culture that aligns
resources and improves outcomes for English
learners?
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If we focus on
then
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• Indiana will ensure equity and high quality for
  English learners

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Empowered Stakeholders
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• EL Leadership Group/Taskforce
• Not just EL teachers
• - Partnership with INTESOL
• - University Relationships
• - Develop local leader capacity to lead
• - Directors toolkit

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Empowered Stakeholders
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1. Place the focus on the student every time (stand
   for a student)
2. Give the stakeholders a voice and make it count
3. The three Cs Consistency, Constancy, and
   Clarity
4. Focus on outcomes and projects
5. If you arent at the table you are on the menu
6. Support the work in local communities. This is
   your work.

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Effective Communication
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• Learning Connection Forums (IDOE platform)
• DOE Dialogue from Superintendent
• List Servs
• Newsletters
• Twitter/Facebook
• Google Communities of Practice
• Site Visits
• Todays Meet during live PD sessions
• WebEx/Videos
• Scheduled Open Calls and Returned Calls

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Effective Communication
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Effective Communication
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High Quality Resources
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• One stop shop for Indiana educators
• www.doe.in.gov/elme
• Share resources with other schools, districts,
  states
• Create specific resources to fit individualized
  needs
• Provide clarity on the process to adopt and why
  we have WIDA standards
• Allow for local customization of documents to fit
  district level needs
• Others are welcome to use the resources too!

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High Quality Resources
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High Quality Resources
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• WIDA Implementation Guide
• - Synopsis of WIDA Starter Packs with Indiana
  specific examples

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Targeted Professional Development
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Targeted Professional Development
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• What is the relationship between these two
  numbers?
• 240
• 1950

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Targeted Professional Development
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1. Engage the audience through structures (Do
   this)
2. Be student centered
3. Adults learn best in community
4. Make it relevant, real, relaxed, and rewarding
5. Use exemplars DOE and peer
6. Base everything on data quantitative and
   qualitative
7. Ensure participants experience all learning
   first hand

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Targeted Professional Development
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• Experience the activities that you will do with
  your students
• Academic discourse
• Instructional conversations
• Continuum

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Sustainable Practices
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• Coordinated Professional Development Plan
• Choose a path and stay the course
• Include opportunities for additional follow-up
  training, mentoring, and coaching

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Sustainable Practices
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Convergent Teams
Sustainable Practices
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Convergent Teams
Sustainable Practices
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Empowered Stakeholders
Sustainable Practices
Targeted Professional Development
Effective Communication
High Quality Resources
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Contacts
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• Charlie Geier Nathan Williamsoncgeier_at_doe.in.go
  v nwilliamson_at_doe.in.gov