Surveys of Enacted Curriculum (SEC)

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Surveys of Enacted Curriculum (SEC) English
Language Learner (ELL) Project

• Jacqueline Iribarren, ESL Consultant
• Shelley Lee, Science Consultant

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Why ELL Project

• NAEP results, 2007
• 4th grade ELLs 36 points below non-ELLs in
  reading, 25 below in math
• 8th grade gap 42 below in reading
• 37 in math

Source American Educator
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SEC ELL Project Goals

• To what extent do English language learners have
  opportunity to learn the subject content
  specified in state academic standards and
  assessed on state assessments?
• What is the relationship of academic English
  language development standards and assessments to
  state academic standards?
• What instructional practices and strategies are
  used to teach academic English language skills
  across different subject areas or courses?
• What is the relationship between the extent of
  alignment of instruction to standards and student
  achievement?

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SEC ELL Unique Features

• First project of this nature to focus on ELLs
• Coding process for language demand and complexity
  in addition to content and cognitive demands of
  regular SEC
• Information about specific practices (enacted
  classroom practices) used with ELLs
• Both regular education and ELL teachers involved
  in the survey activities

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In Wisconsin

• In March 2008, 47,800 ELLs took the ACCESS test
• Approx. 30,000 Spanish Speakers
• Approx. 13,000 Hmong Speakers
• 110 home languages

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Wisconsin Languages
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Title III

• Federal funding title under NCLB
• Improve the academic achievement of ELLs
• Accountability requirements (progress exit)

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Title III Requirements
Title I Requirements
Academic content Standards
English Language Proficiency Standards
Increase English Language Proficiency Academic
Achievement
Academic Achievement Standards
Annual measurable achievement objectives (English
language proficiency)
Annual measurable achievement objectives (Academic
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In Summary

• Must increase English language proficiency and
  Exit (AMAO 1 and 2)
• Must meet AYP under Title I (AMAO 3)

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Wisconsin Picture Growth of ELLs
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Wisconsin Picture Growth of ELLs

• Increase in ELLs in WI (in both rural and urban
  areas) calls for more professional development
  for both ESL and content areas teachers in the
  areas of
• Effective instructional strategies
• Implementation of ELP standards
• Scaffolding strategies in content areas
• Academic content language

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ELL Achievement SCIENCE
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ELL Achievement MATH
ELL Achievement MATH
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Wisconsins Desired Project Outcomes

• Maps the linkage between the ELP assessment,
  content area standards, content assessment ELP
  standards
• Via analysis and research language demands for
  students while learning the content found in the
  standards and assessment framework, and WKCE
• ESL enacted activities in the classroom
• SEC ELL inform the states professional
  development plan

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Wisconsin Pathway/Roadmap

• Who we selected
• Why they were chosen
• Procedures

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Wisconsins State Data
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Wisconsins SEC Data
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ELL Data Work

• ELL teachers impressions
• Science, Mathematics, English Language Arts
  impressions
• Assessment data impressions