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How Teachers Can Advocate for English Learners
Diane Staehr Fenner, Ph.D.April 19, 2018
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• What is your role? (Choose only one.)
– ESOL teacher– Content or grade level teacher– Building administrator– District administrator– Higher education– Adult education– Consultant or researcher– Other
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Poll #1: About You
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Our Webinar Agenda• Welcome & why advocate for ELs • Defining EL advocacy• Isolating your EL advocacy issue• Highlighting 3 key EL advocacy issues• Steps and tools to advocate for ELs for each issue• Applying your EL advocacy skills• General Q & A • Wrap up
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Contents of Webinar Handout• EL Scheduling tool
• Suggested scaffolds at each proficiency level
• EL formative assessment checklist
• Computer-based EL assessment recommendations
• EL advocacy action plan
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Our EL Advocacy Padlet
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1. Need for Advocacy2. Creating a Shared Sense of
Responsibility3. How Teachers Can
Collaborate4. Advocacy Overview for
Administrators5. Increasing EL Families’
Involvement as Advocates6. Advocacy Through Effective
Instruction7. Advocating for ELs in
Assessment8. Advocacy for ELs’ Success
Beyond Grade 12
Advocating for English Learners
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How do you define EL advocacy? Enter your definition in the chat box.
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Defining EL Advocacy
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Advocacy• Comes from the Latin advocatus, meaning “one called
to aid” • Speaking or acting on behalf of anotherAdvocate cognates: abogado, advogado, avocat
Origin of Word “Advocacy”
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EL Educator Voices
I’m the biggest supporter of ELs’ education in my school. My advocacy for them sometimes gets me in trouble; administration gets tired of hearing me.
I help ELs navigate the school environment.
I am the anchor for my ELs.
I am the advocate who goes to bat for the ELs with their content teachers.
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Defining EL Advocacy
Working for ELs’
equitable and excellent
education by taking
appropriate actions on
their behalf
Having a deep understandingabout each EL and family’s
background to be able to know
which appropriate action to
take
Stepping in and providing a
voice for those students—
and their families—who have
not yet developed their own
strong voice in their
education
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EL a
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Nee
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Amount of Advocacy
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Amount of EL Advocacy
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1 • Isolate the issue
2 • Choose your allies
3 • Be clear on the rights of ELs
4 • Organize and educate others
5 • Identify your outlets for change
National Education Association, 2015
NEA 5 Step EL Advocacy Framework
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Group of educators advocating for ELs in the
district
Group of educators advocating for ELs in the
school
Same teacher advocating for ELs and teachers outside his
or her classroom
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EL Advocacy Ripple Effect
One teacher advocating for ELs in his or her
classroom
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1. What do I have control over in my environment?2. What do I not have control over in my environment?
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Prioritizing EL Advocacy: Your Sphere of Influence
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1. What do you have control over in your environment? 2. How would you describe your current sphere of
influence (classroom, grade, school, district, etc.)? 3. Who could your allies be to widen your sphere of
influence to further support ELs?
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Reflecting on EL Advocacy
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• Which EL advocacy issue is the most important to you? (Only choose 1):
– Inclusive programming & instruction for ELs– Knowing where and how to start advocating for ELs– ELs’ success beyond grade 12– Equitable assessment of ELs– Assets-based perspective of ELs– EL family engagement– Cultural awareness of ELs & their families– Other
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EL Advocacy Poll #2: Global Issues
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1. Inclusive programming and instruction for ELs
2. Equitable assessment of ELs
3. Knowing where and how to start advocating
Three Key EL Advocacy Issues
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EL advocacy issues:• Programming in different
contexts• All teachers are teachers
of ELs• Effective strategies• Collaboration
1. Inclusive Programming and Instruction for ELs
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EL advocacy issues:• Validity of assessments• Scaffolding assessments• Equitable grading of ELs• Computer-based
assessments
2. Equitable Assessment of ELs
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EL advocacy issues:• Practical steps• Leveraging expertise• Finding allies • Building trust
3. Knowing Where and How to Start Advocating
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• Which EL advocacy issue of the 3 mentioned is most important to you?
– Inclusive programming and instruction for ELs– Equitable assessment of ELs– Knowing where and how to start advocating for ELs
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EL Advocacy Poll #3: Narrowing Down Issues
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1. Suggested Scaffolds at Each Proficiency Level
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3. Sharing the Responsibility and the Joy
Sharing responsibility
and joy for ELs’ education
Educators’ reflection on
their own culture and its impact
on their teaching
Educators’ beliefs and
expectations about language
and working with ELs
Empathy for ELs and their families
Collaboration among ESOL
teachers, content
teachers, and administrators
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Apply 5 NEA advocacy steps
Discuss how you would use an advocacy tool
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EL Advocacy Application
Choose one EL advocacy issue
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Issues: • Inclusive
programming & instruction for ELs
• Equitable assessment of ELs
• Knowing where and how to start advocating for ELs
Advocacy Application
5 Steps
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• In which area of EL advocacy do you need the most support?
– Isolating the issue– Choosing your allies– Being clear on the rights of ELs– Organizing and educating others– Identifying your outlets for change
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EL Advocacy Poll #4: Support Needed
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• Use the Q & A feature to ask questions: Do you have any remaining questions, comments, or suggestions about advocating for ELs?
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General Q & A
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• July 2 – August 10• 10 PD hours• Self-paced• Extension of book• Online PLC• Facilitators
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Online Course: Effectively Advocating for English Learners
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• Recommended Books & Guides
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Resources
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Colorín Colorado Advocacy Resources