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Enjoy this powerpoint highlighting activities performed in Year 3 of our ESL STEM Success Grant at National Louis University, a national professional development grant of the Office of English Language Acquisition, U.S. Dept. of Education. Professors Kristin Lems and Jason Stegemoller co-direct the grant.
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Highlights from Year Three2013-2014
National Louis University, Chicago
Grant funding
$1,764,0755 year training grant From Office of English Language Acquisition, U.S. Dept. of Education
2011-2016
Design of the Grant
ELL Student
parapros
Admini-strators
STEM teachers
Parents and
families
Elementary teacher ed
faculty
University ESL teachers
Design of the Grant
ELL Student
parapros
Admini-strators
STEM teachers
Parents and
families
Elementary teacher ed
faculty
University ESL
teachers
Find potential paraprofessionalsfrom STEM and less common language backgrounds
Work with paraprosand administratorsto find successful models for academic assistance to ELLs
Design of the Grant
ELL Student
parapros
Admini-strators
STEM teachers
Parents and
families
Elementary teacher ed
faculty
University ESL
teachers
Find potential paraprofessionalsfrom STEM and less common language backgrounds
Work with paraprosand administratorsto find successful models for academic assistance to ELLs
Give administrators of multilingual districts chances to network and problem solve together and provide topics of mutual interest
Design of the Grant
ELL Student
parapros
Admini-strators
STEM teachers
Parents and
families
Elementary teacher ed
faculty
University ESL
teachers
Find potential paraprofessionalsfrom STEM and less common language backgrounds
Provide a grant for 18 s.h. of ESL endorsement coursework with a STEM focus
Work with paraprosand administratorsto find successful models for academic assistance to ELLs
Give administrators of multilingual districts chances to network and problem solve together and provide topics of mutual interest
Design of the Grant
ELL Student
parapros
Admini-strators
STEM teachers
Parents and
families
Elementary teacher ed
faculty
University ESL
teachers
Find potential paraprofessionalsfrom STEM and less common language backgrounds
Provide a grant for 18 s.h. of ESL endorsement coursework with a STEM focus
Work with paraprosand administratorsto find successful models for academic assistance to ELLs
Give administrators of multilingual districts chances to network and problem solve together and provide topics of mutual interest
Provide opportunities for families to interact meaningfully with the school in bidirectional relationships (all learn from each other)
Design of the Grant
ELL Student
parapros
Admini-strators
STEM teachers
Parents and
families
Elementary teacher ed
faculty
University ESL
teachers
Find potential paraprofessionalsfrom STEM and less common language backgrounds
Provide a grant for 18 s.h. of ESL endorsement coursework with a STEM focus
Work with paraprosand administratorsto find successful models for academic assistance to ELLs
Give administrators of multilingual districts chances to network and problem solve together and provide topics of mutual interest
Provide opportunities for families to interact meaningfully with the school in bidirectional relationships (all learn from each other)
Provide workshops in aspects of second language acquisition and instruction of English language learners
Design of the Grant
ELL Student
parapros
Admini-strators
STEM teachers
Parents and
families
Elementary teacher ed
faculty
University ESL
teachers
Find potential paraprofessionalsfrom STEM and less common language backgrounds
Provide a grant for 18 s.h. of ESL endorsement coursework with a STEM focus
Work with paraprosand administratorsto find successful models for academic assistance to ELLs
Give administrators of multilingual districts chances to network and problem solve together and provide topics of mutual interest
Provide focus on language of STEM and how to teach it to ELLs
Provide opportunities for families to interact meaningfully with the school in bidirectional relationships (all learn from each other)
Provide workshops in aspects of second language acquisition and instruction of English language learners
The Grant TeamJason Stegemoller and Kristin Lems,Co-directors
Annie Noorts, Grant Coordinator
Dr. Margie Bouchard, Lead Organizer of Parents as Educational Partners and Paraprofessional training
Leah D. Miller, Lead Trainer
Corrie Wallace Partnership Liaison, chair of
Administrator Task Force
Paul Gross, Lead Data Analyst
Dr. Ann Mullis,Florida State University
External Evaluator
Nov. 2013 site visit with external evaluator
Administrators from several districts share thoughts about engineering curriculum for h.s. ELLs
Cohort B member with background in Assyrian and Arabic describes numeracy issues for ELLs at spring Administrator Task
Force meeting
2013-2014 ~ The Year in Review• Goal: help in-service teachers complete the ESL
endorsement through STEM-focused cohorts– 20 students in Cohort B finished the grant coursework in
June 2014– 20 students in Cohort C are starting their 4th course in Fall,
2014– 21 students in Cohort D started in Jan. 2014, and will take
their 3rd and 4th courses in Fall, 2014
TOTAL ENDORSED BY JUNE 30, 2014: 41
(5 YEAR GOAL: 45)
Grant CohortsCohort A – finished last course June 12, 2013
20 completersCohort B – finished last course June 11, 2014
20 completers
Grant goal: 45 completers with ESL endorsementCohort C – started Fall, 2013Cohort D – started Winter 2014
Students from Cohort B presenting in a literature circle about the book Omnivore’s Dilemma, June 2014
Finnish student in Cohort D begun Winter 2014, in Crosscultural class
Cohort B science teacher leading class on tour of edible plants behind
Niles West high school
2013-2014 ~ The Year in Review• Goal: provide professional
development for in-service teachers– 24 inservice teachers, aids and
administrators completed 2 day Parents as Educational Partners (PEP) training
Catherine Porter and Betsy Kubota from IRC presenting this year’s PEP
PEP 2014, held at the IRC HQ
The Year in Review, cont.• Goal: provide training for paraprofessionals
and potential paraprofessionals – 12 community members became paraprofessionals
or substitute teachers by the end of Year 3 (GPRA goal: 9)
– 3 training sessions for in-service paraprofessionals took place in Niles West, reaching 17 paraprofessionals
The Year in Review, cont.
• Goal: Provide professional development for ESL university faculty about STEM subjects– Quarterly meetings on STEM related topics
Spring 14 - adjunct faculty training focused on STEM for ELLs in early childhood with Golden Apple winner Karen Wylie
Karen Wylie taught kindergarten at a school in our partner district, 73.5
The Year in Review, cont.
• Goal: provide professional development for education school faculty about ESL– All National College of Education faculty (~86)
took part in a research presentation about boosting family involvement by Jason and Kristin at NCE Meeting, April, 2014
Family Involvement?….Oh yeah, That! Raising Awareness of Family and Community Engagement among Teacher Education Faculty
Research Presentation for NCEApril 9, 2014 Jason Stegemoller and Kristin Lems
The Year in Review• Goal: provide coursework leading to ESL
endorsement for pre-service students – 2 had obtained ESL endorsement by Summer
2014– 8 had begun taking coursework by Summer
2014
GRANT GOAL: 15
The Year in Review• Goal: provide bidirectional support for parents,
community members, teachers, and students to enrich role of community for STEM success for ELLs – Two large public presentations by a nationally known
children’s author (Linda Sue Park), held at a partner school
Linda Sue Park event at Niles North High School
Linda Sue Park
Signing autographs after the talk…cosponsored with Center for Teaching through Children’s Books.
We read her science-centered young adult novel, Project Mulberry, as a literature circle. Here, students ask her about it
The Year in Review• Goal: develop an evaluation plan for the
ELL Parent Center– Survey developed for students beginning and
ending classes at the Center, administered
Evaluation Plan and data collection• Post-cohort interview with each completer from
Cohorts A and B– A already transcribed, B recorded and will be soon
• Survey and interview were designed for course takers at ELL Parent Center– Was given 8 times before end of Year 3
• Design of evaluation asking about “value added” for ELL students taught by cohort members…Paul Gross, Data Analyst
Meeting at ELL Parent Center about evaluation plan, Aug. 2014
Conference Presentations during 2013-
2014
STEMtech 2013 – Atlanta GA
Illinois TESOL/BE – Feb. 28, 2014
Kristin with Yilin Sun (TESOL President-elect), Carolyn Graham, and John Fanselow at ITBE 2014
American Educational Research Association 2014
Jason with co-presenters at AERA
NPD Directors Grant meeting
U.S. Department of ----Education
Only one director is allowed each year; Jason attended in 2014
