Highlights from the ESL STEM Success Grant, Year 3 (2013-2014)

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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

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Grant funding

$1,764,0755 year training grant From Office of English Language Acquisition, U.S. Dept. of Education

2011-2016

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Design of the Grant

ELL Student

parapros

Admini-strators

STEM teachers

Parents and

families

Elementary teacher ed

faculty

University ESL teachers

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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The Grant TeamJason Stegemoller and Kristin Lems,Co-directors

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Annie Noorts, Grant Coordinator

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Dr. Margie Bouchard, Lead Organizer of Parents as Educational Partners and Paraprofessional training

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Leah D. Miller, Lead Trainer

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Corrie Wallace Partnership Liaison, chair of

Administrator Task Force

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Paul Gross, Lead Data Analyst

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Dr. Ann Mullis,Florida State University

External Evaluator

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Nov. 2013 site visit with external evaluator

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Administrators from several districts share thoughts about engineering curriculum for h.s. ELLs

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Cohort B member with background in Assyrian and Arabic describes numeracy issues for ELLs at spring Administrator Task

Force meeting

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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)

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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

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Students from Cohort B presenting in a literature circle about the book Omnivore’s Dilemma, June 2014

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Finnish student in Cohort D begun Winter 2014, in Crosscultural class

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Cohort B science teacher leading class on tour of edible plants behind

Niles West high school

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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

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Catherine Porter and Betsy Kubota from IRC presenting this year’s PEP

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PEP 2014, held at the IRC HQ

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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

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The Year in Review, cont.

• Goal: Provide professional development for ESL university faculty about STEM subjects– Quarterly meetings on STEM related topics

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Spring 14 - adjunct faculty training focused on STEM for ELLs in early childhood with Golden Apple winner Karen Wylie

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Karen Wylie taught kindergarten at a school in our partner district, 73.5

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Linda Sue Park event at Niles North High School

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Linda Sue Park

Signing autographs after the talk…cosponsored with Center for Teaching through Children’s Books.

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We read her science-centered young adult novel, Project Mulberry, as a literature circle. Here, students ask her about it

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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

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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

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Meeting at ELL Parent Center about evaluation plan, Aug. 2014

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Conference Presentations during 2013-

2014

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STEMtech 2013 – Atlanta GA

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Illinois TESOL/BE – Feb. 28, 2014

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Kristin with Yilin Sun (TESOL President-elect), Carolyn Graham, and John Fanselow at ITBE 2014

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American Educational Research Association 2014

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Jason with co-presenters at AERA

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NPD Directors Grant meeting

U.S. Department of ----Education

Only one director is allowed each year; Jason attended in 2014

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Looking forward to another great year!

Kristin [email protected]

Jason [email protected]