9th Annual Academic Success Annual Academic... · students. When we work together, we vitalize and strengthen that work and commitment. For this reason, Region 1 is proud to co-sponsor

One-Day InstituteSaturday,

March 5, 2011

for

English Learners and Migrant Students: Using Research-Based Practices

9th Annual Academic Success

Conference Theme:

Supporting Long-Term English Learners

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AcknowledgementsThis Institute has been made possible through the assistance and support of a number of individuals and organizations. We gratefully acknowledge their efforts.

Sponsors: Educational Services Branch, Santa Clara County Office of Education

Migrant Education, Region I

The National Hispanic University

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

Planning Committee: Deborah Abello, Migrant Education, Region I, Student Services Branch

Linda Aceves, Chief Academic Officer, Educational Services Branch

Peter Doering, Learning Multimedia Center, Educational Services Branch

Lisa Gonzales, Curriculum and Instruction Department, Educational Services Branch

Kathy Hess, Ed.D., National Hispanic University

Sylvia Hill, Ed.D., Migrant Education, Region I, Student Services Branch

Neva Hofemann, National Hispanic University

Martha Martinez, District School Support Services/RSDSS, Educational Services Branch

Edith Mourtos, Curriculum and Instruction Department, Educational Services Branch

Janet Welch, Consultant, Multilingual Programs, Educational Services Branch

Yee Wan, Ed.D., Curriculum and Instruction Department, Educational Services Branch

Graphic Designer: Ernie Pacleb, Technology Services Branch

Staff Members: Multilingual Programs: Patricia Ho and Susy Cortez

Learning Multimedia Center: Cathy DiBenedetto, Dollie Forney, Lonni Gause, and Donna Wheelehan

Migrant Education, Region I: Martha Arevalo, Julia Galvez, Ruby Parra, and Lourdes Sanchez

Exhibitors: Lakeshore Learning Saeida Bolden 800-421-5354 X7511 [email protected]

Milligan News Sam Wallace 408-286-7604 [email protected]

Pearson Michele Van Hentenryck 831-246- 2723 [email protected]

Benchmark Education Susan Bagby 831-423-3511 [email protected]

Heinemann Professional Susan Bagby 831-423-3511 [email protected]

Ballard and Tighe Anne Ginnold 800-321-4332 [email protected]

National Geographic School Publishing Elaine Farge 510-749-8334 [email protected]

Developmental Studies Center Elaine Farge 510-749-8334 [email protected]

Special thanks to Elaine Farge and Don Royal of National Geographic School Publishing/Hampton Brown for contributing the 2011 conference tote bags.

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Welcome Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Session Overview - Keynote Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Conference Schedule and Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Session Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Presenters’ Biographies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Directions for Obtaining Continuing Education Unit (CEU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Application

One Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Two Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Map of Conference Rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Handouts for workshop sessions can be accessed at http://www.sccoe.org/depts/ell/Keynote Part 1: Reparable Harm: Long-Term English Learners in California SchoolsKeynote Part 2: Eradicating Learner Lethargy: Bolstering Engagement and Language Development

Through Accountable ResponsesSession I.

Featured Session: Supporting Long-Term English Learners: Longitudinal Analyses of their Achievement Trajectories and Systemic Solutions to Improving their Outcomes (Grades K-12)Presenter: Kenji Hakuta, Ph.D.

Session II. Featured Session: A Lesson-Planning Tool Kit for Writing Appropriate Language Objectives (Grades K-12)Presenter: Kate Kinsella, Ed.D.

Session III. Featured Session: Designing Programs to Meet the Needs of Long-Term English Learners (Grades K-12)Presenter: Laurie Olsen, Ph.D.

Session IV. Promising Practices to Engage Long-Term English Learners (Grades K-5)Presenter: Myrna Bodner

Session V. Play, Play, Play as a Cultural Experience (Pre-K–Grade 3)Presenter: Gary Lapow

Session VI. Words in Action (Pre-K–Grade 3)Presenter: Elana Lagerquist

Session VII. Featured Session: Tools to Bolster High-Leverage Word Knowledge with Long-Term English Learners (Grades 4-12)Presenter: Kate Kinsella, Ed.D.

Session VIII. Coaching as a Vehicle for Supporting English Learners’ Academic Achievement (Grades K-12)Presenters: Chelsea Toller and Annemarie Murphy

Session IX. Improving the Academic Writing of Long-Term English Language Learners (Grades 6-12)Presenter: Margaret Tomita

Session X. Academic Language Functions (Grades 9-12)Presenter: Patrick Hurley

Session XI. Songs to Build Rich, Multicultural Experiences (Pre-K–Grade 3)Presenter: Gary Lapow

Session XII. Exploring Dance and Bilingual Literature (Pre-K–Grade 3)Presenter: Kristin Kusanovich



March 5, 2011

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the 9th Annual Academic Success Conference, Success for English Learners and Migrant Students: Using Research-Based Practices. We thank you for joining us for this very important one-day institute.

Our theme, ‘Supporting Long-Term English Learners,’ is a critical area we must address, if we are to achieve our goal of ensuring all students are college and career ready. It is imperative that we design rigorous systems and relevant curriculum that builds on a student’s language fluency and comprehension skills to meet the challenges of the 21st century world.

We are pleased to present notable researchers and practitioners, Dr. Laurie Olsen, Director, Sobrato Early Academic Literacy Initiative, Dr. Kenji Hakuta, Professor of Education Stanford University and Dr. Kate Kinsella, San Francisco State, who will outline specific examples of practical strategies to support our work with long-term English learners. At the breakout sessions, participants will have a fabulous opportunity to deepen their knowledge and understanding of academic language functions, writing language objectives and implementing developmentally appropriate and engaging learning activities.

This institute will surely energize, rejuvenate and ‘arm’ participants with the necessary tools and strategies to enhance their current English learner services. We challenge you to take this opportunity to network with your colleagues, celebrate your successes and apply your learning into your daily practice!

Best Regards,

Linda AcevesChief Academic OfficerEducational Services



March 5, 2011

Dear Institute Participants:

Migrant Education Region 1 is pleased to welcome you to the 9th Annual Academic Success Conference, Success for English Learners and Migrant Students: Using Research-Based Practices.

This year’s conference will focus on research-based practices that support long-term English learners. Current information on research and practices for long-term English learning students is critical if we are to meet their unique needs and ensure that they have access to curriculum, and are successful in meeting their goals to graduate from high school and to be prepared to access post-secondary educational opportunities.

The conference will enrich your professional development in three ways - by providing research and exemplary models for teaching long-term English learners and migrant students; by sharing hands on strategies to implement with students; and by facilitating networking with other professionals to re-energize and strengthen the work that you do.

You will be challenged and stimulated by a variety of interesting workshops and speakers. We are especially pleased and honored to present Dr. Laurie Olsen, Director, Sobrato Early Academic Literacy Initiative, Dr. Kenji Hakuta, Professor of Education Stanford University and Dr. Kate Kinsella, San Francisco State University. In line with the conference theme, these distinguished contributors will share research and practices that focus on the needs of long-term English learners.

As practitioners and professionals, we care passionately about providing opportunities for our students. When we work together, we vitalize and strengthen that work and commitment. For this reason, Region 1 is proud to co-sponsor this event with the Instructional Services Branch of the Santa Clara County Office of Education.

Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to join us today. Our hope is that you will grow from the experience, and go back to your school sites with many practical strategies to assist your students. If we can support you in anyway as you endeavor to serve the Migrant Education English Learner Students in our area, please do not hesitate to contact us. I can be reached at the regional office at (408) 453-6770.

Warm Regards,

Deborah AbelloDirector, Region 1Migrant Education ProgramSanta Clara County Office of Education



Session Overview

Keynote Addresses 8:00-10:15 a.m.

Reparable Harm: Long-Term English Learners in California Schools

Eradicating Learner Lethargy: Bolstering Engagement and Language Development Through Accountable Responses

Keynote Speaker: Laurie Olsen, Ph.D., Director Sobrato Early Academic Literacy Initiative

Since No Child Left Behind defined English learners as a “significant subgroup,” the urgency of ensuring ELL achievement has become a

major focus for schools throughout the state. While this is an era in which much is known about how to teach English learners, the significant investment that has been made in school improvement has not shown the hoped for results for ELLs. In fact, here in California, the achievement gap has grown for English learners in the past decade.

Now, new research sheds light on what happens to English learners over the years they spend in school, and identifies a large group of “Long-Term English Learners” (LTELs) – students who enroll in the primary grades as ELLs and arrive in secondary schools seven or more years later still without the English skills needed for academic success, and having accumulated major academic deficits along the way. Who are these students? Why is this happening? What can be done to meet their needs? What can be learned from their experience that sheds light on work to be done across the preschool to 12th grade spectrum in order to better serve ELLs? This keynote will present an overview of existing research, including the startling results of a survey recently conducted with 40 school districts in the state representing over 175,000 students.

Keynote Speaker: Kate Kinsella, Ed.D., San Francisco State University, Center for Teacher Efficacy

Long-term English learners need to be flexing their cognitive and linguistic muscles throughout every lesson to advance beyond their intermediate

English plateau. However, research clearly indicates that under-prepared English learners and less confident readers typically remain passive observers during critical lesson interactions and that the teacher is often the only individual using complete sentences or any target lesson vocabulary. Long-term English learners certainly deserve teachers who design lessons with attention to the three Rs: Rigor, Relevance and Relationships. They also need conscientious attention paid to the much neglected R: their accountable Responses. Lessons must have tandem goals of advancing content knowledge and language knowledge, and teachers must have viable evidence checks that students are indeed responding to instruction. Using compelling classroom footage, hands-on demonstration and a practical monitoring tool, Dr. Kinsella details the research-based features of explicit instruction and structured accountable responses necessary for students to resurrect from a state of linguistic inertia and develop a confident command of academic language. Colleagues leave with a relevant research synthesis and a practical walk-through tool to facilitate school-wide implementation.


Conference Schedule & Locations

Time Activities Location

7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Registration/Breakfast San José/East Side Room

8:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. General Session San José/East Side Room

10:15 a.m.—10:45 a.m. Publishers Exhibits Cafeteria

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 noon Workshop Session A See Session Locations

12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch/Raffle Prizes Cafeteria

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Workshop Session B See Session Locations

Session Locations

A.M. Sessions (10:45 a.m. - 12:00 noon) Location

I. Supporting Long-Term English Learners: Longitudinal Analyses of their Achievement Trejectories and Systemic Solutions to Improving their Outcomes

Milpitas Room

II. A Lesson-Planning Tool Kit for Writing Appropriate Language Objectives San José/East Side Room

III. Designing Programs to Meet the Needs of Long-Term English Learners Gilroy Room

IV. Promising Practices to Engage Long-Term English Learners Oak Grove Room

V. Play, Play, Play as a Cultural Experience Board Room

VI. Words In Action Morgan Hill Room

P.M. Sessions (1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.) Location

IV. Promising Practices to Engage Long-Term English Learners Oak Grove Room

VII. Tools to Bolster High-Leverage Word Knowledge with Long-Term English Learners

San José/East Side Room

VIII. Coaching as a Vehicle for Supporting English Learners’ Academic Achievement Gilroy Room

IX. Improving the Academic Writing of Long-Term English Learners Milpitas Room

X. Academic Language Functions Morgan Hill Room

XI. Songs to Build Rich, Multicultural Experiences Board Room

XII. Exploring Dance and Bilingual Literature Cupertino Room


Session Overview

Session Title - LocationGrade Level

Session A Session B

Session I. Milpitas RoomFeatured Session: Supporting Long-Term English Learners-Longitudinal Analyses of their Achievement Trajectories and Systemic Solutions to Improving their OutcomesPresenters: Kenji Hakuta, Ph.D., Lee J. Jacks Professor of Education, Stanford University

K-1210:45 a.m.-12:00 noon

Not offered

Session II. San Jose/East Side RoomFeatured Session: A Lesson-Planning Tool Kit for Writing Appropriate Language ObjectivesPresenter: Kate Kinsella, Ed.D., San Francisco State University

K-1210:45 a.m.-12:00 noon

Not offered

Session III. Gilroy RoomFeatured Session: Designing Programs to Meet the Needs of Long-Term English LearnersPresenter: Laurie Olsen, Ph.D., Director Sobrato Early Academic Literacy Initiative

K-1210:45 a.m.-12:00 noon

Not offered

Session IV. Oak Grove RoomPromising Practices to Engage Long-Term English LearnersPresenter: Myrna Bodner, Principal at McEntee Academy, Alum Rock Union School District

K-510:45 a.m.-12:00 noon

1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Session V. Board RoomPlay, Play, Play as a Cultural ExperiencePresenter: Gary Lapow, Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist

Pre-K–310:45 a.m.-12:00 noon

Not offered

Session VI. Morgan Hill RoomWords in ActionPresenter: Elana Lagerquist, San Francisco Unified School District Teacher and Co-founder and Executive Director of StageWrite: Building Literacy through Theatre

Pre-K–310:45 a.m.-12:00 noon

Not offered

Session VII. San Jose/East Side RoomFeatured Session: Tools to Bolster High-Leverage Word Knowledge with Long-Term English LearnersPresenter: Kate Kinsella, Ed.D., San Francisco State University

4-12 Not offered1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Session VIII. Gilroy RoomCoaching as a Vehicle for Supporting English Learners’ Academic AchievementPresenters: Chelsea Toller, ELD Coordinator and Annemarie Murphy, Equity Coach Coordinator, Campbell Union School District

K-12 Not offered1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Session IX. Milpitas RoomImproving the Academic Writing of Long-Term English Language LearnersPresenter: Margaret Tomita, Associate Director, San Jose Area Writing Project, San Jose State University


Session X. Morgan Hill RoomAcademic Language FunctionsPresenter: Patrick Hurley, Mountain View High School, ELD Teacher


Session XI. Board RoomSongs to Build Rich, Multicultural ExperiencesPresenter: Gary Lapow, Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist

Pre-K–3 Not offered1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Session XII. - Cupertino RoomExploring Dance and Bilingual LiteraturePresenter: Kristin Kusanovich, Senior Lecturer Santa Clara University, Department of Theatre and Dance and the Liberal Studies Pre-Teaching Program

Pre-K–3 Not offered1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.


Session Descriptions

o SessionI.Featured Session: Supporting Long-Term English Learners-Longitudinal Analyses of their Achievement Trajectories and Systemic Solutions to Improving their Outcomes (Grades K-12)Presenter: Kenji Hakuta, Ph.D., Lee J. Jacks Professor of Education, Stanford UniversityDr. Hakuta will present longitudinal data analyses of English language learner development from several California school districts, and look at predictors of students who become long-term English learners.

o SessionII.Featured Session: A Lesson-Planning Tool Kit for Writing Appropriate Language Objectives (Grades K-12)Presenter: Kate Kinsella, Ed.D., San Francisco State UniversityThis practical session equips participants with a clear process and set of tools for analyzing lessons to identify, write and deliver appropriate language objectives.

o SessionIII.Featured Session: Designing Programs to Meet the Needs of Long-Term English Learners (Grades K-12)Presenter: Laurie Olsen, Ph.D., Director Sobrato Early Academic Literacy InitiativeParticipants will be provided tools and led through the steps of examining their own long-term English learner population, assessing the strength of their approaches, and considering the implementation of targeted research-based services and programs. Models and experiences from districts and schools throughout California will also be shared.

This session will present the latest research and practice on reading comprehension for low-literacy ELLs in 3rd to 12th grades.

o SessionIV.Promising Practices to Engage Long-Term English Learners (Grades K-5)Presenter: Myrna Bodner, Principal at McEntee Academy, Alum Rock Union School District (Grades K-5)This fast-paced, hands-on workshop will provide many examples of oral, visual, and kinesthetic strategies to help your English learners practice the language and take an active approach to learning.

o SessionV.Play, Play, Play as a Cultural Experience (Pre-K-Grade 3)Presenter: Gary Lapow, Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist The presenter will demonstrate how to combine song, movement, drama, and visual art to enhance your teaching techniques.

o SessionVI.Words in Action (Pre-K-Grade 3)Presenter: Elana Lagerquist, San Francisco Unified School District teacher and Co-founder and Executive Director of StageWrite: Building Literacy through TheatreThis interactive workshop will demonstrate the use of dramatic tools to build early literacy skills with English learners. Participants will learn to integrate dramatic games into the literacy program with a focus on the use of visual imagery and interactive play to build oral language, spelling, and vocabulary skills.


Session Descriptions

o SessionVII.Featured Session: Tools to Bolster High-Leverage Word Knowledge with Long-Term English Learners (Grades 4-12)Presenter: Kate Kinsella, Ed.D., San Francisco State UniversityThis session provides participants with a research-informed and classroom-tested instructional routine for developing students’ expressive word knowledge, the ability to actually apply words adeptly when speaking and writing. Participants learn how to design an appropriate verbal and written task that serves as a performance-based assessment, receive guidelines for an academic vocabulary notebook, reproducible notebook templates, and daily “Do Now” brief assessment tasks.

o SessionVIII.Coaching as a Vehicle for Supporting English Learners’ Academic Achievement (Grades K-12)Presenter: Chelsea Toller, ELD Coordinator and Annemarie Murphy, Equity Coach Coordinator, Campbell Union School DistrictThis session will share coaching tools and protocols that are used by coaches or peers to enable teachers to reflect on their teaching and student learning.

o SessionIX.Improving the Academic Writing of Long-Term English Language Learners (Grades 6-12)Presenter: Margaret Tomita, Associate Director, San Jose Area Writing Project, San Jose State UniversityThe presenter will share practical techniques, classroom tested strategies and writing lessons from a small team of exemplary teachers in San Jose Unified School District. Participants will expand their teaching repertoire to include structures for prewriting/planning, paragraph frames, color-coding and post-it techniques, a lesson template, and a checklist for instructional routines.

o SessionX.Academic Language Functions (Grades 9-12)Presenter: Patrick Hurley, Mountain View High School, ELD TeacherThis session will provide teachers with tools to identify and explicitly teach academic language functions to all students, including students for whom English is their first language.

o SessionXI.Songs to Build Rich, Multicultural Experiences (Pre-K-Grade 3)Presenter: Gary Lapow, Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist Learn to write and sing developmentally appropriate songs that support children’s learning and language development.

o SessionXII.Exploring Dance and Bilingual Literature (Pre-K-Grade 3)Presenter: Kristin Kusanovich, Senior Lecturer Santa Clara University, Department of Theatre and Dance and the Liberal Studies Pre-Teaching ProgramThis workshop will give you the tools and the confidence to lead a dance session with your students as they read and sing in both Spanish and English.


Presenters’ Biographies

Laurie Olsen

Laurie Olsen, Ph.D. Laurie Olsen is Director of the Sobrato Early Academic Literacy initiative in Redwood City and San Jose school districts. Her career spans four decades as a researcher, writer and provider of leadership development and technical assistance on educational equity. She has worked with hundreds of school districts, school leadership teams and county offices of education across the nation to design and implement powerful English learner programs and services PreK-12th grade, supporting effective school change strategies. For 23 years, she directed California Tomorrow’s work in K-12 education. Dr. Olsen has published dozens of books, videos and articles on English learner education, including the award winning Made in America: Immigrants in U.S. Schools and the recently released Reparable Harm: Fulfilling the Unkept Promise of Educational Opportunity for California’s Long-Term English Learners.

Kate Kinsella

Kate Kinsella, Ed.D.Kate Kinsella is an adjunct faculty member in the College of Education at San Francisco State University and provides consultancy nationally to school districts and state departments to increase instruction and achievement of K-12 English learners and less proficient readers. A former Fulbright lecturer in teaching English as a Second Language, Dr. Kinsella has received numerous awards including the Marcus Foster Memorial Reading Award. In 2005, She received the California Department of Education’s Award for Excellence for her contributions to improving the education of immigrant youth. She is co-author of a 2010 publication by the California Department of Education on research-based English language development within secondary schools. Dr. Kinsella serves as a guiding force on the National Advisory Board for the Corsortium on Reading Excellence (CORE).

Myrna Bodner

Myrna BodnerMyrna Bodner is the Principal at McEntee Academy in Alum Rock Union School District. Myrna has been a teacher of all grades from Kindergarten through college except for first grade. She served as the English Learner Coordinator of Alum Rock for the past four years. Her experience as a professional development provider has encompassed numerous workshops including: past SCCOE Annual Academic Success Conference, California Teachers Association (CTA), California Association Bilingual Education (CABE), International Reading Association (IRA), California Association for the Gifted (CAG) and numerous school districts.



Kenji Hakuta

Kenji Hakuta, Ph.D.Kenji Hakuta teaches courses for graduate students and teacher credential candidates, concentrating on the education of English language learners as the Lee J. Jacks Professor of Education at Stanford University. Hakuta is active in education policy. He has testified to Congress and other public bodies on language policy, the education of language minority students, affirmative action in higher education, and improvement of quality in educational research. For the past three years, he has worked actively with middle school science teachers at the San Francisco Unified School District through the Strategic Education Research Partnership to improve access to science text for English language learners. Hakuta received his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Harvard University, and began his career as a developmental psychologist at Yale University. He is the author of many research papers and books, including Mirror of Language: The Debate on Bilingualism. Hakuta is an elected Member of the National Academy of Education and a Fellow in both the American Educational Research Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Patrick Hurley

Patrick HurleyPatrick Hurley teaches ELD and tenth-grade English at Mountain View High School, where he also serves as the ELD Department Coordinator. He recently attended the Word Generation Summer Institute at Harvard and is a lead facilitator in the A Look at Learning collaborative initiated by Santa Clara County Office of Education.

Kristin Kusanovich

Kristin KusanovichKristin Kusanovich is a Senior Lecturer at Santa Clara University in the Department of Theatre and Dance and the Liberal Studies Pre-Teaching Program. She is a master teacher of creative movement for children and performing arts pedagogy. She has served as a teaching-artist, coach and presenter with Silicon Valley Arts Council’s Arts Enrichment Grant (AEG) program for the last five years. Her scholarly research is in applying dance and theatre methods to the training of educators. Her professional work is in choreographing and performing in modern dance, theatre, opera, film and video. She co-directs the Justice and the Arts Initiative at Santa Clara University.



Elana Lagerquist

Elana LagerquistElana Lagerquist is a teacher and teaching artist in San Francisco. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Arts from the University of California at Santa Cruz and a Master of Arts degree in Educational Theatre from New York University. She received her multiple subjects teaching credential with Cross-cultural, Language and Academic Development emphasis through San Francisco State’s Muir Alternative Teacher Education program in 1997 and has been a tenured teacher with the San Francisco Unified School District. Currently Elana is Co-founder and Executive Director of StageWrite: Building Literacy through Theatre, an arts education organization that empowers youth to become actively engaged in their education and passionate about learning through theatre arts.

Gary Lapow

Gary LapowGary Lapow has been a Master Teaching Artist for the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning through the Arts since 1993. He has led teacher training workshops and been the keynote speaker at National Association for the Education of Young Children conferences (NAEYC) from Miami, Florida to Fairbanks, Alaska. Gary has been a touring artist for the California Arts Council and has been a performing artist on the Young Audiences roster since 1986. He is known for his amusing, and inspiring, interactive songs that teach life skills to children in grades preschool through sixth grade. He currently mentors artists and trains educators in developing their dramatic, musical, and songwriting skills to bolster their curriculum. A prolific singer/songwriter, Gary has recorded six albums for grownups and nine albums for children ages two through twelve. In 1988, Gary’s own Kaleidoscope Concert began airing on the Disney Channel. Gary has received fifteen consecutive awards from the Association of Songwriters Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) in recognition of his work with children.

Annemarie Murphy

Annemarie MurphyAnnemarie Murphy is currently the Administrator of Special Programs in the Campbell Union Elementary School District. She began as a fourth grade teacher in Campbell over ten years ago. She has been a teacher, mentor teacher and Equity coach in Campbell, and she is a current trainer for A Look at Learning. Annemarie has led the development of a district-wide equity coach model which has supported the implementation of best practices for English learner instruction throughout Campbell.



Chelsea Toller

Chelsea TollerChelsea Toller is currently the Coordinator of English Language Development at Campbell Union Elementary School District. Over the last 15 years, Chelsea has worked with English learners from preschool through adults in California and abroad. She has served at the site and district levels as bilingual teacher, teacher mentor, CELDT coordinator, Title I coordinator, and school change coach. She is an experienced professional development provider and is a certified Systematic ELD, SB472 ELPD and A Look at Learning trainer. Chelsea is committed to improving teaching, particularly for English learners in order to close the achievement gap and to create powerful high quality learning environments.

Margaret Tomita

Margaret TomitaMargaret Tomita is Associate Director of the San Jose Area Writing Project at San Jose State University. Her focus in the writing project is delivering and coordinating in-services to improve the writing of English language learners. She is the former 6-12 District English/Language Arts Resource Teacher in San Jose USD and worked on the district writing assessment system, secondary reading intervention programs, CAHSEE prep curriculum, and other district literacy initiatives.

Yee Wan

Yee Wan, Ed.D.Yee Wan, is the coordinator of Multilingual Programs at the Santa Clara County Office of Education. She has authored and co-authored several resource materials, including A Look at Learning: Guide to Observation of ELD and SDAIE Settings. Currently she is developing videos of teachers’ best practices to support the academic achievement of English learners.


Directions for Continuing Education Unit(s)

March 5, 2011From: Dr. Yee WanTo: 2011 Academic Success Conference ParticipantsRe: Directions for Obtaining One or Two Continuing Education Units (CEU) for the Institute, “Academic Success for English

Learners and Migrant Students: Using Research-Based Practices”

Option 1 – 1 CEU1. Required Assignment: Please describe the ways you will implement the information you have learned from the keynote

speech. Your description should be clear and specific enough for the reader to know you have given the topic careful consideration.

2. Please do two additional writings, one for each of the sessions you attended. Please list the title of the session and describe the ways you will apply the information you have learned. The three (3) summaries may be neatly hand-written or typed.

3. The due date for submitting the assignment is March 31, 2011.4. Complete the Continuing Education Application5. Write a check for $79 to NHU for the CEU and the transcript.6. Mail the assignment, the Continuing Education Application, and the $79 check to

Patricia HoAdministrative AssistantMultilingual ProgramsSanta Clara County Office of Education1290 Ridder Park DriveSan Jose, CA 95131-2304(408) 453-4345Fax (408) 453-6905

7. For any questions regarding the CEU, please contact Patricia Ho at [email protected] or (408) 453-4345

Option 2 – 2 CEUs 1. Attend the follow-up meeting on Thursday, March 31, 2011 from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Santa Clara County Office of Education, Oak Grove Room (second floor, south building).2. Required Assignment:

a. Try one or two strategies that you learned from the workshop sessions in your classroom. b. Write a reflection to evaluate these strategies and the modifications that were needed in your classroom. c. Include an example of student work along with your reflection.d. Present your strategies and share your reflection at the March 31, 2011 follow-up meeting.

3. The due date for submitting the assignment is March 31, 2011 in person at the follow-up meeting.4. Complete the Continuing Education Application.5. Write a check for $154 to NHU for the 2 CEUs and the transcript.6. Submit the assignment, the Continuing Education Application, and the $154 check to Patricia Ho on March 31, 2011 at

the follow-up meeting.7. For any questions regarding the CEUs, please contact Patricia Ho at [email protected] or (408) 453-4345.

Follow-Up Meeting Date: Thursday, March 31, 2011Time: 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.Location: Santa Clara County Office of Education Oak Grove Room 1290 Ridder Park Drive San Jose, CA 95131-2304Instructor: Margaret DouglasContact: Patricia Ho at [email protected] or (408) 453-4345

The follow-up forum is designed for school or district team members who attended the institute to share what they have implemented. Participants are also encouraged to share how they plan to continue to work with their team members. This project requires that conference participants try one or two strategies in their classrooms. It promotes the implementation of ideas and strategies learned, and reflects research-based practices.


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Add Drop Dates Days Instructor’s Name Course Title # of Units Fee

X 3/05/2011 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

SAT TBA Academic Success for ELs & Migrant Students: Using Research-Based Practices

1.0 CEU $75.00

Official NHU Transcripts $4/ regular order $4.00

Total $79.00

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PAYMENT:q Check (Print students name, address,

and SSN on front of check.)

NOTE: Make check payable to NHU.

Business Office: �� Office of the Registrar: ��Processed

Amount Paid: ��

Initial: �� Initial: ��

Date: �� Date: ��

TRANSCRIPT REQUEST*Students who desire an official transcript of their academic record must submit, in compliance with Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974, a written request to the NHU Registrar. I AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE ACADEMIC, PAYMENT AND REFUND POLICIES GOVERNING THESE COURSES.

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The National Hispanic UniversityContinuing Education Application – Two Units

Program: Ninth Annual Academic Success Institute for English Learners and Migrant Students 2011

Please print using a blue or black pen

Social Security Number #_________/_________/___________ Month: _______________ Year: ________________________

Name: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Last First Middle

Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

City: ___________________________________________ State: ________________________ ZIP: ________________________

Telephone: Day: ______________________________________ Evening: _______________________________________________

E-mail: _________________________________________ Date of Birth: _____ _______ ________ q Male q Female

HIGHEST CLASS LEVEL ACHIEVED OR DEGREE OBTAINEDq 0. No prior college q 2. Sophomore (30·59 units) q 4. Senior (90+ units) q 6. Master’s Degree

q 1. Freshman (1·29 units) q 3. Junior (60-89 units) q 5. Bachelor’s Degree q 7. Doctoral Degree

PLEASE CHECK, IF APPLICABLE

q A. I am clearing a preliminary credential

q B. I am currently matriculated in a credential program

q C. I am not yet admitted to a credential program

ETHNIC ORIGINq 1. American Indian or Alaskan Native q 4. Other Hispanic q 7. White Non·Hispanic

q 2. Black Non·Hispanic q 5. Asian q 8. No response

q 3. Chicano, Mexican-American q 6. Pacific Islander q 9. Filipino

CLASS REQUEST

Add Drop Dates Days Instructor’s Name Course Title # of Units Fee

X3/05/11 – 3/05/11

SAT TBAAcademic Success for ELs & Migrant Students: Using Research-Based Practices

1.0 CEU $75.00

X3/31/11 - 3/31//11

THU TBAAcademic Success for ELs & Migrant Students Follow-Up

1.0 CEU $75.00

Official NHU Transcripts $4/ regular order $4.00

Total $154.00

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PAYMENT:q Check (Print students name, address,

and SSN on front of check.)

NOTE: Make check payable to NHU.

Business Office: Office of the Registrar: Processed

Amount Paid: ___________________________________

Initial: ________________________ Initial: ________________________

Date: ________________________ Date: ________________________

TRANSCRIPT REQUEST*Students who desire an official transcript of their academic record must submit, in compliance with Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974, a written request to the NHU Registrar. I AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE ACADEMIC, PAYMENT AND REFUND POLICIES GOVERNING THESE COURSES.

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The A.L.L. Showcase will convene courageous educators united in their strong commitment to accelerate English learners’ language and academic achievement.

This event is hosted by Dr. Charles Weis, Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools

Andrea Whittaker, Ph.D., Stanford UniversityDr. Whittaker is the Director of Teacher Performance Assessment at Stanford’s Center for Assessment, Learning and Equity. As a technical assistance and policy support provider to both universities and state departments, she is active in initiatives related to policy, school reform, assessment and best practices in teaching and learning. Her leadership is further demonstrated by her role as President-Elect of the California Council for Teacher Education. She earned her Ph.D. in Psychological Studies in Education from Stanford University.

Schedule3:00 – 3:30 PM Registration

3:00 – 4:00 PM Gallery Walk of Poster Presentations (15 minutes for each team)

4:00 – 5:30 PM Keynote and Recognition

5:30 – 6:00 PM Gallery Walk of Poster Presentations (15 minutes for each team)

6:00 – 7:00 PM Featured Presentations

• A Comprehensive Coaching Framework, Ruth Bareket, Chelsea Toller and Annemarie Murphy, Campbell Union Elementary School District, Santa Clara County

• From Good to Great, Beth Polito, Julie Paolini and Gretchen James, Saratoga Union Elementary School District, Santa Clara County

• Building Sustainable District and Site Leadership Capacity, Kathy Pon, Patterson Joint Unified School District, Stanislaus County

• Building SUCCESS for Alternative Education, Mark Condit, San Joaquin County Office of Education, San Joaquin County

• Leadership Matters, Bill Conrad, Ed.D., Santa Clara County Office of Education

RegistrationVisit http://alookatlearning.org (408) 453-4345

Information: Yee Wan, Ed.D. Multilingual Programs Coordinator

A.L.L.ShowcaseInvitationApril 26, 20113:00 – 7:00 PM

Building a Comprehensive System for Increasing English Learners’ Academic Achievement

Purposes:1. Learn about a comprehensive approach that builds teacher efficacy in implementing research-based instructional

practices focused on student learning2. Build county, district and site capacity to implement A Look at Learning3. Celebrate A Look at Learning teachers, leaders and collaborators who have demonstrated their commitment to maximize

English language acquisition and academic achievement of all English learners

Keynote:Why Teacher Leadership Matters: Learning from Practice and ResearchChanges in the world have brought tremendous challenges for schools, challenges which, in turn, are leading to unprecedented changes in teaching and learning. Scholars advise that educational change includes making teaching a public endeavor and making improved learning a focus of teachers and communities working together. Teacher leaders are in the forefront of learning to lead collaborative projects, such as A Look at Learning, throughout the educational community. We are learning not only the critical value of teacher leadership but the importance of providing the organizational resources and building the collaborative relationships needed to accomplish important school reform.

Santa Clara County Office of Education

Board of EducationLeon F. Beauchman

Michael ChangJoseph Di Salvo

Julia Hover-SmootGrace H. MahCraig MannAnna Song

County Superintendent of SchoolsCharles Weis, Ph.D.

Chief Academic Officer Educational Services Branch

Linda Aceves

© 2011, Santa Clara County Office of Education 022111-450

1290 Ridder Park Drive, MC 237San Jose, CA 95131-2304

www.sccoe.org

A Champion for Children, Schools, and Community

For information:Multilingual Programs

(408) 453-4345www.sccoe.org/depts/ell

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9th Annual Academic Success Annual Academic... · students. When we work together, we vitalize and strengthen that work and commitment. For this reason, Region 1 is proud to co-sponsor