Resources for Families of ELs | Family & Community Engagement | English Language Growth Targets | PD & Technical Assistance | Archived Webinars | Contact
Resources at Your Fingertips
- WIDA English Language Development Standards
- WIDA Focus Bulletins
- SupportEd Checklists and Guides
- Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) Digests
- Mid-Atlantic Equity Center Resources
- Institute of Education Sciences Videos
- EL Program Model Overviews
- EL Symposium 2016 Archived Materials
- 2019 Multilingual Learner Conference Presentations and Handouts
The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) provides educators resources and archived training materials to inform their instruction of English learners (ELs) in academic content and English language development.
Resources for Families of English Learners
- US Department of Education English Learner Family Toolkit (In English, Spanish, Chinese and Arabic)
- Tips for helping your child learn (in English and in Spanish)
- NASA Ciencia (Information and science activities in Spanish and English)
- National Geographic (en Español)
- Discovery en la Escuela (Information in Spanish about science, technology, health, and more)
Family and Community Engagement
- OSSE in Your Language
- Language Access Portal
- Language Access Training
- Tools and Resources for Ensuring Meaningful Communication with Limited English Proficient Parents
English Language Growth Targets
- Training Webinar: The ACCESS Growth Target and How to Use It
- Sample Individualized Plan of EL Services
Professional Development and Technical Assistance
The Division of Teaching and Learning’s (TAL) Professional Development Team works to deliver responsive systems of professional learning and high-quality technical support to District LEAs and schools. The team supports a wide range of topics and interventions through professional development, direct LEA/school-based support, the facilitation of communities of practice, and through city-wide convenings.
Technical Assistance Opportunity: Deep Dive on LEA English Learner Data
The objective of this opportunity is to examine key EL data and develop action plans to refine their EL programs. The session will benefit LEAs that want to conduct a deeper dive into their key EL data in order to develop action plans and refine their EL programs.
OSSE will provide visualizations of state and local education agency-level EL data and tools to identify trends in data related to EL achievement. By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Analyze ACCESS and PARCC data to identify your LEA’s strengths and areas for growth in serving EL students;
- Identify additional LEA and school-level data that can help dig deeper into refining your school’s EL program;
- Articulate next steps for addressing areas for improvement in serving ELs; and
- Guide data interpretation discussions with school-based staff.
School leaders, data managers, EL coordinators, and teachers are strongly encouraged to participate. To register, please contact Dr. Jennifer Norton at [email protected].
Archived Webinars
2019-20 School Year Special Topics in English Learner Programming Series
- Separating Difference from Disability in English Learners
- Testing Accommodations for English Learners
- English Learners and the Law
- Serving ELs in Pre-K
- Preparing English Learners for College and Career
2018-19 School Year Special Topics in English Learner Programming Series
- An Overview of the School Readiness Reflection Tool
- English Learners in STEM Subjects: Highlights from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine
- Improving Skills in Listening
- Improving Skills in Reading
- Improving Skills in Speaking
- Improving Skills in Writing
- English Learner Family Engagement Practices
2017-18 School Year EL POC Monthly Webinar Series
- Start of School for ELs 2017
- Resources for English Learner Instruction and Programming
- Demystifying WIDA Model Performance Indicators
- Solving for Equity: Social Justice Math for English Learners
- Resources for Instruction
- English Learners and the Law
- Instruction for ELs with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
- English Learners with Disabilities: Findings from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- EL Specialist Hiring, Credentialing, and Performance Evaluation: Best Practices for LEA Administrators
- Language Access in Schools
- Leading English Learners: Successful Leadership for ELs
- Placement for ELs and Foreign Transcript Evaluation: DCPS Sharing Best Practices
Contact
For more information or questions, please contact Anika Harris, Professional Development Specialist, English Language Acquisition Programs K-12 at [email protected].