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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