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Career and Technical Education:
Practical Applications of ELPS in CTE Classrooms
August 2014
HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
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HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE ELPS?
Assess your knowledge using the scale:
1. This is my first experience with the ELPS.
2. I know what the ELPS are but am not sure how to use them.
3. I understands the ELPS and why they are important to use.
4. I could help give this presentation.
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ACRONYMS
ELL- English Language Learner LEP- Limited English Proficient ESL- English as Second Language PLD- Proficiency Level Descriptor ELPS- English Language Proficiency Standards
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Academic Language Vocabulary used in the classroom, in texts, and on tests
Linguistically Accommodated Provides either direct or indirect linguistic
support in order to minimize the cognitive effort that ELLs need to expend to process content in addition to language
Communicated Conveying information in an understandable form
Sequenced Determining the primary structure or order
Scaffold Support that promotes learning when concepts and skills are being learned
TERMS TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY STANDARDS Approved by State Board of Education in 2007-2008 Are part of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
state-required curriculum
Include instruction school district must provide to give ELLs full opportunity to learn English and succeed academically
Require all teachers to teach TEKS and help ELLs become English proficient
Are an integral part of instruction in each TEKS foundation and enrichment subject
Are found at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter074/ch074a.html
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In Brief… The ELPS are used in foundation and
enrichment instruction of K-12 ELLs TELPAS assesses K-12 ELPS The ELPS and TELPAS encompass- – 4 language domains-
Listening SpeakingReading Writing
– 4 proficiency levels –Beginning Intermediate Advanced Advanced High
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CONTENT OBJECTIVES
TEKS – CONTENT OBJECTIVE –A clear statement that explains
what students will learn or be able to do by the end of each lesson
–Identifies which key idea or concept is the focus of instruction and at what depth students will learn it
–Has three characteristics – corresponds with state/district curriculum standards– matches one level of Bloom’s taxonomy– is measurable
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LANGUAGE OBJECTIVES
ELPS – LANGUAGE OBJECTIVE –A clear statement that explains
what language skills or processes students will use during a lesson
–Identifies the specific ways that students will communicate: listen, speak, read, or write
–Share three characteristics: – support the lesson’s content; – match English Language Development/English
Language Proficiency (ELD/ELP) standards – are measurable
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TEKS – Principles of Health Science
TEKS- (c)(1)(I) - identify human needs according to Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs
Content Objective- learn
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs and examples of each need
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ELPS - LISTENING
ELPS- (2)(F) listen to and derive meaning from a variety of media such as audio tape, video, DVD, and CD ROM to build and reinforce concept and language attainment
Language Objective- listen and watch a video of Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs and in cooperative groups share/discuss the 5 levels in the Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs and give examples of each
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Hierarchy of Needs.avi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mUgrAht7y4
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APPLICATION FOR LISTENING
State Maslow’s five levels of Hierarchy of Needs to your partner
Give examples of each need
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In Brief…
The CONTENT Objective is… A clear statement that explains
what students will learn or be able to do at the end of the lesson
The LANGUAGE Objective is… A clear statement that explains
what language skills or processes students will use during a lesson(reading, writing, listening, speaking)
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CREATING A LESSON
1. What is the primary task of the TEKS you selected?
2. Which language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) are needed for the student to be successful?
3. What are the key vocabulary terms?
4. Write a content objective 5. Write a language objective
