Information ELevated: Top Five Languages Commonly Spoken by ELs in School Year 2017–18
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We’ve got a first look at data from OELA’s forthcoming 2016–18 Biennial Report. State educational agencies report on the top five languages spoken by ELs each school year. Nationally, the top five languages other than English most commonly spoken by ELs in school year 2017–18 were, in descending order, Spanish (Castilian Spanish), Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese), Vietnamese, and Somali.
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NAEP Data, Tools, and Resources
Do you want to know how the nation’s students are performing? How your state is doing compared to other states? How to find the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) sample questions? What a student who is performing at the NAEP Proficient level can do? NAEP is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America’s students know and can do in various subject areas.
Whether you’re an educator, member of the media, parent, student, policymaker, or researcher, there are many resources available from NAEP that can help you find exactly what you are looking for! NAEP web tools and resources include:
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Internationals Network invites you to join them on July 14 for a national panel with district multilingual leaders to address considerations and recommendations specific to the needs of multilingual learners during school reopening. |
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July 14–16
Virtual Conference
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Attend keynotes and sessions led by SIOP® authors, guest keynote speaker Dr. Ayanna Cooper, and phenomenal K–12 educators from across the U.S. Learn best practices to foster academic language development and make learning relevant and comprehensible for language learners. |
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July 26–29
Virtual Conference
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This summit is a virtual statewide Washington Association of Educational Service Districts opportunity and is for ALL school staff regardless of job role. The event will discuss preparing for the 2021–22 school year with a focus on equitable practices and meeting the needs of diverse populations by creating, connecting, collaborating, and orchestrating change together. |
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Registration is now open for this one-day virtual event that is open to members of the WIDA Consortium, international educators, and higher education faculty and staff. Registration includes access to live sessions, presentation handouts and materials, interactive breakout group opportunities, and all recorded content through the end of 2021. The keynote speaker will be Viet Thanh Nguyen, a professor at the University of Southern California. |
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The My Name, My Identity Initiative has been featured as an illustrative example for Principle One: Assets-Oriented and Needs-Responsive Schools of the California English Learner Roadmap. Join this webinar to get ideas to leverage the toolkit resources to support all school community members and stakeholders in building a culture of respect by honoring students’ names and identities with a social, emotional, and cultural lens.
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October 14
Hybrid Conference
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Registration is now open for this 1-day virtual event that is open to members of the WIDA Consortium, international educators, and higher education faculty and staff. Registration includes access to live sessions, presentation handouts and materials, interactive breakout group opportunities, and all recorded content through the end of 2021. The keynote speaker will be Viet Thanh Nguyen, a professor at the University of Southern California. |
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November 10–13
Hybrid Conference
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La Cosecha 2021 will be a hybrid event, comprising both a virtual and an in-person conference. Virtual registration is open now, and in-person registration is expected to open in July. La Cosecha Conference offers you the unique opportunity to share best practices, resources, and current theory; build networks; and fuel community efforts to build a better future for our children as we “harvest” the best of our multilingual and multicultural communities. |
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Chalkbeat
New York City ELs and their families had a very challenging year and a half due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected many areas of life including education. This article highlights these challenges and discusses how EL advocates are working to amplify supports for ELs and their families, which include improved two-way communication, translation and interpretation services, counseling, social-emotional supports, and career and postsecondary education advising.
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Daily Democrat
Woodland Joint Unified School District in Woodland, California, recognized 84 ELs who have been reclassified as English proficient. These students demonstrated participation on par with English native speakers in an instructional program. The school district also awarded 151 State Seal of Biliteracy awards to students who demonstrated competency in at least two languages.
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EdWeek
This article discusses experiences and lessons learned from over a year of remote instruction pertaining to educators, ELs, and EL families. The article makes suggestions on how educators can support ELs and their families upon return to in-person instruction in the fall. Suggestions include building upon ELs’ native language proficiency, which may in some cases have increased due to time spent at home; providing social-emotional support to students and their families; and making sure important information is disseminated to ELs and their families in their native language.
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CAL
Last year, the mantra “meet students and families where they are” was upended at the onset of the pandemic, challenging educators to find new, innovative, or even “old-fashioned” ways of communicating with parents of bilingual students. In this 30-minute webinar, CAL’s Francesca Di Silvio and Shondel Nero interview two educators in the field to understand these new challenges, what tools educators and parents are currently using to stay connected, and resources for parents and teachers to use.
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The White House Initiative on Hispanic Prosperity is accepting nominations for Latino educators. #LatinosTeach recognizes Hispanic teachers who have dedicated themselves to serving their community through teaching.
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CABE 2022 will be held in San Francisco, California, March 20–April 2. CABE is seeking presentations that engage participants in topics related to quality education for DLLs. All workshop sessions are 1 hour and 15 minutes in length.
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NABE invites all education experts, researchers, authors, and successful practitioners with information of interest to submit a proposal, including multilingual proposals, for its 2022 conference. NABE is seeking proposals that engage participants in topics related to quality education for ELs and DLLs such as: achieving educational equity; ensuring social justice through strong linguistic and academic attainment; and providing equal educational opportunities.
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The NJRP is an edited volume of scholarly publications that serves as an archival record and is a peer-reviewed publication that seeks articles that examine research, pedagogy, policies, theory, and cultural issues that impact bilingual education, teaching, and learning. Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods studies that can contribute to the growing knowledge base on bilingual/dual language education models and best practices are especially welcome. Position papers and articles focused on applied educational research and research-infused classroom practices are also welcome. The NJRP publishes articles written in either English or Spanish.
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NCFL is seeking school- or community-based teachers who are passionate about engaging families and who demonstrate exemplary practices as candidates for the 2021 Toyota Family Teacher of the Year. Strong candidates will be family teachers who engage parents and children using a multigenerational approach to help them learn together in innovative ways. Candidates should have a demonstrated record of success and serve communities and families with high literacy and socioeconomic needs.
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Indiana University Southeast
New Albany, IN
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National Heritage Academies
Michigan
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Listen Now: Early Childhood Education Podcast
Learn more about the four key practices highlighted in the early childhood education teaching brief in this podcast featuring Celeste McLaughlin, NAM Team Lead and Grants Management Coordinator at OELA, and Dr. Pamela Spycher, Senior Research Associate at WestEd.
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