University of North Texas Teacher Education and Administration

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2. Project NEXUS is Operated from UNT University of North Texas Teacher Education and Administration Bilingual/ESL Teacher Certification Programs 1155 Union Circle #310740 Denton, TX 76203-5017 Office Tel. 940-565-2933 http://www.coe.unt.edu/project-nexus 9/11/2014

3. Project Goals GOAL 1- Enhance the ELL education knowledge base of middle and high school mathematics and science in-service teachers from the two surrounding local educational agencies (LEAs), Denton and Lewisville, through customized professional development for teachers to acquire the instructional skills and strategies to teach academic content and language development and acquisition to increase the academic achievement, graduation rates and entry into postsecondary education institutions for middle and high school ELLs. GOAL 2 - Enhance the ELL education knowledge base of the UNT mathematics and science education faculty from the 9-12 teacher certification programs through ongoing course content analysis and advanced professional development to integrate current evidence-based research and standards-based instruction into the certification degree-granting programs for effective instruction and assessment for ELLs. GOAL 3 - Analyze and evaluate project data to make decisions about project improvement in order to impact the knowledge and skills of project participants to further ELL content mastery and narrow the achievement gap. 9/11/2014

4. Therefore the Purpose of this SIOP Professional Development is to: Enhance the ELL education knowledge base of middle and high school mathematics and science in-service teachers. Increase the academic achievement of English language learners in mathematics and science and to help narrow the achievement gap as evidenced in STAAR scores. With the Final Expectation to: 9/11/2014

5. Project NEXUS Funding A Title III National Professional Development Program Funded by The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) U. S. Department of Education Awarded $985,000 over five years for the Bilingual/ESL Teacher Certification Programs of the Teacher Education and Administration Department at the University of North Texas May 1, 2012 to April 30, 2017 9/11/2014

6. ISD’s Partnership Representatives Teresa Luna-Taylor, Director, ESL and Bilingual Programs, Denton ISD, ttaylor@dentonisd.org Danielle Oakley, ESL Coordinator, Lewisville ISD, oakleyd@lisd.net 9/11/2014

7. Partnership Representatives Dawn Osborne, Consultant, Region 10 ESC Kathleen Leos, External Evaluator, GILD, kathleenleos@gmail.com 9/11/2014

8. UNT Partnership Representatives Dr. Rossana Boyd, Principal Investigator/Director, Project NEXUS, Rossana.boyd@unt.edu Dr. SubramaniamKarthigeyan, Co-Principal Investigator. Project NEXUS, Karthigeyan.subramaniam@unt.edu Daniel Baxter, Coordinator, Project NEXUS Daniel.baxter@unt.edu Reynaldo Quiroz, Graduate Assistant, Project NEXUS Reynaldo.Quiroz@unt.edu 9/11/2014

9. Participating Schools 9/11/2014

10. Activities for In-Service Teachers Fall 2012-2016 Each fall, four days of professional development on SIOP for teaching mathematics and science to ELLs each fall for 40 teachers (20 from Denton and Lewisville ISD). Spring 2012-2016 Each spring, two days of individual coaching for 10 teachers, 1 day for 5 Denton ISD teachers and 5 Lewisville ISD teachers as needed. WEB PORTAL Resources: For two years the project has been identifying resources, articles, webpages related to education ELLs in mathematics and science. Please log on to: http://www.coe.unt.edu/project-nexus 9/11/2014

11. Assistance with ESL Certification • WHAT: Review sessions at UNT of the ESL Supplemental exam delivered by Region 10 ESC free of charge. WHY:To help in-service teachers to become ESL certified. HOW: Step 1. Fill out a registration form to attend a TExES review session at UNT. Step 2. Register for the ESL Supplemental exam (#154) at: http://cms.texes-ets.org/texes/registrationinformation/#howto_register . Step 3. Send test registration receipt to Daniel.baxter@unt.edu for the project to reimburse the cost. Step 4. Apply to TEA to have ESL added to your initial certificate. 9/11/2014

12. Scholarships and Course Offerings • WHAT: • Graduate level online courses that qualify for a scholarship: • EDBE 5590 section 030 – Pedagogy for Teaching ESL in Grades EC-12. • EDDBE 5570 section 030 – Assessing Content and Language in ESL and in Bilingual Education. • (Application Deadline for Spring is November 15th) • WHY:To increase your depth of knowledge about educating ELL students effectively and help increase their academic achievement. HOW: Step 1. Apply to UNT: Follow UNT’s application and enrollment process at http://tsgs.unt.edu/admissions/programs. Step 2. Cost and payment: The project will pay $1160 per course. The scholarship will be placed as pending aid in the student’s account and funds will be disbursed after the 12th day of classes. Other possibilities:Up to 12 hours of graduate level coursework can apply towards a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction degree with a focus on ESL Education. 9/11/2014

13. UNT Math and Science Pre-Service Teachers Spring 2013 – 2017 10 pre-service teachers enroll in one of these two courses: EDBE 4470 - Assessing Language and Content and EDBE 4490 - Pedagogy for Teaching ESL EC-12 or 5 pre-service teachers enroll in both courses. Project pays their tuition and fees ($1060 per 3 hour course.) Summer 2013 - 2016 20 pre-service teachers participate in a two-day professional development workshop on the project webpage. 9/11/2014

14. Continued UNT Pre-Service Teachers Math and Science Fall 2013 - 2016 Five pre-service teachers attend state or national conferences with faculty and/or project staff. Spring 2013 - 2017 Pre-service teachers have access to the Project NEXUS math and science resources. 9/11/2014

15. GILD - External Evaluation Team Below are some of the evaluation activities: 9/11/2014