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Maximizing Educational Opportunities for EL Students

Discover strategies to level the playing field and address cultural bias in the classroom for English Language (EL) students. Explore the use of a variety of language domains and linguistic simplicity to enhance learning outcomes. Find helpful resources and assessment techniques to support EL students' success.

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Maximizing Educational Opportunities for EL Students

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  1. February 2019 Maximizing Educational Opportunities for EL Students Leveling the Playing Field: Equity and Assessment

  2. Cultural bias in the classroom Let’s discuss

  3. Use A Variety of Language Domains

  4. Linguistic Complexity Simplify! • Short and clear directions • Refrain from using idioms or other figurative language • https://rewordify.com/ is a fabulous tool that removes complex language.

  5. Simplify and Scaffold “Explain clearly using at least 3 different reasons or diagrams why McClelland lost the battle.” can be changed to “Explain why McClelland lost the battle. Give 3 reasons or diagrams.” “Heating water to the boiling point causes evaporation.” vs. “Heating water to the boiling point makes the water evaporate.” The second sentence is simplified by changing “causes” to “makes” and “evaporation” to “to evaporate.” The same concept is conveyed, but in language that is easier to understand. What does the student need to know? What is the desired outcome?

  6. ‘Twas brillig, and the slithytoves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the momerathsoutgrabe. “Beware the Jabberwock, my son The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!” He took his vorpal sword in hand; Long time the manxome foe he sought— So rested he by the Tumtum tree, And stood awhile in thought. And, as in uffish thought he stood, The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, And burbled as it came! One, two! One, two! And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back. “And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!” He chortled in his joy. ‘Twas brillig, and the slithytoves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the momerathsoutgrabe. Benedict’s reading with visuals: https://safeshare.tv/x/ss5a58a164e74d9

  7. When engaging with students: • Give written and spoken directions • Show as you tell • Monitor for understanding • Use pictures

  8. Use Anchor Charts Use Print – Not Cursive Allow students to use technology to take pictures of text and translate

  9. Assessment Provide word banks Use a variety of language domains Give an open book or note assessment Provide pictures, tables, and diagrams Preview test Make an EL version of study guide and test Let’s look at a few tests

  10. Assessment Convert test question into a statement. Eliminate key terms from the statement. It’s a cloze question. Grade content *Bonus support: Word bank, pictures

  11. 8.寫一個乘法公式，其中有4500個產品。 馬特爾太太給她的學生這個問題：321 x 2             Celina說產品是6,048。 Celina的工作在下面。     300+ 20 +4 2 6000 40 8 6000 + 40 + 8 = 6048 告訴Celina做錯了什麼，為什麼她的​​答案是不合理的（思考數學和估計） 9. 週六，Fionn正在邀請他的朋友吃零食。他的媽媽說每個孩子都會吃3份小吃。 Fionn邀請115位朋友。 Fionn媽媽需要購買多少小零食？ （記住，Fionn也會吃零食） 10. 傑西卡每天在學校賣手工藝品。她每個學校每天出售45件工藝品。她將在四周的學校裡出售多少手工藝品？ （提示：在典型的工作或學校裡有幾天？） •  8. Mrs. Martell gave her student this problem: 321 x 2 • Celina says the product is 6,048. Celina’s work is below. • 300+20+4 • 2 6000 40 8 • 6000+40+8=6048 • Tell what Celina did wrong, and WHY her answer is NOT reasonable.(Think mental math and estimation) • 9. On Saturday, Fionn is inviting his friends over for snacks. His mom says each child will eat 3 snacks. Fionn invites 115 friends. How many snacks will Fionn’s mom need to buy? (Remember, Fionn will eat a snack too) • 10. Jessica sold crafts at school every day. She sold 45 crafts every school day. How many crafts would she sell in 4 WEEKS of school? ( Hint: how many days are in a typical work or school week?)

  12. 7. Choose 2 animals from the passage. Write a complete sentence to explain how they are the same ordifferent. _____________________ and ____________________ are the same because… ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ OR _____________________ and ____________________ are different because… ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

  13. Thank You! Jerry Kelley, Kara Folsom, and Mary Beth Martell

  14. References Funny on Sunday: An answer to that infamous tree-and-education-cartoon. (2017, August 05). Retrieved from https://theeconomyofmeaning.com/2017/08/06/funny-on-sunday-an-answer-to-that-infamous-tree-and-education-cartoon/ How to get students to follow directions the first time. (2017, October 03). Retrieved from https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/how-to-get-students-to-follow-directions/ https://www.3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2012/09/does-english-have-the-biggest-vocabulary-theres-no-simple-answer.html https://medium.com/@CRA1G/the-evolution-of-an-accidental-meme-ddc4e139e0e4

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