Resources
Literacy Squared Writing Rubric
This writing rubric was developed by the Literacy Squared team. Teachers and coaches can use this rubric to assess students' writing in Spanish and English side-by-side. The rubric allows teachers and coaches to collect quantitative and qualitative evidence of student writing in two languages with attention to content, structural elements, spelling (side 1: quantitative) and bilingual strategies from Spanish to English and English to Spanish at the discourse, sentence/phrase, word, and phonics levels (side 2: qualitative). The side-by-side analysis of student writing in two languages using the Literacy Squared Writing Rubric is explained and exemplified in Biliteracy from the Start: Literacy Squared in Action (Escamilla et al, 2013).
Publication: Biliteracy from the Start: Literacy Squared in Action
Topic: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
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Object(s): rubric
Multilingual Educator, Cummins Article
“I Can Show You That I Am Something” The Deep Structure of Effective Multilingual Education
By Jim Cummins, Ph.D. University of Toronto
Publication: Transforming Sanchez School
Topic: Professional Development
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Multiliteracy Project
The Multiliteracy Project is a national Canadian study exploring pedagogies or teaching practices that prepare children for the literacy challenges of our globalized, networked, culturally diverse world. Increasingly, we encounter knowledge in multiple forms - in print, in images, in video, in combinations of forms in digital contexts - and are asked to represent our knowledge in an equally complex manner. Further, there is international recognition that Canada's linguistic and cultural diversity are a source of its strength, and a key contributor of Canada's social and economic well-being. The challenge is to assist our schools in helping students to achieve a more diverse folio of literacies.
Publication: Caslon Community
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): website
National Council on Teacher Quality Databurst: Teacher Leadership Opportunities
Teacher leadership is garnering considerable attention these days. According to the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), 35 states now have some formal policy on designating strong teachers as teacher leaders. These emerging policies create opportunities for clear definitions of teacher leadership roles and responsibilities at the district and school levels.
Publication: Caslon Community
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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New York Bilingual Common Core Initiative
Beginning in Spring 2012, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) launched the Bilingual Common Core Initiative to develop new English as a Second Language and Native Language Arts Standards aligned to the Common Core. As a result of this process, NYSED is developing New Language Arts Progressions (NLAP) and Home Language Arts Progressions (HLAP) for every NYS Common Core Learning Standard in every grade.
Publication: Caslon Community
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): website
Next Generation Science Standards
This link leads to the official website of the Next Generation Science Standards for Today’s Students and Tomorrow’s Workforce. Through a collaborative, state-led process managed by Achieve, new K–12 science standards have been developed that are rich in content and practice, arranged in a coherent manner across disciplines and grades to provide all students an internationally benchmarked science education. The NGSS is based on the Framework for K–12 Science Education developed by the National Research Council.
Publication: Caslon Community
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): website
Overview of Ponte & Higgins' PD approach
This brief presentation introduces the highly embedded English language learner professional development (PD) model that Ponte and Higgins developed with mainstream teachers in Honolulu, Hawai'i during a year-long national PD grant, and that is featured in their book. Teachers, teacher educators, PD providers, field supervisors, and coaches can customize this approach to build on the linguistic and cultural diversity they find in their districts and schools.
Publication: Enriching Practice in Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Classrooms
Topic: Professional Development
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PARCC Assessments
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a consortium of 18 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands working together to develop a common set of K-12 assessments in English and math anchored in what it takes to be ready for college and careers. These new K-12 assessments will build a pathway to college and career readiness by the end of high school, mark students’ progress toward this goal from 3rd grade up, and provide teachers with timely information to inform instruction and provide student support. The PARCC assessments will be ready for states to administer during the 2014-15 school year.