Common Practices for Different Purposes

Presented byC.E. Hanna

ELL-PDA Leadership Team

•Align ARI-PALS, ELL-PDA, and AMSTI initiatives, along with SF Reading, using strategic teaching as the common thread•Develop a PD plan focusing on research-based best practices•Deliver all PD strategically

Our Focus

Quick Wins:

•Outcomes including Language/Content Objectives•Student Engagement Strategies/Comprehensible Input

•Establishing model classrooms

Our Focus

Long-term goal:

•Strategic teaching across every content area using Elements of Healthy Literacy and SIOP components

Our Focus

Ongoing Efforts

•Interlink student services/plans: BBSST, ILEP, IEP, Targeted student lists, Student Action Plans, and Tiered Intervention

•Use Response to Instruction (RtI) process to plan differentiated instruction

•Cross-curricular planning and teaching

•Continue teacher planning with literacy coach and ESL teacher•Use model classrooms for peer observations•Job-imbedded professional development focused on best practices through initiative alignment•Raise our expectations for student performance

Our Next Steps

Our Mission

To identify the commonalities of each initiative while also

realizing the unique

purpose of each.

8 Components of SIOP

ARI-PAL AMSTI Scott

Foresman

ELL

Preparation

Background

Comprehensible Input

Strategies

Interaction

Lesson Delivery

Practice and Application

Review/ Assessment

CE Hanna Initiative Alignment