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FLAME Meeting. November 22, 2013 Presenter: Chane Eplin, Bureau Chief Student Achievement through Language Acquisition Florida Department of Education. Gregg Roberts, World Language Specialist, Utah Department of Education:. “Monolingualism is the illiteracy of the 21 st century.”. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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FLAME Meeting
November 22, 2013
Presenter: Chane Eplin, Bureau ChiefStudent Achievement through Language Acquisition
Florida Department of Education
“MONOLINGUALISM IS THE ILLITERACY OF THE 21ST CENTURY.”
Gregg Roberts, World Language Specialist, Utah Department of Education:
Multilingual People
• “…are better at reasoning, at multitasking, at grasping and reconciling conflicting ideas.”
• “They work faster and expend less energy doing so.”
• “….as they age, they retain their cognitive faculties longer…”
- “The Power of the Bilingual Brain”, TIME Magazine, Jeffrey Kluger (July 29, 2013)
DATAWorld Languages
Top Five Languages Taught in Florida
• Spanish• French• American Sign Language• Latin • Italian
Number of Students per Language
• Spanish 487,218• French 59,661• American Sign Language 14,517• Latin 8193• Italian 7271• Chinese 6868• German 5107
Number of Students per Language
• Haitian Creole 3143• Greek 2202• Portuguese 792• Japanese 665• Russian 219• Turkish 136• Hebrew 100• Arabic 77
Comparison
School Year: 2011-2012
• Spanish476697
• French 60646• ASL 13574• Latin 8296• Italian 7336• German 7013• Chinese 6711• Haitian Creole 2881
School Year: 2012-2013
• Spanish487218
• French 59661• ASL 14517• Latin 8193• Italian 7271• German 5107• Chinese 6868• Haitian Creole 3143
Comparison
School Year: 2011-2012
• Portuguese 848• Japanese 655• Greek 288• Russian 184• Turkish 98• Arabic 86• Hebrew 44
School Year: 2012-2013
• Portuguese 792• Japanese 665• Greek 2202• Russian 219• Turkish 136• Arabic 77• Hebrew 100
TEXTBOOK ADOPTIONUpdate
Instructional Materials Adoption: 2014-15
• Specifications: Issued approximately a year in advance
• Available for publishers in Fall 2013
• All instructional materials must be available in electronic or digital format to be considered for adoption
• Can also be available in print
Changes in the Process
• In 2011, the Florida Legislature made significant revisions to the instructional materials adoption process– Process is completely digital– No more committees – No hard copy samples are evaluated
• Beginning in 2015-16, 50% of instructional materials allocation must be spent on digital state-adopted materials
• Can still purchase print materials with remaining 50% of instructional materials allocation
Reviewers
• Two state or national content area experts evaluate the content of each set of materials for accuracy and alignment to state standards– Evaluations are conducted independently– Entire process is conducted through FDOE online
evaluation system
• If the reviewers do not both reach the same verdict regarding the materials then a third reviewer will be called in to review the materials
District Participation
• One representative from each district can review 2 or 3 recommended materials and provide feedback
• Per Florida Statute, districts are required to purchase instructional materials for the core courses of mathematics, reading, language arts, literature, science, and social studies only
• Adopted materials will be aligned to updated standards and course descriptions
Detailed Schedule
• February 2014: Publishers must inform the department of their intent to participate in the adoption process
• May 2014: Publisher bids due• June 2014: Samples uploaded• July – September 2014: State Reviewers evaluate
materials • October - November 2014: District and Public review
of materials• January 2015: Adoption list released
Instructional Materials Contact Information
Katrina Figgett
Director of School Libraries and Information Services
(850) 245-0808
