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Direct linkFrey, Nancy; Fisher, Douglas; Nelson, John – Journal of Staff Development, 2010
Consider the challenges facing one district: 27,000 students in 44 elementary schools in a southern California border district. Most students--72%--are classified as English language learners (ELL) as measured by the California English Language Development Test (CELDT). Although 65% of the students are Hispanic/Latino and speak Spanish as a first…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning, Accountability
O'Neal, Debra; Ringler, Marjorie C.; Lys, Diana B. – Journal of Staff Development, 2009
This article describes how an effort to help two schools achieve high levels of teacher implementation of the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) resulted in a deeper understanding of the true learning value of a sustained and committed partnership among university faculty, district personnel, and school-based educators. The…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Central Office Administrators, Elementary School Teachers, Partnerships in Education
Gebhard, Meg; Willett, Jerri – Journal of Staff Development, 2008
Developing the ability to use academic English is not the same as basic proficiency, but students need skills in both to succeed. This article talks about a university-school district partnership that helps teachers broaden students' language skills. To respond to the reality that all teachers need sustained professional learning opportunities to…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, School Districts, Language Skills, English (Second Language)
Walsleben, Linda – Journal of Staff Development, 2008
The Burlington School District has experienced a sharp increase in the number English language learners (ELLs) in its schools over the past several years, as have many schools across the country. As is typical in U.S. schools, Burlington offered newly arriving students pullout instruction to meet their linguistic and academic needs. Yet even with…
Descriptors: School Districts, Second Language Learning, Student Needs, Program Implementation
Honigsfeld, Andrea; Cohan, Audrey – Journal of Staff Development, 2008
This article discusses the combination of two professional development strategies--lesson study and the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP)--which gave teachers in Freeport Public Schools, a district on Long Island, New York, new tools for improving instruction for ELLs in mainstream classrooms. The unique combination of the two…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Professional Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Pardini, Priscilla – Journal of Staff Development, 2006
Narrowing the achievement gap between students who are native English speakers and those learning English as a second language is one of the biggest challenges facing U.S. educators. This article discusses the approaches used by the Saint Paul (Minn.) Public Schools in narrowing this achievement gap. Saint Paul (Minn.) Public Schools has one of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction, Public Schools, Non English Speaking
