Language & Cultural Services
LCS Bulletin - April 24, 2017
Celebrating Día de los niños
April is here, so that means Día’s big day is only a few weeks away! How will you celebrate Día this year? On and around April 30, libraries, schools and communities will host families to celebrate El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day). If you need resources and ideas for your event, ALSC has you covered! Visit the Free Program Downloads page to download booklists, event posters and sample activities. Also, add your event to the National Día Program Registry to attract more participants!
Visit author Pat Mora's website for many more ideas including the newly updated Children’s Day, Book Day Planning Booklet. There, you will find a planning checklist and information about potential funding sources. Share news about how you're celebrating Día by using the hashtag #diatogether.
Planning a Día Celebration
From Colorín Colorado
These online resources provide recommended ideas and activities for teachers and librarians, as well as examples from successful Día events around the country. They include a number of materials in Spanish.
- Pat Mora: Plan Your Día Celebration!
- Association of Library Services for Children: Día Website
- National Latino Children's Institute: Día Celebration Website
- Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Día Celebration Ideas
- Texas Library Association: Día Celebration Toolkit and Resources for Teachers and Librarians
- Random House: Día Brochure, Bookmarks, and Activities
- ReadWriteThink: Día Classroom Activities
- At Your Library: Día Information
The Spirt of Día: Diversity in Action
Learn how the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County in North Carolina transformed their Día celebration from a small library program into a statewide initiative in this article written by Dr. Jamie Campbell Naidoo and Irania Patterson.
Classroom Ideas: Take a look at these Día ideas for teachers!
2017 ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 Score Changes
To meet language demands of college- and career-ready state standards, WIDA is raising the bar for language proficiency. Students will need to demonstrate higher language skills in 2016–2017 to achieve the same proficiency level scores (1.0–6.0). The changes in ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 scores in 2017 are expected to impact students in the following ways:
- Some students' scores may go down
- Fewer students may exit program support
Please check www.wida.us/proficiency to review the following resources to support you in sharing information with teachers, administrators, parents/families, and students about the 2017 ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 score changes:
- Video and Discussion Guide
- Recorded webinars
- PowerPoint slides
- Handouts for teachers and administrators
- Score Lookup Calculator
- Parent/Family flyer translated into 47 languages
- Individual Student Score Notes
The following resources are coming soon!
- Student Scenarios
- Interviews with ELL Leaders
Thanks in advance for helping to get the word out about the significant changes to student scores. Please direct any questions or concerns to help@wida.us.
"Day without an Immigrant" Lesson Plans Available
Call for Proposals: MIDTESOL's A Crossroads of Culture
Submit a proposal now for MIDTESOL's annual conference: A Crossroads of Culture on September 29-30, 2017 in Kansas City, Missouri. Submission Deadline: June 30, 2017
Please note:
- All proposals must be submitted through the electronic proposal submission form. In the submission form, you will be presented with a text box in which to provide a brief abstract of your presentation, as well as a second text box in which to provide a description of your presentation in 250-350 words.
- All communication about the proposal will be via email with the person listed as the primary presenter.
- All presenters must be registered conference participants. If you are presenting as a group, each group member must register for the conference.
- Please, wait to register for the conference until after you have heard if your proposal has been accepted.
Proposal Acceptance
Notification of acceptance will be sent to the primary presenter via email.
Language and Cultural Services will provide funds for registration and travel for any Tulsa Public Schools team member accepted to present at the conference. Please email your ELD coordinator for details.
English Learner Feedback Survey
We want your input on the master plan for English learner success in Tulsa Public Schools. We are beginning a process to review and examine the service, instruction, and supports for English learners across the district. An initial step is to collect survey data from school leaders, teachers, parents, students, and community stakeholders regarding the education and service of English learner students in our schools and in our district. Future steps in the plan development will include training opportunities, feedback sessions, student shadowing, and focus groups for plan development.
Please complete the survey appropriate to your role to provide feedback on improving our district services for English Learners by May 2, 2017.
English learner survey for school leaders
English learner survey for teachers
Please share the information below with community and parents of English learners to provide feedback on improving our district services for English Learners.
Aspiring Americans Resources
One of our own Tulsa PS students in attendance on Saturday has received a scholarship from Aspiring Americans to continue her education and pursue a college degree!
Below are resources shared during the session. We look forward to offering additional learning sessions in the future!
LCS Summer Summit 2017: Call for Proposals
Call for Proposals – LCS Summer Summit 2017
From: Rachel Pogue, coordinator of English language development
Owner: All staff
Attachments: Language & Cultural Services Summer Summit 2017 Proposal Form
Tulsa Public Schools is hosting its annual Language & Cultural Services (LCS) Summer Summit, formerly known as the ELD Summer Summit, on Wednesday and Thursday, August 2-3, 2017. The LCS Summer Summit celebrates the linguistic and cultural diversity that exists not only within our district, but also across the state of Oklahoma. Proposals may focus on cultural competence, language development, effectively engaging community resources, best classroom practices for English Learners (ELs), or any variety of topics that support the educational achievement of ELs. Submit your proposal(s) here.
Proposal Guidelines:
- Proposals must be submitted no later than Friday, June 2, 2017.
- These 75-minute sessions will take place on Wednesday, August 2 and Thursday, August 3, 2017.
- Presenters will be notified by Friday, June 23rd via email whether or not their presentation has been accepted.
- TPS teachers presenting at the Summit will be compensated at the rate of $26 per presentation hour.
For questions, please email eldsummersummit@gmail.com
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Language & Cultural Services Events
Week of April 24:
April 27, 9:00am - Interpreter Skill Buildling (Edivate)
Week of May 1:
May 3, 4:00pm - Spanish for Educators (Edivate)
May 4, 3:30pm - SIOP Seminar: How to Build a Summer Research Project (Elementary)
May 4, 4;30pm - SIOP Seminar: How to Build a Summer Research Project (Secondary)
All events are listed in MyLearningPlan unless otherwise noted. Please pre-register and verify session location in MLP.
Check out the Language & Cultural Services events calendar for future events.
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