CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION State of Connecticut

CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION State of Connecticut English Language Proficiency (CELP) Standards Conn. TESOL Information Session

Why new standards? • The current Connecticut English Language Learner Framework (2005) is based on 1999 TESOL standards, which have since been updated in 2006. • There is a demand for English Learners to participate more fully in the curriculum and develop language and content at the same time to align with Office of Civil Rights and Department of Justice guidelines. • The Federal government is asking for updated English Language Proficiency Standards CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

ELPA 21 Standards Developed by: • Understanding Language Initiative of Stanford University • National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) of the University of California, Los Angeles; • National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) of the University of Minnesota; • Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) • West. Ed CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Balance of Elements • Guiding Principles • CELP Standards • Correspondence to Connecticut Core Standards • Supporting documents CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

The CELP Standards CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

CELP Proficiency Descriptors • For each grade level band there are set of descriptors for each CELP Standard that explain to teachers and other service providers what an English Learner is able to do at the five proficiency levels. • Each proficiency descriptor was reviewed by the CT ELP Standards committee to determine both its developmental and linguistic appropriateness. • Refer to pgs. 10 -38 in the State of Connecticut English Language Proficiency (CELP) Standards (2015) draft document. CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Grade level band ELP Standard number CELP Proficiency Descriptors CELP Proficiency Standard Proficiency descriptors at 5 levels of language from lowest (1) to highest (5) CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

CELP Progressions • CT is the first state in the ELPA 21 group to create a progressions document. • Revisions were made collaboratively to ensure that the descriptors are linguistically and developmentally appropriate, as student progress through the grade level bands. • Refer to pgs. 39 -66 in the State of Connecticut English Language Proficiency (CELP) Standards (2015) document. CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Correspondence to Connecticut Core Standards CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Old Paradigm CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

New Paradigm Content Discourse Text (complex text) Explanation Argumentation Purpose Typical structure of text Sentence structures Language ΔVocabulary practices CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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Correspondences to Connecticut Core Standards • Each CELP Standard for each grade level has correspondences to content area practices and Connecticut Core Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in the Content Areas. • The CELP Standards describe how language is used to support students who are engaged in content aligned to Connecticut Core Standards. • Refer to pgs. 71 -248 in the State of Connecticut English Language Proficiency (CELP) Standards (2015) document. CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Correspondences to CCS Content area practices Correspondences to CELP Standards While engaged in content area ‘practices, ’ ELs will be using English in these ways within these particular CELP standards CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

ELA Correspondences to CELP Standards Sample CELP Standard by grade band Language proficiency descriptors--specific to CELP standard Content area practices CCS Grade level standards CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Linguistic Supports • To support teachers and practitioners that may have limited knowledge of English Learners and their needs, there are the suggested linguistic supports. • Available are suggested linguistic supports with links to definitions, examples, and videos that explain the supports at various levels of language and in various content areas. • Refer to pg. 260 in the State of Connecticut English Language Proficiency (CELP) Standards (2015) document. CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Statewide Professional Development Plan Session Topic Method of Delivery Offerings Timeframe CELP Standards Information Sessions 3 RESCs (East. Conn, ACES, CREC), CAPELL, CAS, CABE, CEEDAR, Net. Stat, Conn. TESOL, SERC for parent liaisons. -Planning and development January 2015 -May 2015 Format and Content of the CELP Standards Webinar- Selfdirected learning On Demand, Online Training of Trainers Modules Using the CELP Professional Standards in Planning Learning and Practice for K-12 Workshop Session English Learner Service Providers -Implementation of information sessions May 2015 - November 2015 -Webinar October 2015 and ongoing -Planning and development All 6 RESCs, offer 2 of sessions September 2015 - sessions in the winter, December 2015 and 2 sessions in the spring. Each session -Implementation of TOT will cover two modules. sessions at the RESCs: January 2016 -June 2016 17 CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Statewide Professional Development Plan Session Topic Method of Delivery Offerings Timeframe Training of All 6 RESCs, offer 2 -Planning and development Using the CELP Standards Trainers Modules sessions in the winter, of sessions September 2015 - in Planning and Practice Professional and 2 sessions in the December 2015 for K-12 General Learning spring. Each session -Implementation of TOT Educators Workshop Session will cover two modules. sessions at the RESCs: January 2016 -June 2016 -Planning for webinar Using the CELP Professional All 6 RESCs, offer 3 sessions: September 2016 Standards to plan for Learning sessions October 2016 the instructional needs Workshop Sessions -Implementation of of special populations professional learning series of students at the RESCs 11/2016, 2/2017, 3/2017 -Planning for webinar sessions: September 2016 CELP Standards for K- Webinar Series Self-directed On Demand, Online October 2016 12 Administrators learning -Implementation of Webinar 18 November 2016 and beyond

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Thank You! Feel free to contact us with questions. Megan Alubicki Flick ESL/Bilingual Consultant, CSDE megan. alubicki@ct. gov 860. 713. 6786 Maggie Stevens Lopez Education specialist, ACES mstevens@aces. org 203. 407. 4446 CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION