Doing What Works: Teaching Elementary-School English Learners

Presenters

Nikola Filby (Primary)

Senior Program Director
WestEd

Zoe Ann Brown

Senior Program Associate
WestEd

Description

Educators want to know what works, based on the best available evidence, and they want help implementing these research-based practices. The Doing What Works (DWW) website builds a bridge from research to action by providing concrete examples and practical tools. Among the topics covered, DWW provides an extension of the practice guide produced by the Institute of Education Sciences: Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades. Practices focus on formative assessment and intervention, developing vocabulary and academic English, and using peer-assisted learning. In this session, Nikola Filby, Director of Innovation Studies at WestEd, and Zoe Ann Brown, Senior Program Associate at the Comprehensive School Assistance Program at WestEd, will share specific examples of how schools assess and provide extra support for English learners and how teachers develop vocabulary. Participants will see and hear from educators in schools that are succeeding and learn about the DWW website as a resource for professional development.

NCLB Accountability Requirements for English Learners

Understanding How to Navigate the Map of Standards for English Learners (Introductory)

Understanding How to Use the Essential ELD Standards for Teaching and Assessment (Intermediate)

Using Technology to Support English Language Arts Adoptions (Morning Session)

Using Technology to Support English Language Arts Adoptions (Afternoon Session)

English Learners and the Language Arts

English Learners and the Language Arts (Follow-up Presentation)

Preparing Students for College: An Online Approach to Filling the Gaps in California High Schools

Evaluating English Learner (EL) Services & Results for Accountability & Instructional Improvement, Part 1

Evaluating English Learner Services & Results for Accountability & Instructional Improvement, Part 2

Teaching Science: How to Really Give Universal Access to English Learners

Using Flexible Technology to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners

Double the Work: Challenges and Solutions to Acquiring Language and Academic Literacy for Adolescent ELLs (Research from CREATE)

Findings from the National Literacy Panel on Language Minority Children and Youth (Research from CREATE)

Tools for Literacy: Technology to Support Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Development

The Envision Schools Approach to Project-Based Learning

Building Oral Language into the Basal (Research from CREATE)

Using Formative Assessments to Accelerate the Academic Achievement of English Learners

RTI Process Steps: A Small Elementary School's Approach to Implementation

RTI in a Secondary School Setting: Riverbank High School Story

English Learners and the Language Arts

Taking Center Stage—Act II : Building Effective Programs for English Learners in the Middle Grades

English Learner Literacy Development through Formative Assessment of Oral Language

Making Standards-based Lessons Understandable for English Learners: The SIOP Model (Encore Presentation)

Building Oral Language into Content Area Instruction (Research from CREATE)

What the Research Does—and Does Not—Say About Teaching English Language Learners

English Learners in Secondary Mathematics: Rigor and Excellence

Quality Teaching for English Learners: High Challenge and High Support

Closing the Learning Gap: Steps That Work

Engaging Diverse Learners in Group Instruction Utilizing Interactive Whiteboards

Signal Hill Elementary School: A Road to Results

Cesar E. Chavez High School: High Expectations, Empowerment, and Excellence

Turning Around Chronically Low-Performing Schools: Resources From Doing What Works

Recommendations for Addressing the Needs of English Language Learners: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

English Learners and the Language Arts (Encore Presentation)

Assessing 21st Century Skills to Maximize Student Readiness for Higher Education and Careers