Last week’s Victories

Many teachers are finishing up assessments, report cards, and AIPs. A task that seemed overwhelmingly insurmountable in April has been accomplished. You all have done an amazing job at learning new skills and techniques. You are awesome.

Questions

Which students should be marked on the proficiency scale on a report card? 

Please see this document: Updated Reporting Guidelines for Elementary ELL 2019-2020

Reminders

If you need Fanny to come to your school to sign AIPs, please email her to set a date.

Events have been added to the staff development calendar for the 2020-21 school year, please take a look at sign up for ones you are interested in attending. Dates are set but whether the meetings are remote or in-person will be determined in the future.

Resources

Newsela has an article in 5 reading levels (grade 3, 5, 7, 9, 12) to read and discuss systemic racism with your students.

 

Last Note

This year has been like nothing we have every seen. We deserve and need the summer break that is coming up to decompress and celebrate our accomplishments. Because we had to learn on the fly a new style of teaching, professional development came from experience. However, there are some opportunities in the summer you may want to take advantage of:

If you’ve ever wanted to attend the annual SIOP convention but been unable, here is your chance. The conference is going virtual with all sessions being recorded to watch for attendees between July 16-30th. Be aware the conference is not free. Registration can be done here: https://www.siop.org/Annual-Conference

If you want some free PD, July 25th is VirtuEL conference 2020. Larry Ferlazzo (author of The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox) is the keynote with many other notable names like Katie Toppel, Dorina Sackman-Ebuwa, Irina McGrath and Michelle Shory. You can find more information here: https://sites.google.com/view/virtuel/virtuel-2020

Thank you for all that you do.

Fanny and Michelle