R10 BE/ESL News

End of the Year LPAC Trainings:

• March 24 in Princeton ISD
• March 30 in Royse City ISD
• March 31 at Region 10
• April 1 in Midlothian ISD
• April 13 in Sherman ISD
• April 15 at Region 10
• April 20 at Region 10
• April 22 at Region 10

All Things TELPAS:

• TEA TELPAS Resources
• TEA TELPAS Alternate Resources
• Educator Guide to TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate
• TELPAS Rater Manual 2019-2020
• TELPAS Test Administrator Manual 2019-2020
• TELPAS Alternate Observable Behaviors and Classroom Examples

TEA Resources for English Learners:

• English Learner Support Division
• FAQ for English Learners and LPAC
• Middle of the Year LPAC Guidance
• English Learner Reclassification Criteria Chart
• Individualized Reclassification Process for a Student with a Significant Cognitive Disability
• Guidance on Allowable vs. Unallowable Use of Bilingual Education Allotment (State) and Title III, Part A (Federal) Funds

Single State-Wide Assessments for EL Identification and Reclassification:

• DRC LAS Links Battery of Assessments Texas-Dedicated Website
• Riverside Iowa Assessments Texas-Dedicated Website

Check out the redesigned English learner web portal!

The portal NOW introduces resources for parents and families of English learners and a NEW strand focusing on building community partnerships. This innovated portal provides a one stop shop approach for all stakeholders to access state and federal guidance and web-based resources to boost student outcomes. The site now offers a translation feature to toggle between the top languages in Texas.

Visit www.elltx.org and see how you can implement these great resources to increase the impact on the academic success of the State’s English learners.

Source: TEA

The following resources are available to support our Newcomer/Immigrant students:

Supporting Immigrants in Schools Videos and Resource Guide

are now online and free for everyone to access:

www.cuny-iie.org

The Newcomer Toolkit

https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/newcomers-toolkit/ncomertoolkit.pdf

The December newsletter (Volume 16, 2nd Quarter), The Parental & Family Engagement CONNECTION, is available in English, Spanish, German, Korean, and Vietnamese. https://www.esc16.net/page/title1swi.3_newsletter%20-%20Copy

This edition of the newsletter includes articles about Parent-Teacher Conferences, Homework Help, Protecting Children from Human Trafficking, Volunteering, and Teen Discipline.

Are you interested in presenting at our Region 10 Annual Symposium this summer? Would you like the opportunity to attend the symposium free of charge while sharing your knowledge with others? Please complete the following form to submit your proposal. Deadline is March 1st, 2020. Presenters selected will be notified on March 20th.

https://forms.gle/uW6RdLYaX9WQiPik7

We are looking for Sponsors for our event.

More information can be found here:

http://bit.ly/R10PowerofUnitySponsors

The following sessions are open to any LEA and free of charge for members of the BE/ESL Coop. You may register by visiting our website and searching by title or session ID.

https://txr10.escworks.net/

Don't see a session that works for your schedule or meet your needs? A menu of the session we currently offer is attached below. Check out our services menu and complete the following form to schedule a session at your location.

bit.ly/R10PDRequestForm

Did you file for Exemptions and/or Waivers?

Are you looking for ways to allocate the 10% BEA funds?

We Can Help! In addition to services included in the Coop, we also provide customized professional learning and results-driven

coaching services for a discounted rate to Coop members.

For more information, please contact Emma Selig.

We have rescheduled the Region 10 Spanish Spelling Bee!

You now have plenty of time to still have your local Bee and get your LEA student representative signed up to participate in the regional competition.

To register your students please dad their information to this link: https://forms.gle/KWwhVu9oqWjJwWEg9

We talked about the power of wait time during our last BE/ESL Directors Quarterly Meeting. I saw this info graphic by @ValentinaESL on Twitter and thought it summarized perfectly some of our discussions.

Check out this article by Valentina Gonzalez from ASCD Express.

http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol15/num10/be-an-advocate-for-english-language-learners.aspx

Another great article by Larry Ferlazo.

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2020/01/prevention_is_the_best_way_to_support_long-term_english_learner_students.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

If you are looking for flexibility and more options than the traditional PD sessions, try Twitter Chats. There is a huge EL network on twitter.

Check out this calendar with chats with moderators who are experts in the EL field.

Share this information with your administrators and teachers! Great opportunity for a $1000 scholarship. For more information visit: http://textesolv.org/scholarship/

The Texas Library Association is pleased to announce the 2020-2021 Tejas Star Reading List. This carefully curated list of Spanish and bilingual titles is designed to encourage children ages 5 to 12 to explore multicultural books and to discover the cognitive and economic benefits of bilingualism and multilingualism. The Tejas Star Reading List is intended for recreational reading, not to support a specific curriculum.

There is an old Spanish saying that states, “Quien sabe dos lenguas, vale por dos,” meaning that a person who knows two languages is worth twice as much. It is the hope of the Tejas Star Reading List committee that these books will play a part in making this a reality for readers.

The list includes fiction and non-fiction picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels with themes of cultural identity, STEM and environmental action, as well as stories about Latin-American countries and important historical figures. Among the 24 books on this year’s list are stories that may make readers laugh, cry, celebrate who they are, and take ownership of their world.

Please join us in welcoming Angela to our team as our new Bilingual/ESL Consultant. We are very excited to have her in our team and can't wait for all of you to meet her.

Email: emma.selig@region10.org
Website: https://www.region10.org/programs/bilingual-esl/overview/
Location: 400 East Spring Valley Road, Richardson, TX, USA
Phone: 972-348-1340
Twitter: @SeligEmma

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