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ACCOUNTABILITY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FORENGLISH LEARNERS & IMMIGRANT STUDENTS
Digital Chalkboard: Online Resources for English Learners and Immigrant Students
December 9, 2014
Steve SmithEducation Programs ConsultantEducational Data Management DivisionCalifornia Department of Education
Karen HolstEducation Technology FellowEducational Data Management Division California Department of Education
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Agenda• Short-term/Long-term Efforts• Site Overview• Groups• Resources• Calendar• Walkthrough
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• How to collaborate and share resources to improve English Learner and Immigrant Student education– Statewide– In your region– With local districts and schools– With other non-LEA professionals
Today’s Focus
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• Summer 2014 project to enhance the Brokers of Expertise site
• Fall 2014 re-launch of the Digital Chalkboard (10/7/14)
• Goals were a better user experience, and new platform for collecting user needs– More intuitive user interface– Faster page refreshes– Better navigation
Short-term Effort
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• Explore other digital resource and professional development offerings
• Use Digital Chalkboard as a platform to collect California educator information– Meet with users to identify wants and needs– Process user analytics into information– Connect California educator wants and needs with
the best solution – to be determined
Long-Term Effort
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• Digital Chalkboard provides California educators and select invited users to share resources on “what works” to improve education for all students
• Digital chalkboard provides a venue to strengthen relationships between providers serving students
Site Overview
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• Digital Chalkboard provides an online “coffee shop” for statewide and regional groups to collaborate:– District and school-site administrators– District program leaders– English learner professionals– 4th grade teachers– Secondary high school science teachers– Many more
Site Overview
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• Digital Chalkboard allows professionals to share their expertise and guidance to a wider community of schools, districts, and county offices of education– Where can I discuss challenges ad solutions with across
the state?– What do people think about specific supplemental
resources?– Why are people using a specific intervention model with
a specific group of students, and how is it working?
Site Overview
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Site Overview
20,000 Users 4,000 Groups
70,000 Digital Chalkboard Resources
360,000 National
Resources
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• Groups are a place to share ideas and resources
• Groups can be open to the public, or private (invitation only)
• Group leaders manage the “widgets” in the group pages
• In private groups, leaders manage membership
Groups
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• Organic region or subject matter expertise consolidates through the Digital Chalkboard group feature
• Regional needs may be different– Statewide group/page– County pages– Regional pages
• Pages can be linked to each-other
Groups
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• Digital resources can be posted, searched, viewed, and downloaded
• Posted at Digital Chalkboard and other sites• Digital resources are:
– Electronic documents (research reports, tools and templates, slide decks)
– Videos– Web sites
Resources
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• Sharing Resources– English language development instruction – Enhanced instruction in the core academic subjects – High-quality professional development for teachers and
other staff
• Group discussions about– Upgrading program objectives and instructional strategies – Improving curricula, materials, and assessments – Coordinating language instruction programs– Providing community participation programs
Title III LEP Examples
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Sharing Ideas About• Family literacy, parent training, and community outreach • Educational personnel, including teacher aides • Tutorials, mentoring, and counseling • Identification and acquisition of educational materials and
technology • Basic instructional services • Activities coordinated with community-based organizations
(CBOs), institutions of higher education (IHEs), or private sector entities
Title III - Immigrant Program Examples
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• Calendar events – Meetings– Conferences– Important deadlines
• Communicate with attendees– Invite – Track registration progress– Message registered participants
Calendar
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Walkthrough
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Contact Information
Steve SmithEducation Programs ConsultantEducational Data Management DivisionCalifornia Department of [email protected]
Karen HolstEducation Technology FellowEducational Data Management Division California Department of Education [email protected]
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Questions
