Career and Technical Education: Practical Applications of ELPS in CTE Classrooms August 2014

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Career and Technical Education:

Practical Applications of ELPS in CTE Classrooms

August 2014

HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT


HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE ELPS?

Assess your knowledge using the scale:

1. This is my first experience with the ELPS.

2. I know what the ELPS are but am not sure how to use them.

3. I understands the ELPS and why they are important to use.

4. I could help give this presentation.


ACRONYMS

ELL- English Language Learner LEP- Limited English Proficient ESL- English as Second Language PLD- Proficiency Level Descriptor ELPS- English Language Proficiency Standards


Academic Language Vocabulary used in the classroom, in texts, and on tests

Linguistically Accommodated Provides either direct or indirect linguistic

support in order to minimize the cognitive effort that ELLs need to expend to process content in addition to language

Communicated Conveying information in an understandable form

Sequenced Determining the primary structure or order

Scaffold Support that promotes learning when concepts and skills are being learned

TERMS TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE


ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY STANDARDS Approved by State Board of Education in 2007-2008 Are part of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

state-required curriculum

Include instruction school district must provide to give ELLs full opportunity to learn English and succeed academically

Require all teachers to teach TEKS and help ELLs become English proficient

Are an integral part of instruction in each TEKS foundation and enrichment subject

Are found at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter074/ch074a.html


In Brief… The ELPS are used in foundation and

enrichment instruction of K-12 ELLs TELPAS assesses K-12 ELPS The ELPS and TELPAS encompass- – 4 language domains-

Listening SpeakingReading Writing

– 4 proficiency levels –Beginning Intermediate Advanced Advanced High


CONTENT OBJECTIVES

TEKS – CONTENT OBJECTIVE –A clear statement that explains

what students will learn or be able to do by the end of each lesson

–Identifies which key idea or concept is the focus of instruction and at what depth students will learn it

–Has three characteristics – corresponds with state/district curriculum standards– matches one level of Bloom’s taxonomy– is measurable


LANGUAGE OBJECTIVES

ELPS – LANGUAGE OBJECTIVE –A clear statement that explains

what language skills or processes students will use during a lesson

–Identifies the specific ways that students will communicate: listen, speak, read, or write

–Share three characteristics: – support the lesson’s content; – match English Language Development/English

Language Proficiency (ELD/ELP) standards – are measurable


TEKS – Principles of Health Science

TEKS- (c)(1)(I) - identify human needs according to Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs

Content Objective- learn

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs and examples of each need


ELPS - LISTENING

ELPS- (2)(F) listen to and derive meaning from a variety of media such as audio tape, video, DVD, and CD ROM to build and reinforce concept and language attainment

Language Objective- listen and watch a video of Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs and in cooperative groups share/discuss the 5 levels in the Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs and give examples of each


Hierarchy of Needs.avi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mUgrAht7y4


APPLICATION FOR LISTENING

State Maslow’s five levels of Hierarchy of Needs to your partner

Give examples of each need


In Brief…

The CONTENT Objective is… A clear statement that explains

what students will learn or be able to do at the end of the lesson

The LANGUAGE Objective is… A clear statement that explains

what language skills or processes students will use during a lesson(reading, writing, listening, speaking)


CREATING A LESSON

1. What is the primary task of the TEKS you selected?

2. Which language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) are needed for the student to be successful?

3. What are the key vocabulary terms?

4. Write a content objective 5. Write a language objective


Contact:

B. Renee [email protected]

Documents

Career and Technical Education: Practical Applications of ELPS in CTE Classrooms August 2014