English Language Learners at Colonie

HighMegan Castagna, Bryan Coyle, Noelle Dommasch,

Kim Gargiulo, Rachel Kopels

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Reflect on how this made you feel!

Reflect on how this made you feel!

Unintelligent?

Reflect on how this made you feel!

Unintelligent?

Frustrated?

Reflect on how this made you feel!

Unintelligent?

Frustrated?

Isolated?

Reflect on how this made you feel!

Unintelligent?

Frustrated?

Isolated?

Defeated?

Reflect on how this made you feel!

Unintelligent?

Frustrated?

Isolated?

Defeated?

This is how we make ELL students feel using the English Only Approach!

The “English Only”Movement

The “English Only”Movement

People advocate that English should be the

official and only language spoken.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ii0n4aewuE

The “English Only”Movement

People advocate that English should be the

official and only language spoken.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ii0n4aewuE

How does this affect ELL students??

The “English Only”Movement

People advocate that English should be the

official and only language spoken.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ii0n4aewuE

How does this affect ELL students??

And how does this affect faculty?

The “English Only”Movement

People advocate that English should be the

official and only language spoken.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ii0n4aewuE

How does this affect ELL students??

And how does this affect faculty?

No one wins with “English Only”

The “English Only”Movement

People advocate that English should be the

official and only language spoken.

The “Bilingual” Approach

The “Bilingual” Approach

First and second language development are interdependent!

The “Bilingual” Approach

First and second language development are interdependent!

Teach the second language while still building upon the first language.

The “Bilingual” Approach

First and second language development are interdependent!

Teach the second language while still building upon the first language.

Be careful! This approach does have some flaws…

Colonie Then and Now

In 2003, Stacy Swanson Had 2 ESL students in her classroom

Colonie Then and Now

Today, in 2010, she has 34!

Colonie Then and Now

Today, in 2010, she has 34!

That’s an increase of 1033%In Seven YEARS!

Students in our district speak….Chinese

Spanish

Urdu

Albanian

Arabic

Bosnian

French

Vietnamese

Portuguese

Pashto

Telegu

Tagalog

Kannada

Lithuanian

Banela

Our ESL students are struggling and our staff is frustrated

because of:

So here’s our Problem

Our ESL students are struggling and our staff is frustrated

because of:

So here’s our Problem

Lack of Support

Our ESL students are struggling and our staff is frustrated

because of:

So here’s our Problem

Lack of Support

Kids aren’t separated by Language or Level in the ESL Classroom

Our ESL students are struggling and our staff is frustrated

because of:

So here’s our Problem

Lack of Support

Kids aren’t separated by Language or Level in the ESL Classroom

Lacking of Funding with the Changing Demographic in Colonie

Our ESL students are struggling and our staff is frustrated

because of:

So here’s our Problem

Lack of Support

Kids aren’t separated by Language or Level in the ESL Classroom

Lacking of Funding with the Changing Demographic in Colonie

Lack of Cultural Competence in the school

Our ESL students are struggling and our staff is frustrated

because of:

So here’s our Problem

Lack of Support

Kids aren’t separated by Language or Level in the ESL Classroom

Lacking of Funding with the Changing Demographic in Colonie

Lack of Cultural Competence in the school

An English only approach that fails everyone

You’re frustrated by all of this?

We hear you!!

And now, for your viewing pleasure we present….

“Inspired by a True Story”

The Plan

The PlanHire More Teachers

The PlanHire More Teachers

Send Our Administrators Overseas to Gain Cultural Appreciation

The PlanHire More Teachers

Send Our Administrators Overseas to Gain Cultural Appreciation

Pull Spanish, Arabic, Chinese into the Elementary, Middle, and High School Curriculum

The PlanHire More Teachers

Send Our Administrators Overseas to Gain Cultural Appreciation

Pull Spanish, Arabic, Chinese into the Elementary, Middle, and High School Curriculum

Required Staff Participation in Cultural Awareness and ESL Training

The PlanHire More Teachers

Send Our Administrators Overseas to Gain Cultural Appreciation

Pull Spanish, Arabic, Chinese into the Elementary, Middle, and High School Curriculum

Required Staff Participation in Cultural Awareness and ESL Training

Integrate Native Languages into the Classroom

The PlanHire More Teachers

Send Our Administrators Overseas to Gain Cultural Appreciation

Pull Spanish, Arabic, Chinese into the Elementary, Middle, and High School Curriculum

Required Staff Participation in Cultural Awareness and ESL Training

Integrate Native Languages into the Classroom

Summer Camps for both ESL students and Students

The Plan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiGhntWrLxs&feature=player_embedded

That’s a great plan! But what about the

budget?

Here’s what you can do in the meantime…

Here’s what you can do in the meantime…