Alphabet Soup
Could be called EL, ELL, MLL, or ESL
What are all acronyms for English Learner students
A picture of the earth / globe
SchoolBrains icon for an EL Student
What is English Learner Success Plan
The approximate number of ELL students in NRSD
What is 23
Students co-construct classrooms where they can have voice, agency (the ability to choose and act), a critical stance (the ability to analyze ideas in content and instruction), and appreciation for multiple perspectives, languages, cultures and experiences within the classroom.
What is a culturally responsive classroom
FEL
What is the acronym for a Former English Learner
WIDA levels 1, 2, and 3
Educators know their students and deliver instruction that reflects their cultures, families, and experiences, such that it promotes student success with rigorous content.
What is asset-based instruction of English Learners?
The most common second language among NRSD students
What is Spanish
Unconscious attitudes, reactions, stereotypes, and categories that affect behavior and understanding
What is implicit bias
The WIDA Organization
Who is the creator of the ACCESS tests and publisher of standards and resources for ELL students
WIDA Levels 4, 5, and 6
What is Expanding, Bridging, or Reaching
Curriculum that both reflects students' lived experiences and exposes them to other cultures and experiences
What is a window and a mirror
The number of different languages spoken at NRSD in SY22-23
What is 6?
2017 MA law governing the education of English Learners
What is the LOOK Act
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What is the acronym for a Student with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education
3.9 in literacy composite and 4.2 overall
What are the WIDA exit levels for English Learners
Sheltered English Immersion, Transitional Bilingual Education, Two-Way Immersion
What are common approaches to English Learner education in Massachusetts
The approx. percentage increase of ELL students in the district over the past 3 years
What is 300% (from 6 to 17)
Food, dress, music, visual arts
What are examples of surface culture?
MLL
What is the acronym for a Multi-Linguistic Learner
Monitored for 4 years
FEL students get the following support under state and federal guidelines
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What is the acronym for an English Learner Parent Advisory Council
(Required in each school district serving 100 or more English learners or in which English learners comprise at least five percent of the student population, whichever is less, )
The kind of ELL program NRSD offers to our EL Students
What is Sheltered English Immersion
Courtesy, concept of time, personal space, eye contact, tempo of work
What are examples of deep culture