INTERSTELLAR PRESENTATION

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PROP-EL

Propelling els forward using technolgy based skills and strategies

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team creators/presenters

Sarah Mills

Cara Miles

Ryan Champney

Tara Hefner

Instructional Technology Secondary Level

Elementary ESOLYork County Public Schools

Instructional TechnologySecondary Level

ESOL Instructional CoachESOL Secondary Lead

What is Prop-el?

Our purpose

Create a homebase of resources for teachers to access throughout the year Provide technology-based supports, strategies, and scaffolds for teachers of ELs Host professional development sessions for teachers Make teachers, administrators, and staff aware of the needs for supports for their EL students Reveal the growing numbers of EL students in the county

Our Goals:

• Create website that had ESOL approved resources
• Create Canvas training modules
• Launch to entire county (31 schools)
• Pass out stress balls
• Success 👍

What Happened:

Created website Created part of Canvas training courses Hundreds of staff changes Frustration and confusion Partial launch; focus on training Regroup Meeting :) Set a clear plan with actionable items Clearly communicated timeline Spoke to all principals/ division leaders Showcased our project Working on next steps to share resources

Let's Explore the Canvas site!

Let's Explore the website!

Takeaways:

• Create a central place to house all of your stuff (ie. shared drive)
• Document everything for your meetings in one place. Assign specific tasks to specific people.
• Follow up on those tasks Set up and agree to a plan of action.
• Think about the details

(The “How” and The “Who”)

FAQ:

Q: How do staff members get into the Canvas trainings? A: Canvas Course launched as self-enroll for staff. Q: What about the state ESOL requirements? A: VDOE State Mandates, VDOE Federal Monitoring/Compliance Requirements, and WIDA ELD Standards

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