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LINKING ACADEMIC LANGUAGE TO ACADEMIC CONTENT

LINKING ACADEMIC LANGUAGE TO ACADEMIC CONTENT. David Abrams Assistant Commissioner NYS Education Department Office of Standards, Assessment and Reporting In collaboration with George Washington University Center for Equity and Excellence in Education. OVERVIEW.

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LINKING ACADEMIC LANGUAGE TO ACADEMIC CONTENT

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  1. LINKING ACADEMIC LANGUAGE TO ACADEMIC CONTENT David AbramsAssistant Commissioner NYS Education DepartmentOffice of Standards, Assessment and Reporting In collaboration with George Washington University Center for Equity and Excellence in Education

  2. OVERVIEW • Project addresses academic language demands of state content standards - Living Environment - Algebra • Web-based tool • Matrix includes: Key ideas, Performance Indicators, Major Understandings and broad Living Environment topics

  3. OVERVIEW • GW-CEEE and NYS Team - Analyzed Living Environment materials (standards, curriculum, textbooks, test, lesson plans) - Identified academic vocabulary for frameworks - Prepared list of grammatical structures - Identified most prevalent language functions - Drafted outline of proposed Living Environment Framework

  4. OVERVIEW - Proposed suggestions for Professional Development modules - Identified most prevalent language functions - Drafted outline of proposed Living Environment Framework - Proposed suggestions for Professional Development modules

  5. PROJECT GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS • STATE-LEVEL GUIDANCE • DISTRICT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT • EXPLICIT ACADEMIC LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION • IMPROVED STUDENT PERFORMANCE

  6. NEXT STEPS • Pilot tool in selected school districts across the State • Conduct Professional Development for ESL, ELA and Living Environment teachers • Expand tool to other content areas • Include in RTTT initiatives • Work with statewide networks to implement/ expand professional development

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