OELAS Professional Development

Professional Learning for Educators of ELs

  

Practitioners of Unique Populations Meeting                     OELAS Conference 

 

Spring and Summer 2021

OELAS has made it a goal to focus our work with educators this year on building awareness and a strong foundation around Arizona’s newly approved Language Development Approach, SEI Models, and English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS).

 

Online Registration for the ELPS Series will be opening soon! Please check back for the event registration link.

 

OELAS Series: Laying the Foundation with Arizona’s Language Development Approach  Register Now!

During the months of April and May 2021, we will be offering the OELAS Series: Laying the Foundation with Arizona’s Language Development Approach. This is a FREE, five-part series which includes:

  • Overview of Arizona’s Language Development Approach
  • A Closer Look at Principle 1: Asset-Based Behaviors & Expectations
  • A Closer Look at Principle 4: Assessment, Monitoring & Feedback
  • A Closer Look at Principle 2: Integrated ELD
  • A Closer Look at Principle 3: Targeted ELD

 

Each session is:

  • 2 Hours
  • Virtual
  • Highly interactive
  • Intended for classroom teachers and instructional leaders

 

In the meantime, below are resources in which will support your level of preparedness and overall success in the upcoming Spring & Summer Professional Learning opportunities:

Arizona’s LDA

Arizona’s Language Development Approach
4 Principles

SEI Models

Pull-Out Model
Two-Hour Model
Newcomer Model
50-50 Dual Language Immersion Model

 

During June and July 2021, we will be offering the 2019 ELP Standards Summer Series. This is a three-part series in which participants will gain a deeper understanding of:

  • The structure and content of the 2019 ELP Standards
  • How the 2019 ELP Standards support an intentional focus on the language necessary for ELs to be successful in school
  • How the 2019 ELP Standards are used to support language development in both targeted and integrated ELD

 

Each session is:

  • 3 Hours
  • Virtual
  • Highly interactive
  • Intended for instructional leaders who support the implementation of the 2019 ELPS and classroom teachers designing and enacting instruction using the 2019 ELPS

 

In the meantime, below are resources in which will support your level of preparedness and overall success in the upcoming Spring & Summer Professional Learning opportunities:

2019 English Language Proficiency Standards

2019 ELP Standards
Guidance Document

2019 ELPS Self-Paced Modules

Enhanced Overview of the 2019 ELPS
Overview of the ELPS Guidance Document
Overview of the Reading Foundational Standards & Skills
Coding and Documenting
Vertical Articulation of the ELPS

     

    Self-Paced Modules and Resources:

    Overview of the LDA  |  Transcript

    Resources for SEI Model Implementation

    UPDATED (2.19.21): Enhanced Overview of the 2019 ELPS  |  Transcript  |  Module Note-Taking Guide

    Overview of the ELPS Guidance Document  |  Transcript

    Overview of the Reading Foundational Standards & Skills  |  Transcript

    Coding and Documenting  |  Transcript

    Vertical Articulation of the ELPS   |  Transcript

    Relationship Between Integrated and Targeted ELD (Principles 2 & 3)   |  Transcript

     

    SEI Overview: A Superintendent's Guide  |  Transcript

    Coordinator Boot Camp

    PELL

    Practitioners of Unique Populations (previously known as PELL)  (Held 1/28/2021)

    To view all OELAS PD offerings, go to our agency's Events Listing, and select Office of English Language Acquisition Services from the Program Area drop-down menu.

     

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