State and District

State Standards PD
David Salgado
EAD 523
Grand Canyon University
1/24/2023
Learning Objective

Participants will learn 

• Tips about planning
• Engaging and supporting Newcomers. 
• Maximize social and academic language acquisition.
• Be mindful of Newcomer students' needs
Learning Objective

Participants will:
• Evaluate different teaching strategies
• Analyze case scenarios 
• Modify lessons to meet language objectives for Newcomers. 
• Evaluate students' language needs.
Agenda

Time 90 minutes
• Ice breaker (10 minutes)
• Quick Review of WIDA (10 minutes)
• Teaching strategies vs instructional
practices (25 minutes)
• Lesson Planning for Newcomer in
mind ( 20 minutes)
• Case scenarios (20 minutes)
• Progress Monitoring (5 minutes)
• Conclusion
Ice breaker
• Share my experience as a
newcomer in different states.
• Relatable experiences?
• Share with a Partner
 Engaging
Agree or disagree?

You can tell much about the students education

based on their oral communication.

El students are lower academically than non-EL students.

El students’ work should be differentiated based on Language proficiency

levels.
Activities aligned to the school vision and
mission 

Quick Review of WIDA (10 minutes) will consist of

• Review the English Language Development (ELD) Standards, 
• English Language Proficiency Levels, 
• Model Performance Indicators (MPIs)
•  Can-Do Descriptors: Key Uses Edition
Activities aligned to the school vision and
mission cont.

Teaching strategies vs instructional practices will consist of 

• Small group reading a journal article 

• Work with a partner answer questions
• Individual reflect on practice (graphic organizer)
Activities aligned to the school vision and mission
cont.

Lesson Planning for Newcomer

"Attention of the
learners can be ensured
• Match activities with engaging strategies.  by showing a relevant
• Team's work Gallery walk  picture, presenting a
• Share new learnings scenario or asking a
question." 
-Rehman,Bibi,(2015)
Activities aligned to the school vision and
mission 
Case scenarios

• Teachers will learn key instructional practices 

• Expedite Newcomer’s language acquisition.
• With a partner evaluate instructional practices 
Activities aligned to the school vision and
mission 
Progress Monitoring

Tips to assist newcomers 

Identifying key behaviors
Promote cognates to build connections
Encourage Translanguaging 
Techniques for incorporating state and district
standards into content-based learning

TEMPLATES GRAPHIC ORGANIZER GRADE LEVEL BAND

DEEP DIVE
Accountability
Plan My accountability plan

"...There is more to • Provide additional supports to teachers 

accountability than
• Follow up emails, calls, meetings. 
measuring results;
• Video analyze of content
you need also to
develop people ’s • Peer observation implementing content
capacity to achieve
the results.”
(Fullan, M. 2014).
Gagné’s 9 Events of Instruction
Event Action
Gaining Attention Ice breaker, personal story, and engaging prior
knowledge
Informing learning objectives Agenda, Ppptx., Event flyer
Stimulating recall of prior knowledge Asking open ended questions
Presenting the content Journal readings, research-based data
Providing "Learning guidance" Graphic organizer- reflection 
Eliciting Performance Case studies
Providing Feedback Gallery walk
Assessing Performance Share out new ideas
Enhancing Retention & Transfer Lesson planning
Professional
Development Survey
• https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VY
7S3W9
 
 • Fullan, M. (2014) The principal: Three keys to
maximizing impact.

• Ullah, H., Rehman, A. U., & Bibi, S. (2015). Gagné’s

References 9 Events of Instruction - a Time Tested Way to
Improve Teaching. Retrieved on January 25th, 2023
from 
GAGNÉ'S 9 EVENTS OF INSTRUCTION - A TIME TEST
ED WAY TO IMPROVE TEACHING.: EBSCOhost (oclc.
org)