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"Increasing Parent and Community Engagement to Enhance Dual Language Immersion Programs In Middle School" Presentation at Secondary Spanish Dual Immersion Symposium CSU Fullerton
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- 1. Before we begin... On your index card, please write the following information: 1. Write a detail about yourself that you may have in common with many other people in the room. 2. Write a detail about yourself that you may have in common with a few people in the room. 3. Write a detail about yourself that may only be exclusive to you.
- 2. Increasing Parent and Community Engagement to Enhance Dual Language Immersion Programs In Middle School Leslie Hardiman and Patricia Fernandez, Ed.D Secondary Spanish Dual Immersion Symposium CSU Fullerton
- 3. Objective: To provide strategies and tips to engage prospective and current dual language immersion families, with the goal of increasing parent and community engagement.
- 4. ACTIVITY!
- 5. Patricia Fernandez, Ed.D. Patricia Fernandez is Vice Principal at Lakeside Middle School in Lakeside, CA. She is a faculty member at San Diego State University and United States University. She taught grades K-6, specializing in diverse learners, including English Learners and students enrolled in Dual Language Immersion programs. Dr. Fernandez’ dissertation Dual Language Immersion Program Equity and Access: Is there equity for all students?, won the San Diego State University Library Award in 2015. Paty is the proud mom of two sons who earned the seal of biliteracy and completed Spanish Language Immersion studies in grades K-8.
- 6. Leslie Hardiman Leslie Hardiman is Principal at Tierra del Sol Middle School in Lakeside, CA. Prior to her current position, Leslie was a Vice Principal for four years. She taught 9-12 grade English, American Literature, AP English, and AVID at Hoover High School in the San Diego Unified School District for twelve years. Ms. Hardiman won the SDCOE Biliteracy Award in 2015 for her work in implementing the Spanish and Mandarin Immersion program at TdS. She is currently finishing the Educational Leadership doctoral program at San Diego State University. Along with her love for education, she also embraces her role as mother to 11 year-old, Amaya, who just entered the 6th grade Spanish Immersion program at TdS.
- 7. ACTIVITY!!!
- 8. TIP #1: Understand the parental shift that is going on with your child! - Parents make educational decisions for their children - School (and parents) choose the classroom - Students are in one to two classes per day - Parents are in their children’s academic classes - Parents often share in the decision making process - Students can choose specific classes to take - Students are in six-eight classes per day - There are not as many “room mom” opportunities for middle school.
- 9. TIP #2: Understand the level of growth your child is supposed to have in the next three years...and embrace it! www.actfl.org
- 11. Backwards Design Kindergarten Through Eleventh Grade LUSD Goals: 3 AP test or IB equivalent – and two seals of biliteracy one in Spanish and one in Chinese
- 12. ACTIVITY! Tip #3: Build a healthy community and environment amongst your immersion students
- 13. Tip #4: Enhance language by enhancing other programs to create buy-in!
- 14. The Temptation of Electives… Tip #5: Choose Wisely!
- 15. Language Immersion Schedule Options Mandarin Immersion Spanish Immersion Double Immersed 1. PE 1. Science 1. Math 1. Mandarin Literature 1. Mandarin Social Studies 1. Elective 1. English 1. Spanish Enrichment 1. PE 1. Spanish Literature 1. Spanish Social Studies 1. Math 1. English 1. Elective 1. Science 1. Mandarin Enrichment 1. PE 1. Science 1. Math 1. Spanish Literature 1. Spanish Social Studies 1. English 1. Mandarin Social Studies 1. Mandarin Literature
- 16. Tip #6: Utilize after school and weekend opportunities to the fullest!
- 17. Tip #7: Understand The Importance of Cultural Experiences
- 18. Tip #8: Find opportunities for your student to immersed in the culture of the target language!
- 20. Opportunities for student travel - Partnership with AIA for trips to China and Spain - Speech contests w/ international students - Summer trip to Costa Rica - Student Exchange Programs - Global Language Program at feeder High School communicates program opportunities with immersion families
- 21. Tip #9: Network with other Immersion programs!
- 22. Immersion Schools in California… - CDE Immersion Directory http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/ip/ap/directory.aspx - Duallanguageschools.org - Orange County Dual Immersion Schools http://www.ocde.us/SSI/Pages/Dual%20Immersion.aspx - San Diego Unified https://www.sandiegounified.org/dual-language-programs - Los Angeles Unified https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/701#spn-content
- 23. Thank you! We would love to hear your feedback! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IncreasingParentCommunityEngagement View or Download our presentation at: https://www.slideshare.net/lesliehardiman75/cabe-presentation-80244504
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- Who is our audience? Parents Educators Administrators
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- TIP #1: Understand the parental shift that is going on with your child! You’ve committed your child and your entire family to this 13 year journey. What’s happening in year 7?! There is a shift that happens from elementary from middle school Elementary school parents make educational decisions for their children Middle school parents often share making educational decisionmaking with their children A few middle school parents allow their children to select the classes they enroll in (prioritzing)
- TIP #2: Understand the level of growth your child is supposed to have in the next three years...and embrace it! We all want our students to be professional translators by the time they enter high school...but what is realistic? Importance of defining “proficiency” and understanding what it means stage by stage Not a lot of growth from 5th to 8th when you look at this chart, but the higher they go on the chart, the longer it takes to master each stage. Compared to the decrease in minutes in middle school in the target language. 1.5-3 hours each day.
- Progress may be slow, but we have enough benchmarks and assessments along the way to ensure they master the language, and exposing them to numerous opportunities outside of school will only enhance and increase the target language.
- Currently on our first cohort of seniors, and the program keeps changing and growing!
- These activities are used to strengthen the classroom environment. You can pull a card once a day or to break up class activities...they need to know one each other on a middle school level, and many are beginning to change. This may be an opportunity to create a fresh start for repeat classmates.
- Tip #4: Enhancing a language program includes enhancing the other programs at the school Relevant, meaningful experiences around STEAM or the Arts Attending art shows and exhibits in the target language as field trips Creating Design Thinking projects that allow students to use technology and engineering practices in Immersion classes (presentations will be in Spanish) Creating partnerships with the local and/or feeder high school for collaboration opportunities Visiting Jr and community colleges and universities to experience college life...classes and MECHA and Asian Study events
- Tip #5: Choose your elective wisely! Tip #5a: Counselors...Be flexible! As you can see, there is little room for electives. There is also less time in the target language. Parents:Visiting schools with students early on so students can get a fill of the upcoming electives Parent shadow day Administrators: Provide an elective day for students in early March or April for incoming 5th graders so that they can see which electives they like. We schedule our immersion kids first because they only get one elective, so in order to choose the one they really want, they should have some exposure to it first.
- Tip #6: There is a power in having after school activities that mirror popular electives Robotics Sports Ukelele and guitar Weekend activities Sports Music lessons
- Tip #7: Find as many weekend cultural experiences and opportunities for students to use the language as possible! Tip #7a: SHARE, SHARE, SHARE! With the school, other adults, FB, Social Media... Value-added cultural enrichment activities Dia de los Muertos Posada Theatre Field Trips Hosting Foreign Exchange Students Opportunities with friends to have mini cultural exchanges
- Tip #8: Find opportunities for your students to be immersed in the culture of the language in middle school! You don’t have to wait until they get into high school to travel Global Language Program at feeder High School used to communicate program opportunities with immersion families
- Tip #9: Find other programs and begin sharing notes with parents! CDE Immersion Directory http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/ip/ap/directory.aspx Duallanguageschools.org Orange County Dual Immersion Schools http://www.ocde.us/SSI/Pages/Dual%20Immersion.aspx San Diego Unified https://www.sandiegounified.org/dual-language-programs Los Angeles Unified https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/701#spn-content