From Susan.Gail.Funtsch at maine.gov Thu Dec 11 11:42:42 2008
From: Susan.Gail.Funtsch at maine.gov (Funtsch, Susan Gail)
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:42:42 -0500
Subject: [esl.communication] Please read: ESL/Bilingual Department
communication format
Message-ID: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B057DAD7F@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us>
Hello -
A new "ESL Communications" listserv has been created to send specific
Department information that requires your attention.
There are now two ESL/Bilingual listservs:
1. "ESL Educators" (what you have already been receiving and will
continue to receive) gives news and information that may be of interest
or help, including (moderated) postings from other agencies and
institutions.
2. This new "ESL Communications" messages should be read
immediately, as there will be actionable information included. If a
response if needed, that will be noted in the message.
Thank you for your attention to this communication addition.
Gail Benvenuta-Funtsch
Maine Department of Education
ESL/Bilingual Program Assistant
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
207.624.6715
susan.gail.funtsch at maine.gov
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From Nancy.Mullins at maine.gov Thu Dec 11 12:48:34 2008
From: Nancy.Mullins at maine.gov (Mullins, Nancy)
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:48:34 -0500
Subject: [esl.communication] Tuesday, December 16,
2008 from 4pm to 5pm there will be an ESL conference call
Message-ID: <6A73A5DE6596754DB4575B71972AA46004C0908D@SOM-TEAQASMAIL2.som.w2k.state.me.us>
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 from 4pm to 5pm there will be an ESL
conference call.
MEMORANDUM
To: ESL educators
From: Nancy Mullins, Director ESL/Bilingual Programs
Date: December 11, 2008
Re: December 16, 2008 conference call
To participate: Dial into the conference call from any telephone:
Dial: 1-866-416-5758
Enter Passcode: 364405
Currently, the AGENDA for the conference call is:
* ACCESS for ELLs(r) testing cycle
* Math and High School ELLs - Hold the date March 24th in Freeport
* Online Course ...Teaching ELLs for mainstream teachers...Feb to
May 2009
The next ESL conference call will be on January 15, 2008
To better meet the needs of all Maine ESL educators and English language
learners, your comments and feedback are important. Please email me any
issues, concerns, items that serve a "communication" purpose, topics for
discussion or items for information sharing.
To shorten winter, borrow some money due in spring. ~W.J. Vogel
Nancy Mullins
Director ESL/Bilingual Programs
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023
Phone: (207) 624-6788
FAX: (207) 624-6789
nancy.mullins at maine.gov
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From Nancy.Mullins at maine.gov Tue Dec 16 16:40:38 2008
From: Nancy.Mullins at maine.gov (Mullins, Nancy)
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:40:38 -0500
Subject: [esl.communication] langauge codes for ACCESS
Message-ID: <6A73A5DE6596754DB4575B71972AA46004C090D3@SOM-TEAQASMAIL2.som.w2k.state.me.us>
3 character language codes for ACCESS for ELLs(r)
http://www.maine.gov/education/medms/Data/Language/languageSortedbyName.
htm
Nancy Mullins
Director ESL/Bilingual Programs
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023
Phone: (207) 624-6788
FAX: (207) 624-6789
nancy.mullins at maine.gov
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From Susan.Gail.Funtsch at maine.gov Mon Dec 22 09:17:42 2008
From: Susan.Gail.Funtsch at maine.gov (Funtsch, Susan Gail)
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:17:42 -0500
Subject: [esl.communication] testing
Message-ID: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B057DADCF@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us>
testing
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From Susan.Gail.Funtsch at maine.gov Mon Dec 22 09:41:47 2008
From: Susan.Gail.Funtsch at maine.gov (Funtsch, Susan Gail)
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:41:47 -0500
Subject: [esl.communication] test
Message-ID: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B057DADD0@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us>
Testjsakhs K DK DHK hdkJ HDJK HLKJ HDKJAD
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From Susan.Gail.Funtsch at maine.gov Mon Dec 22 09:43:41 2008
From: Susan.Gail.Funtsch at maine.gov (Funtsch, Susan Gail)
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:43:41 -0500
Subject: [esl.communication] TEST
Message-ID: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B057DADD1@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us>
RWAR OIIUASF HYIUADS YIUDS
Gail Benvenuta-Funtsch
Maine Migrant Education Program
Migrant Education Outreach Worker/Recruiter
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
207.624.6715
susan.gail.funtsch at maine.gov
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From Susan.Gail.Funtsch at maine.gov Mon Dec 22 09:58:33 2008
From: Susan.Gail.Funtsch at maine.gov (Funtsch, Susan Gail)
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:58:33 -0500
Subject: [esl.communication] TEST
Message-ID: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B057DADD2@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us>
TESYSDZFXJG
Gail Benvenuta-Funtsch
Maine Migrant Education Program
Migrant Education Outreach Worker/Recruiter
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
207.624.6715
susan.gail.funtsch at maine.gov
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From Susan.Gail.Funtsch at maine.gov Mon Dec 22 10:08:55 2008
From: Susan.Gail.Funtsch at maine.gov (Funtsch, Susan Gail)
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:08:55 -0500
Subject: [esl.communication] FW: TEST
Message-ID: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B057DADD4@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us>
________________________________
From: Funtsch, Susan Gail
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 10:02 AM
To: 'esl.communication at lists.maine.gov'
Subject: TEST
October 6, 2008, 2:22 pm
The Bilingual Debate Continued
By Sandra Tsing Loh
Sandra Tsing Loh, a writer and a performer, is the author most recently
of "Mother on Fire," a comic memoir of her struggle to find a school in
Los Angeles for her child to attend. (Full biography
.)
Ah, bilingual education
. The neat grid of classrooms, the immigrant
children, the dedicated teachers, the various language theories.
3-Day Institutes on Teaching Reading to English Language Learners
Two Options:
1) Training of Trainers Institutes: What's Different About Teaching
Reading to Students Learning English?
The Smithsonian website helps:
Achieve curriculum alignment through ELL and regular content standards
via a click of the mouse;
Provide instructional ideas galore;
Raise the bar for ELL achievement through the Smithsonian's exceptional
user-friendly format.
This is the cutting-edge in instructional techniques!
http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html
THIS IS A SCREEN SHOT FOR EASE OF REFERENCE ONLY. TO ACCESS THIS
WEBSITE CLICK ON THE ABOVE LINK
Gail Benvenuta-Funtsch
Maine Migrant Education Program
Migrant Education Outreach Worker/Recruiter
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
207.624.6715
susan.gail.funtsch at maine.gov
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From Susan.Gail.Funtsch at maine.gov Mon Dec 22 10:18:35 2008
From: Susan.Gail.Funtsch at maine.gov (Funtsch, Susan Gail)
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:18:35 -0500
Subject: [esl.communication] TEST
Message-ID: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B057DADD5@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us>
Ah, bilingual education
. The neat grid of classrooms, the immigrant
children, the dedicated teachers, the various language theories.
3-Day Institutes on Teaching Reading to English Language Learners
Two Options:
1) Training of Trainers Institutes: What's Different About Teaching
Reading to Students Learning English?
The Smithsonian website helps:
Achieve curriculum alignment through ELL and regular content standards
via a click of the mouse;
Provide instructional ideas galore;
Raise the bar for ELL achievement through the Smithsonian's exceptional
user-friendly format.
This is the cutting-edge in instructional techniques!
http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html
THIS IS A SCREEN SHOT FOR EASE OF REFERENCE ONLY. TO ACCESS THIS
WEBSITE CLICK ON THE ABOVE LINK
Gail Benvenuta-Funtsch
Maine Migrant Education Program
Migrant Education Outreach Worker/Recruiter
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
207.624.6715
susan.gail.funtsch at maine.gov
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From Susan.Gail.Funtsch at maine.gov Mon Dec 22 10:38:56 2008
From: Susan.Gail.Funtsch at maine.gov (Funtsch, Susan Gail)
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:38:56 -0500
Subject: [esl.communication] TESTTEST
Message-ID: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B057DADD6@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us>
Ah, bilingual education
. The neat grid of classrooms, the immigrant
children, the dedicated teachers, the various language theories.
3-Day Institutes on Teaching Reading to English Language Learners
Two Options:
1) Training of Trainers Institutes: What's Different About Teaching
Reading to Students Learning English?
The Smithsonian website helps:
Achieve curriculum alignment through ELL and regular content standards
via a click of the mouse;
Provide instructional ideas galore;
Raise the bar for ELL achievement through the Smithsonian's exceptional
user-friendly format.
This is the cutting-edge in instructional techniques!
http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html
THIS IS A SCREEN SHOT FOR EASE OF REFERENCE ONLY. TO ACCESS THIS
WEBSITE CLICK ON THE ABOVE LINK
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From Susan.Gail.Funtsch at maine.gov Mon Dec 22 10:58:23 2008
From: Susan.Gail.Funtsch at maine.gov (Funtsch, Susan Gail)
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:58:23 -0500
Subject: [esl.communication] Nancy - please respond
Message-ID: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B057DADD8@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us>
Let me know if you get this in regular format - i.e., no
"have-to-open-to-read" attachment, the message is in the body of the
email. It's working now for me, and before I get everyone back in on
the membership list, I'll send it to you, too. I reckon if this gets
right to you, then this new listserv is finally good to go!!
I'm at home now - and will stay this afternoon unless either Danna or
you would prefer I come in. Sally's kids are not fully "on it" for
staying here without one of us being here. They'll be off tomorrow, so
I'll be into the office all day.
Next -
Gail
TEST CONTENT BELOW
Two Options:
1) Training of Trainers Institutes: What's Different About Teaching
Reading to Students Learning English?
This is the cutting-edge in instructional techniques!
http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html
THIS IS A SCREEN SHOT FOR EASE OF REFERENCE ONLY. TO ACCESS THIS
WEBSITE CLICK ON THE ABOVE LINK
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From Susan.Gail.Funtsch at maine.gov Tue Dec 23 12:31:46 2008
From: Susan.Gail.Funtsch at maine.gov (Funtsch, Susan Gail)
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:31:46 -0500
Subject: [esl.communication] WIDA ACCESS Sample Item Release
Message-ID: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B057DADE4@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us>
Hello Everyone,
WIDA is pleased to announce the first release of a set of ACCESS for
ELLs(r) Sample Items for grades 1-12. The sample items are free and
available to the general public at:
www.wida.us/sampleitems
By releasing these test questions, we hope to foster awareness of how
this academic English language proficiency assessment operates. We
believe that this understanding will benefit all stakeholders in the
education of English language learners, from students themselves and
their families to teachers and administrators, as well as those
providing pre-service and in-service opportunities for educators. The
publication is formatted to showcase how ACCESS for ELLs(r) test items
relate directly to the WIDA English Language Proficiency Standards upon
which they are based, creating a system that allows teachers to use the
ELP standards in conjunction with test results to target the language
objectives that students need to advance their proficiency. As is the
case in the actual test, these sample items are in full color.
This publication is not in any way equivalent to a test form and should
not be used for assessing students. In future years, we will be
releasing more items to fill out the range of grade levels, proficiency
levels, domains, and content areas that are addressed in the assessment.
WIDA hopes that this publication will be a valuable addition to the
resources available at www.wida.us for the purpose of informing
educators about WIDA's mission to develop standards-based assessment and
curriculum and instruction materials that will prepare students for
linguistic and academic success.
Nancy Mullins
Director ESL/Bilingual Programs
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023
Phone: (207) 624-6788
FAX: (207) 624-6789
nancy.mullins at maine.gov
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