IPLA Today

What Principals Need to Know about English Language Learners

Guest: Lauren Harvey
Assistant Director, Office of English Language Learning and Migrant Education
Indiana Department of Education

Available on iTunes

Original air date: 03/01/2008
Duration: 14 min. 5 sec.

Program Description:

Indiana ranks 3rd in the nation for percentage rate growth in English Language Learner (ELL) students over the past 10 years. ELL students enter Indiana classrooms with limited English proficiency and may also lack literacy in their native language or have limited formal schooling. This segment will outline the requirements for serving English language learners in the mainstream classroom, describe the process for providing English language development services, offer suggestions for increasing teacher collaboration, and identify resources for professional development.

Resources:

• Office of English Language Learning and Migrant Education web site
• Indiana English Language Proficiency Standards
• National Clearinghouse English Language Acquisition (NCELA)
• Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of ELLs (CREATE)
• El Puente Project - IU Center for Urban and Multicultural Education
• Indiana Principal Leadership Academy web site

Contacts:

Host: Susan Kertes
Associate Director - IPLA
Indiana Department of Education
ipla@doe.in.gov

Guest: Lauren Harvey
Asst. Director, Office of English Language Learning and Migrant Education
Indiana Department of Education
lharvey@doe.in.gov

Technical: Don Gilroy
Assistant Director of Digital Media - Educational Information Systems
Indiana Department of Education
dgilroy@doe.in.gov