EL Norms and ACCESS Growth Charts training

As educators, we all have the passion to ensure ALL our students are successful, but we also know that there are different needs across our student populations. Over the past few years, SEEC’s EL Coordinator Kerri Whipple and Data Specialist Chris Thompson have gathered data, developed a tool, and worked with the State Longitudinal Data...

ND/SD EL Hutterite Colony Conference “This Conference Is the Highlight of My Professional Year!”

2017 English Learner Conference for ND/SD Hutterite Colonies Last week, the South East Education Cooperative, in conjunction with the SD Department of Education and the Black Hills Special Services Cooperative, held a two-day English Learners conference in Watertown, SD for Hutterite Colony teachers. Sixty attendees were able to gain insight from Jill Jackson, a national...

Matching the Classroom Expectations for Academic Language

2016-17 ACCESS 2.0 Score Changes In the summer of 2016, WIDA conducted a standard setting study with educators from consortium member states. As a result of the standard setting, the 2016-17 ACCESS 2.0 scores will reflect the increased language complexity in the updated academic standards (NDSS) and assessments (NDSA). We should expect to see a...