Aiming High is a Sonoma County initiative designed to close the achievement gap for English learners. Twenty-one school districts and 23 partner agencies are participating in Aiming High. The Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) and Sonoma County Association of School Administrators (SCASA) are providing joint leadership for this effort.
News & Announcements
Resources from the Accountability Leadership Institute:
Collaboration and Partnership for English Learner Success
This annual institute, sponsored by the California Department of Education, is designed for educators and other stakeholders involved in the implementation of state and federal programs for English learner and immigrant students. This year’s institute, held in December 2011, featured prominent national and international researchers. Session documents are available online.
New Progress Reports Issued
Progress Report, County Data, 2010-11 (pdf)
Progress Report, District Data, 2010-11 (pdf)
Contractions and Compound Words | Dec 2011
Students in teacher Debra McCampbell’s class sort contractions and compound words using a Tree Map. The lesson also showcases a variety of effective ELD instructional strategies.
Teaching Adjectives, 4th Grade | Feb 2011
This is the first of a series of SCOE videos on supporting ELD instruction with graphic organizers. Here, teacher Debra McCampbell uses a Tree Map to teach adjectives.
Speaking in Tongues Documentary
SCOE now owns an institutional copy of the documentary film Speaking in Tongues. If you would like to borrow the DVD, email Stacie Post-Sheffer and request to be put on the reservation list. Information and resource guides are available online.
CDE Publication about EL Instruction
CDE has released the publication Improving Education for English Learners: Research-Based Approaches, which discusses the concept of dual immersion. For more information or to order copies, see this flier and order form (pdf).
