coming to colleges near you Fall 2012 PEACs OneYear Process of Curriculum Redesign Why the change Some issues with the current curriculum Vulnerable to arbitrary class cuts that destroy program integrity based on scheduling enrollment other factors not in our control ID: 172512
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Slide1
The New Peralta ESL Curriculum
…coming to colleges near you Fall 2012Slide2
PEAC’s One-Year Process of
Curriculum RedesignSlide3
Why the change? Some issues with the current curriculum:
Vulnerable to arbitrary class cuts that destroy program integrity based on scheduling, enrollment, other factors not in our controlLockstep 5-6 levels not responsive enough to individual rates of progress, both faster and slower
“
Cafeteria
M
odel
” resulted in students taking too many units at lower levels and getting “stuck,” running out of financial aid, not getting enough reading, etc.
College/career skills not consistently
scaffolded
through the levels/skill areasSlide4
What’s new about the new curriculum?
Responds strategically to program cuts by changing unit values to prioritize our core classes while still offering a variety of electives
Offers a flexible, accelerated progression
to better meet individual student needs
Streamlines pathways to student goals
by consolidating course offerings and integrating more reading into the writing classes
Scaffolds U.S. college/career skills
more consistently at all levelsSlide5
Overview of Main Features
4 level A/B system for flexible accelerationCore classes offered at each level:Reading & Writing (6 units)
(adv. level transferable)
Listening & Speaking (4 units)
(adv. level transferable)
Grammar (4 units)Slide6
Overview of Main Features
5 strands of transferable skills in addition to language objectives run through all core courses at all levels:US College, Classroom, and Study Skills
Information Literacy: Computer
Skills/Research
Intercultural Communication and U.S.
Sentence
-Level
Accuracy
Comprehension
(Reading/Listening) and Production (Writing/Speaking)
Processes
Critical
ThinkingSlide7
Overview of Main Features
Existing electives still offered (vocabulary, CTE, Writing Workshop, etc.)Other new electives (reading topics, U.S. culture, content support, and more) under developmentSlide8
Change: 6 Levels to 4
old
new
(6)
advanced
5
high
intermediate
4
3
intermediate
2
high
beginning
1Slide9
4-Level A/B plan at a glance:
READING/ WRITING
6 UNITS
285
A
285
B
222
A
222
B
223
A
223
B
52
A
52
B
LISTENING/ SPEAKING
4 UNITS
283
A
283
B
232
A
232
B
233
A
233
B
50
A
50
B
GRAMMAR
4 UNITS
284
A
284
B
215
A
215
B
216
A
216
B
217
A
217
BSlide10
Visualization #1 of the A/B plan: Accordion
High
Beg A
INT A
HIGH INT A
ADV A
High Beg B
INT B
HIGH INT
B
ADV B
STUDENT ADVANCING FASTSlide11
Visualization #1 of the A/B plan: Accordion
High Beg A
INT A
HIGH INT A
ADV A
High Beg B
INT B
HIGH INT
B
ADV B
STUDENT ADVANCING SLOWERSlide12
Visualization #1 of the A/B plan: Accordion
High Beg A
INT A
HIGH INT A
ADV A
High Beg B
INT B
HIGH INT
B
ADV B
STUDENT ADJUSTING TO PROGRESSSlide13
Visualization #2 of the A/B plan: Stairs
ADV B
ADV A
HIGH INT B
HIGH INT A
INT B
INT
A
HIGH BEG
B
HIGH BEG A
STUDENT ADVANCING FASTERSlide14
Visualization #2 of the A/B plan: Stairs
ADV B
ADV A
HIGH INT B
HIGH INT A
INT B
INT
A
HIGH BEG
B
HIGH BEG A
STUDENT ADVANCING SLOWERSlide15
Visualization #2 of the A/B plan: Stairs
STUDENT ADJUSTING TO PROGRESS
ADV B
ADV A
HIGH INT B
HIGH INT A
INT B
INT
A
HIGH BEG
B
HIGH BEG ASlide16
Other features of A/B system:
All students initially test into an A levelB levels are only for those who have passed A and are not ready for the next A levelStudents taking A and B of a level are in class together and are only identified on the rosterAttempt to alternate, not repeat instructors/ materials if possibleSlide17
Other features of A/B system:
Students assessed toward end of semester to determine their best next class:Students finishing A level:If failing, repeat the A level If marginal, advance to the B level
If proficient, advance to the next A level
Students finishing B level:
If failing, repeat the B level
If proficient, advance to the next A level