Language, Culture and Equity

LCE Publications and Resources

        Publications

• A State of the State 2011 Power point
• Immigration Integration Guide- PDF
• Colorado Accommodations Manual for ELLs
• The ELL Guidebook
• Equity Toolkit

• English Language Learners Walk Through and Program Review Tool

       Resources

       2011 LCE Academy Presentation

• Orchestrating a School Wide Response to Linguistic Diversity by N Commins

• Identifying and Addressing Language Demands Critical for Supporting Academic Achievement by E. Sato

• Shining a Light on College Remediation: Focus on English Learners by D Lefly

• English Language Development Standards by M. Gottlieb

• Using Best Practices to Motivate and Engage ELLs by S. Metzler

• ON PAR Science for ELLs by L. Wright

      
           Brochures

• Language, Culture & Equity Unit Brochure (English, Spanish)

      
       External Links

• National Geographic in Spanish
   

• Colorado College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)
  The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) is a federally funded program that assists migrant and seasonal farm workers and persons working in agriculturally related activities pursue higher education.  The purpose of CAMP is to address the educational and social development of low income and first generation college migrant students. CAMP provides first-year academic, personal, and financial support to ensure successful completion of the student's first year of college, continued enrollment, and eventual graduation from college.

  University of Colorado at Boulder CAMP
  Metropolitan State College of Denver CAMP

      Civil Rights

• United States Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
• Education Flexibility
• No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 - H.R. 1
• United States Department of Education (USODE)  

      Migrant

• Apostille Information
• Interstate Migrant Education Council (IMEC)
• National Clearinghouse on Bilingual Education (NABE)
• National Hotline Materials Request Form - PDF
• Escort Hotline – 1.800.234.8848 - http://www.escort.org/
• Office of Migrant Education (OME)
• Non-Regulatory Guidance 
• National Association of Counties
  http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=
  Data_and_Demographics&Template=/cffiles/counties/city_srch.cfm
• National Center for Education Statistics
  http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/
• Colorado Department of Agriculture Directory
  http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/Agriculture-Main/CDAG/1167928159956

• National MAP of Migrant States
  NASDME-National Association of State Directors of Migrant Education
  http://nasdme.org/map.cfm
   

        2011 Statewide Migrant Conference

• Advocacy for Migrant Families: Accessing Community Resources by CO Southwest Region

• Binational Initiative by L. Blancas

• Colorado's Dropout Crisis by J. Martinez, P. Fritz, A. Zimmerman, M. Rangel

• How Youth Partner with their Parents and Families through Service-Learning by P. Gumina

• Linguistically Diverse by F. Herbert

• Migrant Refugee 101 by V. Tomlin

• Promotional Tools to Spread the Word-Healthy, Active Students Achieve More in School and in Life by A. Engelman

• Newcomer Program Overview by Morgan County School District Re-3

• No Migrant Child Left Behind by M. Fortney

• Parents as Teachers: What they need to know by M. Boyer

• Raices y Alas by J. Raffo and H. Gonzales

• Redesigning the Program: Systematic Changes to the Kansas MEP by M. Toole and J. Brack

• Relentless Pursuit CO by A. Villanueva

• School Counselor Corps Grant Program by C. Dukes

• Strategic Priorities by R. Hammond

• Transformation to 21st Century Schools by A. Engelman

         Language

• Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) - http://www.cal.org
• Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
• Maintaining ELL program.
  http://www.helpforschools.com
• Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning (McRel) - www.mcrel.org
• The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (at the University of Minnesota) Language Immersion Education (CARLA) http://carla.acad.umn.edu/immersion.html.
• The Council of Chief State School Officers - http://www.ccsso.org/

          Legal Requirements

• ELPA Law - SB462 - 1981 Available in print format only.
• HB 1135 http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/pubhome.nsf
• SB109 Assessment http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/pubhome.nsf

        Mexico Resources/Links

• Mexico’s Secretary of Public Education - http://www.sep.gob.mx

        Glossary of Terms
       
        Related to the Education of Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students:  
        http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/rcd/bibliography/BE021775    

        Home Language Survey

• Requirements

• Sample Home Language Survey
   

        Immigrant/Refugee

• Rights of Immigrant Students to Enroll in Local Public Schools (English, Spanish)

• Refugee Children in U.S. Schools: A Toolkit for Teachers and School Personnel
   

          Response To Intervention

• RTI Resources
   

        Standards

• ELL Teacher Standards
• Colorado English Language Proficiency (CELP) Standards 
• Colorado Standards
• WIDA

        Technical Assistance

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303-866-6892

For LCE Unit web site technical assistance, please e-mail: Laura Blancas blancas_l@cde.state.co.us

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