 AEMP Professional Development at a Glance AEMP Mission Statement AEMP Summer MELD Institutes‐The AEMP Summer MELD Institutes are designed to build a fundamental knowledge base and implementation plan for MELD at AEMP program schools. The Los Angeles Unified School District’s Academic English Mastery Program is a comprehensive, research‐based program designed to address the language needs of African American, Mexican American, Hawaiian American, and Native American students for whom Standard English is not native. The program incorporates into the curriculum instructional strategies that facilitate the acquisition of standard and academic English in classroom environments that validate, value, and build upon the language and culture of the students. Fall Writers’ Workshop Spring Literacy Workshop AEMP Monthly Professional Development‐ Designed to assist and guide AEMP program schools in implementing MELD within a cycle of continuous improvement. Professional Development for Instructional Leadership‐ •
AEMP Principal Bi‐Monthly Meetings‐Designed to assist principals with the operational and instructional aspects of program implementation •
Teachscape Reflect Institute ‐A complete observation and reporting system that delivers actionable feedback to teachers on trends and patterns in instruction. Teachscape Reflect is part of the continuous improvement cycle. •
Teachscape Learn Institute‐Teachscape Learn is a video rich professional learning system AEMP Parent Community Representative PD‐
Designed to assist parent reps to deliver parent workshops and to maintain an active AEMP Parent Center Multilingual and Multicultural Education Department Hilda Maldonado Director [email protected] Academic English Mastery Program Coordinator Kandice McLurkin [email protected] AEMP Program Overview 2013‐2014 A Quick Guide to AEMP Program Implementation AEMP Service Delivery Model LAUSD Website Resources for SELs Significant DisproportionalityCoordinated Early Intervening Services
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 1: 5 AEMP Accelerated Academies. 5 model school sites (1 in each ESC) that demonstrate the best in culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy. These five model schools receive intensive PD, coaching, and resource support for all stakeholders. Tier 2: AEMP Academies within the Support Network. 45 schools that participate in the AEMP Professional Development Network and receive quarterly professional development for teachers, parents, and principals. Tier 3: AEMP District Support. The AEMP program serves District needs through the Multilingual and Multicultural Education Department through PD events such as the Master Plan Institute and the Equal Access Series. Partners with AEMP Equal Access Series: SD‐CEIS schools Teachscape Reflect and Teachscape Learn Use the website to find: A Calendar of AEMP’s
upcoming events
Program Resources for School
Support including:
-MELD Connections to Treasures
-Six Access Strategies Placemat
-Participation and Discussion Protocols
PowerPoints used during AEMP professional developments Professional Development
Section includes:
-MELD lesson plans
-MELD Lesson planning templates
-Linguistic Features Matrices
-MELD Instructional Guides
-Personal Thesaurus templates
-School Site Led CLR PD
AEMP Fellows CCSS Project Secondary Literacy Project: Scholastic ID, On The Record, Writing Program‐60 secondary classrooms School Improvement Grant  Teachscape Reflect & Teachscape Learn  Equal Access Series‐SIG schools will participate  Secondary Literacy Project: Scholastic ID & On The Record Writing Program 