Chinese K-5 FLES

Much of the professional development conducted by the NFLRC has taken place when meeting with teachers over the course of initiating the TWI program and monitoring its implementation. The project coordinator also met with teachers many times over the school year to work on curriculum, strategies, and to discuss any other issues or concerns. The timeline below chronicles these visits and their respective purposes for the 2007-08 academic year.

Timeline of Work on Curriculum On Site in Two-way Immersion (TWI) Treatment Schools (2007-08 Academic Year):

Date	Location	Content
September 13, 2007	TWI Treatment School A	TWI Project Coordinator Kaptain met with principal; met with teachers all day. Discussed needs, curriculum, and materials/resources. Discussed in detail the units developed for the year, planned activities in conjunction with those units, and discussed the sequence of instruction for the first unit. With kindergarten teachers, completed a concept map for the first unit of the year. Discussed the differences in teaching phonics in Spanish; need to focus on comprehension.
September 14, 2007	TWI Treatment School B	Director Rosenbusch and TWI Project Coordinator Kaptain visited new research site; met with principal, district ELL coordinator, building ELL liaison, and visited TWI teachers’ classrooms.
November 1, 2007	TWI Treatment School B and other TWI school not in project	Director Rosenbusch and TWI Project Coordinator Kaptain met with principal; observed in classrooms. Met with TWI teachers over lunch, as well as ESL teacher (future TWI teacher). Discussed characteristics of the program.Visited another TWI school in the district; met with all TWI teachers after school to discuss SOPA and SOPA training planned for March.
November 6, 2007	TWI Treatment School A	TWI Project Coordinator Kaptain met with K and 1 teachers, also met for the first time the 2^nd grade TWI teacher for next year. Discussed the units, began planning more activities for individual units.Briefly met with district ESL coordinator and Director of Equity concerning future of the grant and the program.
March 17, 2008	TWI Treatment School A	TWI Project Coordinator Kaptain met with first grade teachers about curriculum, and met with candidates for second grade TWI teachers. Worked on units and concepts for second grade curriculum, developed a new concept map. Discussed all materials and resources needed for next year; began completing purchase orders/requisitions.
April 29, 2008	TWI Treatment School B	Director Rosenbusch and TWI Project Coordinator Kaptain administered SOPA. Met with teachers briefly to discuss student pairs, results of the oral proficiency assessment. Discussed the ELDA and other measures used to evaluate student progress in Spanish and English.
April 30, 2008	TWI Treatment School A	Director Rosenbusch and TWI Project Coordinator Kaptain together with teacher trained in the SOPA administered SOPA. Discussed ratings and results of the assessment.
May 16, 2008	TWI Treatment School A	TWI Project Coordinator Kaptain and teachers trained in the SOPA administered the SOPA to remaining pairs of students.
May 20, 2008	TWI Treatment School A	TWI Project Coordinator Kaptain met with K, first, and second grade teachers concerning curriculum and SOPA results. At second grade, worked with teachers to further define the thematic units for next year, identified materials and resources, and resolved questions and concerns regarding the logistics of the program and schedule for next year. Discussed with all teachers the methods used to teach reading; also discussed effective strategies in the classroom to support cross-linguistic comparisons and interlanguage reinforcement of concepts.