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Seal of Biliteracy

Seal of Biliteracy Update

July 4, 2018 by Claudia Vizcarra

We are very glad to announce that we have issued the 3rd edition of our Seal of Biliteracy Information and Implementation Booklet. We hope you find this updated booklet helpful when planning to adopt and implement the Seal of Biliteracy and pathway awards.

You can download the booklet by clicking here.

Physical copies are available for purchase in our store.

We also want to share this video that LAUSD prepared which highlights their Seal of Biliteracy graduates.

 

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Biliteracy, Seal of Biliteracy

Our recommendations on how to determine oral proficiency of students to qualify for Seal of Biliteracy (4th yr, world language course)

March 12, 2018 by Claudia Vizcarra

Guidance to the Field

To assist districts and schools in determining oral proficiency equivalent to AP and IB scores designated in the criteria, we recommend, although a local decision, the adoption of the Intermediate Mid-level guidelines established by American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).  This is the level equivalent to a “3” on most AP language exams and is the recommendation from four national organizations in the Seal of Biliteracy Guidelines.

ACTFL has many resources such as their oral proficiency assessments to assist with this determination. Included on the website are Proficiency Guidelines that will describe what is expected at intermediate mid-level. In the guidelines, there is a descriptor for each of the languages in the areas of oral, written, reading and listening language with some recorded language samples.  We recommend the use of the ACTFL rubrics by world language teachers to assess classroom activities such as one-on-one interviews, oral presentations, collaborative conversations, and observation of classroom participation to determine oral proficiency of their students. Resources also include the “Can Do Statements” which can also be used to design lessons, in-class assessments and rubrics.

Also, districts may choose to use the official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interviews  (OPIs) that are currently available in the following languages (but are subject to change): Afrikaans, Akan-Twi, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Baluchi, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cambodian, Cantonese, Cebuano, Chavacano, Czech, Dari, Dutch, Egyptian, English, French, Georgian, German, Greek (Modern), Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong/Mong, Hungarian, Igbo, Ilocano, Indonesian, Iraqi, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kazakh, Kashmiri, Korean, Kurdish, Lao, Levantine, Malay, Malayalam, Mandarin, Marshallese, Nepali, Norwegian, Pashto, Persian Farsi, Polish, Portuguese Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian Croatian, Sindhi, Sinhalese, Slovak, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamil, Tausug, Telugu, Thai, Tigrinya, Turkish, Turkmen, Uighur, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Wolof, Wu and Yoruba.

The College Board World Languages Framework and the AP Language and Culture 2017 Scoring Guidelines for Interpersonal Speaking: Conversation and Presentational Speaking: Cultural Comparison also provide guidance to world language teachers to assess the level of oral proficiency in Spanish, Italian, German and French.

The California Department of Education Seal of Biliteracy website is another great resource. Included on the website are written communications, a requirements checklist, instructions on how to request Seals for your students and a listing of all school districts participating in the program in 2016-17 with the languages for which the students were recognized.  If you are looking for resources for a particular language, refer to this list and then contact the district for the procedures and tools they use for that particular language.

With the passage of the English Learner Roadmap setting high standards for English Learner biliteracy programs and the passage of Proposition 58, the EdGE Initiative, with 73.5 percent of the electorate voting to support multilingual programs, all school districts should consider establishing a Seal of Biliteracy Program. For support in beginning a district program, please go the Seal of Biliteracy website   for ideas about initiating and implementing a program in your district.

All students should have the opportunity to graduate with a Seal of Biliteracy on their diploma.

Filed Under: Program Update Tagged With: Seal of Biliteracy

Santa Clara County Office of Education Honored with the Prestigious Multiple Pathways to Biliteracy Award

March 28, 2017 by Van Ou

Anaheim – The Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) has been selected as the first county office of education to receive the Multiple Pathways to Biliteracy Recognition Award.  The Californians Together award celebrates the SCCOE for leading the way to world-class language education in preschool through 12th grade. The county team led by Superintendent Jon R. Gundry will receive this award at the 42nd annual conference of the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) on March 31 in Anaheim.
[Read more…] about Santa Clara County Office of Education Honored with the Prestigious Multiple Pathways to Biliteracy Award

Filed Under: Press Releases Tagged With: Awards, Biliteracy, Seal of Biliteracy

Publication: Multiple Pathways to Biliteracy

March 24, 2017 by Claudia Vizcarra

by Laurie Olsen,Ph.D.,  A Californians Together Publication

California became the first state in the nation to adopt a State Seal of Biliteracy, igniting a national movement, California voters overwhelmingly (73.5%) supported the passage of Proposition 58 the LEARN Initiative to promote and encourage multilingual programs for all students.  Parents and educators are now encouraged and empowered to implement multilingual programs, preschool through 12th grade, for all students.  Building pathways to biliteracy requires communities and school leaders to become familiar with the variety of language program options, the research behind them, and the conditions that support effective implementation.

This publication is a resource for all stakeholders as they begin to think about planning for and implementing multilingual pathways to biliteracy and realizing the opportunities afforded by Proposition 58.

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Multiple Pathways to Biliteracy Publication 

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Biliteracy, Seal of Biliteracy

AB 815 State Seal of Biliteracy (Brownley)

March 10, 2015 by Claudia Vizcarra

AB 815 (Brownley) established the state Seal of Biliteracy Program to recognize high  school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading and writing in one or more languages in addition to English.  The State Seal of Biliteracy shall be awarded by the State Superintendent of Instruction when students meet the criteria contained in the legislation.  There are 9 states including California with a formal State Seal of Biliteracy Program. Ten other states and the District of Columbia Public Schools are in the process of developing their program.   Click to download the legislation.

AB 815 State Seal of Biliteracy Legislation

Filed Under: Legislative Updates Tagged With: Biliteracy, Seal of Biliteracy

Implementing The State Seal of Biliteracy

March 10, 2015 by Claudia Vizcarra

This webinar from West Ed, Schools Moving Up Series, gives an overview of the Seal of Biliteracy with examples from school district that have implemented the provides.  It provides excellent support for the development of a district Seal of Biliteracy Program.

The objectives of this webinar are to:

  • Encourage the spread of the Seal of Biliteracy
  • Provide direction for designing and planning to implement a Seal of Biliteracy and/or pathway awards appropriate to your local context
  • Acquaint participants with California’s new State Seal of Biliteracy and California Department of Education resources for implementation

http://www.wested.org/resources/implementing-a-seal-of-biliteracy/

Filed Under: Webinars/Videos Tagged With: Biliteracy, Seal of Biliteracy

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