¡D.A.L.E.! (Developing Academic Leaders In Education) is a paid, ongoing fellowship that develops and prepares teams of ESL teachers and general education teachers to better support students who are English language learners so that they can thrive at school.
2700
students in New Orleans are English Language Learners (ELL) and that population continues to grow.
In 2019, the average ACT score for high school students who were ELL was 15, far below the national average ACT score of 20.8. Overall, the graduation rate for students who are ELL in New Orleans in 2019 was only 40.1%.
ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP
¡DALE! (Developing Academic Leaders In Education) is a paid, ongoing fellowship that will select four school teams to develop EL teachers and general education teachers. It’s mission is to develop highly skilled teams of teachers to improve the quality of EL programming in schools and create environments where students who are EL will thrive.
In 2022, ¡DALE! will select four school teams of three teachers each. Teams will be made up of an EL teacher/coordinator and two general education teachers. The 6-month fellowship will consist of in-person and virtual professional development and consultancies. Teachers will focus on grounding teaching practices in equity through critical race theory, developing deep knowledge of EL pedagogy including SIOP, building advocacy and justice skills, and creating a school-wide project to benefit students. Teachers will also be joining the larger ¡DALE! Community where they will be building and sharing knowledge with previous cohorts.
DEVELOPING STAFF CAPACITY
Instructional leadership
Deep, equity-rooted learning
Interpersonal understanding and communication
Reasoning and strategic thinking
Advocacy and organizing
BUILDING SCHOOL-WIDE SYSTEMS
Supporting students who are EL
Developing robust school tools
Creating structural changes via capstone project
GROWING SCHOOL COMMUNITY
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