The English Language Learners (ELL) Team seeks to build the capacity of teacher educators and teacher
candidates in educating Iowa's English language Learners (ELLs) by doing the
following:
- Providing opportunities for teacher educators and teacher candidates to
improve teaching of culturally and linguistically diverse students.
- Establishing a partnership among teams from Iowa's Institutions for Higher
Education and the members of the Iowa Administrators' Second Language (L2)
group.
- The Administrators' L2 group seeks to increase their knowledge of second
language acquisition, improve and increase capacity of ELL programs in their
districts, and advise state leaders and other districts on best practices for
ELLs.
Year Two activity will include the following:
- Involving teacher educators and teacher candidates in the following
professional development opportunities:
- Iowa Culture and Language Conference (ICLC), February 12-14, 2007, Polk
County Convention Center,, Des Moines, Iowa
- Our Kids Summer Seminars for Educators of English Language Learners, July
31-August 2, Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa
- Ongoing evaluation of the effect of participation in the ICLC and Our Kids
seminars on teaching and learning
- Expansion of the Administrators' L2 group to include teacher educators.
Opportunities with this group include participation in a cultural immersion
experience in Mexico in the spring and fall of 2007.
- Technology resource--Twenty institutions will be selected to participate in
a technology activity. Polycom IP Video Conferencing Units will be available for teacher
educators' use at Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to observe the delivery of
instruction to ELLs. Teacher educators and teacher candidates will have the
opportunity to interact with classrooms and classroom teachers of culturally and
linguistically diverse students.
Contact
Bill Griffin
515-242-7783
william.griffin@dmps.k12.ia.us
Bill Griffin (Chair), Des Moines Public School District
Colleen Anderson Department of Education
Jeanne Angel, Waterloo Community School District
Dawn Behan, Mount Mercy College
Katie Bruna, Iowa State University
Kelly Geist , Des Moines Public School District
Helene Grossman, Department of Education
Sharon Jensen, Simpson College
Stephaney Jones-Vo Heartland AEA 11
Jobi
Lawrence (Polycom-Coordinator), William Penn University
Janiece Ochoa , Des Moines Public School District
Roberta Vann, Iowa State University
University of Iowa Center for Evaluation & Assessment
Melissa Chapman
Donald Yarbrough
Meeting dates:
- February 12, 5:30-7:00 p.m., Downtown Marriott, Des Moines
- March 9, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m., Des Moines (exact location TBA)
- May 9, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m., Des Moines (exact location TBA)
Contact person: Karen Nichols
ELL Coordinator
CONTACT INFORMATION
Program Support Technical Support
John Scott, ELL Consultant Sue Swartz, TQE Technology Coordinator
john.scott@iowa.gov
sue.swartz@iowa.gov
515.281.3805 515.281.6719
Jobi Lawrence, TQEL Coordinator Dennis Yoshimura, Technology Consultant
LAWRENCEJ@wmpenn.edu dennis.yoshimura@iowa.gov
641.673.2125 515.480.4651
Technical Information
For your convenience, information
for the original Program Contact and Tech Support was entered into the
Video
Conferencing Directory at http://207.28.94.183/Polycom/default.htm a statewide database of Polycom users (Original Polycom Awardees ). The
database allows educators to connect with over 350 sites throughout the state.
Please review/update your information at this site
and enter LOCATION, IP ADDRESS, and CAMERA STATUS. Username and password:
aea
The Polycom unit will support one-to-one video
conferencing sessions. However, you can schedule multi-point sessions, at no cost,
through the Codian gateways available at the Codian Video Conference Gateway
Database (Choose a 2-digit PIN) http://207.28.94.183/Codian/default.htm
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Western: 207.28.96.160
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Middle: 129.186.1.33
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Eastern: 198.147.162.248
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Online Polycom Training
Permission granted by Scott
Fosseen to use the AEA 8 Polycom online training at http://www.nwia-e2t2.k12.ia.us/moodle
Select How to Use the Polycom and click the "Login as a guest" button.
Follow VSX information strand
Polycom Settings
·
Firewall: The following ports should be opened: TCP
ports 1720 and 3230-3253; UDP ports 3230-3253.
·
Enable Fixed Ports
in settings. Disable "H.460 Firewall"
and disable "NAT is H.323 Compatible".
·
Polycom is set to
manual IP with a static IP and associated DNS, Gateway, and Subnet mask. Set Auto LAN speed and Auto Duplex.
·
Codian MCU
4205. See datasheet.
Additional
Notes
1.
Connect LAN to Visual Concert to provide
internet connection for multiple computers-Polycom must be powered on.
2.
Streaming capacity is designed for a LAN.
3.
Users need to install Polycom software
(webcam included) to access a Polycom (point-to-point) session.
4.
A Codian session must be established for
multicast Polycom sessions or streaming to no more than 60 computers.
7000sTechSpecs
Codian
Visual Concert
VSX Admin Guide
VSX Getting Started
State Departments of Education- Clickable Map 
TQELL Report 07-08