Migrant Education

What Is California Migrant Ed?

The Migrant Education Portal was created to support the development and delivery of high-quality, sustainable, video-enhanced professional development resources. The portal supports Migrant Education programs and services with access to content-based resources in addition to communications, resource sharing, and program management tools. Modules provide examples of effective practice using full video segments and instructional content describing the models of practice. Nearly 50 video clips provide examples of the following instructional strategies in K-12 classrooms:

Choral Response, Explicit Teaching of Academic Language, Realia, Multi-Level Response, Complete Sentence Response, Modeling, Think Time, Graphic Organizers, Summarize the Learning, Activate Prior Knowledge, Sentence Expansion, Student Discussion, Check for Comprehension, Journal Response, Primary Language Support, and Direct Instruction.

Additionally, the modules for Parents and Preschool Educators provide video resources in English and Spanish to assist in the language development of young children. The portal brings researched-based practices to educators and parents in content-rich modules to support the needs of English Learners.

What is an English Learner?

California's diverse student population comes from many different ethnic groups, speaks a variety of languages and dialects, varies in English proficiency, and comes to school with a variety of experiences, academic and nonacademic. English learners have as their goal developing proficiency in English and in the concepts and skills contained in the English-Language Arts Content Standards. In order to learn English and achieve mastery of the English-language arts content standards, students must participate in instructional programs that combine skill and concept development in both English literacy and the English language.

Locally Developed Programs

These programs are designed, implemented, and evaluated through the collaborative efforts of MEP, staff at the migrant education regional offices, and educators at the school and district levels. Every effort is made to base the content and methodology of the programs on the needs of migratory children and their families.

The services focus on five major themes: standards and assessment; teaching and learning; professional development; partnerships among schools, parents, families, and communities; and funding and governance.

Statewide-Administered Programs

The programs listed below are provided throughout California and are available to all eligible migratory children. More information about the programs is available from the source cited with each program.