Resources
Ch.05 Survey: Teaching and Learning
Teachers, coaches, and administrators can use this survey from the end of Chapter 5 (Valdés et al) to explore the context of teaching and learning surrounding CCSS and ELLs/emergent bilinguals at their school/district/organization. The survey asks educators to focus on a) language demands of the content areas, b) literacy and multiliteracies across content areas, c) and languages and literacies for disciplinary purposes.
After individuals complete their surveys, leadership teams are encouraged to discuss survey responses, and identify one to three issues that stand out as challenges in their context. Then team members are asked to identify one to three action steps they can take to address the challenges they identify. As questions arise, educators are encouraged to turn to expert responses in the chapter for guidance.
Publication: Common Core Bilingual and English Language Learners: A Resource for Educators
Topic: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
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Object(s): survey
Ch.06 Survey: Classroom Instruction and Assessment
Use this survey to focus your observations of classes that serve ELLs (general education, ESL, bilingual). Use a plus sign (+) when you have observed exemplary practice in this area, a check mark when you have observed evidence of this practice, and a minus sign (-) when you have found no evidence of this practice. Jot down evidence of the practice that you observed. Use the data that you collect on this survey to focus conversations with teachers and to guide decisions about professional development. Review your observations and evidence to identify strengths of classroom instruction and assessment for ELLs at your school, future possibilities you can see, and concrete action steps you can take. Feel free to revise the survey as necessary to focus your observations on areas of concern (e.g., particular strategies that teachers are targeting in professional development).
Publication: English Language Learners at School: A Guide for Administrators, 2nd edition
Topic: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
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Object(s): survey
Ch.06 Survey: Professional Learning
Teachers, coaches, and administrators can use this survey from the end of Chapter 6 (Valdés et al) to explore the context of professional learning surrounding CCSS and ELLs/emergent bilinguals at their school/district/organization. The survey asks educators to focus on a) shifting roles of ESL educators, b) planning for professional learning, and c) preparing and supporting educators as they learn to implement college and career ready standards equitably for all students, particularly ELLs/EBs.
After individuals complete their surveys, leadership teams are encouraged to discuss survey responses, and identify one to three issues that stand out as challenges in their context. Then team members are asked to identify one to three action steps they can take to address the challenges they identify. As questions arise, educators are encouraged to turn to expert responses in the chapter for guidance.
Publication: Common Core Bilingual and English Language Learners: A Resource for Educators
Topic: Professional Development
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Object(s): survey
Ch.07 Survey: Assessment and Accountability
Teachers, coaches, and administrators can use this survey from the end of Chapter 7 (Valdés et al) to investigate the assessment and accountability context surrounding CCSS and ELLs/emergent bilinguals at their school/district/organization. The survey asks educators to focus on a) the degree to which their district/school/program uses authentic assessments for ELLs/EBs, b) what all educators actually know about fair assessment and accountability practices for linguistically and culturally diverse learners, and c) perceptions of testing and accountability.
After individuals complete their surveys, leadership teams are encouraged to discuss survey responses, and identify one to three issues that stand out as challenges in their context. Then team members are asked to identify one to three action steps they can take to address the challenges they identify. As questions arise, educators are encouraged to turn to expert responses in the chapter for guidance.
Publication: Common Core Bilingual and English Language Learners: A Resource for Educators
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): survey
Ch.07 Survey: When Challenges Arise
This Survey for Reflection and Action from Ch.07 (Hamayan & Freeman Field) is based on the guiding principles that were articulated in the beginning of the chapter titled, When challenges arise. Educators can use this survey to consider how their school responds to challenges that arise for the ELLs in their school, identify their strengths and needs, and propose action steps they can take to improve the ways they address these challenges. Educators can either download the survey or complete it online to easily share the results of their surveys with other educators in their school.
Publication: English Language Learners at School: A Guide for Administrators, 2nd edition
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): survey
Ch.08 Survey: Advocacy
This Survey for Reflection and Action from Ch.08 (Hamayan & Freeman Field) is based on the guiding principles about advocacy that were articulated in the beginning of the chapter. Educators can use this survey to consider their school's advocacy efforts on behalf of their ELLs., identify their strengths and needs, and propose action steps they can take to improve their advocacy efforts. Educators can either download the survey or complete it online to easily share the results of their surveys with other educators in their school.
Publication: English Language Learners at School: A Guide for Administrators, 2nd edition
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): survey
Content-Area Language Demands and ELLs/EBs (1) presentation
This presentation, titled "Content-Area Language Demands and English Language Learners (ELLs)/Emergent Bilinguals (EBs)", draws on four readings about content-area language demands (Bunch - ELA; Moschovich - mathematics; Lee & Llosa - science; Liten-Tejada - social studies) from Valdés et al (2015). It is structured around an expert jigsaw activity with note-making guide.
Publication: Common Core Bilingual and English Language Learners: A Resource for Educators
Topic: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
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Object(s): presentation
Content-Area Language Demands and ELLs/EBs (2) handout
This handout accompanies the presentation titled Content-Area Language Demands and English language learners/Emergent Bilinguals.
Publication: Common Core Bilingual and English Language Learners: A Resource for Educators
Topic: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
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Object(s): handout