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Paula Markus: Assessment & Professional Growth

Paula Markus is the ESL Coordinator for the Toronto District School Board, home to about 40000 English language learners (ELLs). In this section of her ...

Limiting Bias in the Assessment of Bilingual Students

Assessment

Christine describes the ways she assesses comprehension with her students. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/multimedia/experts/video/rowland/

Diagnostic Teaching of Reading: Techniques for Instruction and Assessment

By: Barbara Walker

This text provides a tool for teachers to understand various instructional frameworks underlying diagnostic teaching techniques.

Assessment

Assessment of English Language Learners

This website features Dr. Lorraine Valdez Pierce, discussing effective classroom strategies for assessing English language learners.

Co-Teaching for English Learners: A Guide to Collaborative Planning, Instruction, Assessment, and Reflection

By: Maria Dove Andrea Honigsfeld

EL authorities Maria Dove and Andrea Honigsfeld take ESL teachers and their general education colleagues step-by-step through building a successful collaboration―or improving an existing one.

Assessment

Paula discusses three types of assesment: as learning, for learning, and of learning. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/multimedia/experts/video/markus/

Preparing New Teachers to Work with ELLs: An Overview of the edTPA

This week’s blog post will focus on the new edTPA assessment for English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher candidates and how the edTPA ties in to the Common Core.

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