Beyond the Basal: Choosing, Complementing, and Creating Materials for English Learners
The Center: Resources for Teaching & Learning 2626 S. Clearbrook Drive, Arlington HeightsRegister Now Date: Thursday, March 12, 2020 Sign-In: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Workshop: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy Event ID: 205503054 Beyond the Basal: Choosing, Complementing, and Creating Materials for English Learners Consider materials that are responsive to your students' needs, identities, and interests Develop criteria and lenses for selecting, adapting, and creating materials Explore how a range of materials (print and non-print texts, manipulatives, arts and artifacts) builds depth in instruction TARGET AUDIENCE: Bilingual and Monolingual K-12 Educators NOTE: Participants are required to bring a laptop to this session to participate in [...]
Formative Assessments for English Learners (ELs)
WebinarRegister Now Formative assessments can often be more Informative than standardized instruments when it comes to assessing the learning of our multilingual learners. We can use formative assessments to understand how well our students have grasped what we have taught and what we need to focus on next. In this webinar we will: Learn how to separate language and content in order to get more informed results from our assessments Discuss using content and language objectives to guide both instruction and especially assessment Practice using objectives to create simple rubrics Discuss how formative assessments can provide ongoing valuable feedback [...]
