Schedule
Tue, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (1/17/2017 - 1/17/2017) Location: PRICO CCPRC
Sun, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM (2/19/2017 - 2/19/2017) Location: PRICO CCPRC
Sun, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM (3/12/2017 - 3/12/2017) Location: PRICO CCPRC
Description
Assessment of English Language Learners (ELLs) is affected by federal/state regulations, including-state-wide adoption of the WIDA ACCESS test for Ells. Course participants will understand laws and issues pertinent to the education of ELLs, and uses of tests, performance tasks and self-assessments for identification, placement, and reclassification of ELLS. They will learn to interpret ACCESS results, consider the effects of socio-cultural, psychological, political, and individual learning variables, and apply these to design differentiated assessment measures that enable ELLs to use academic language in demonstrating content knowledge and English proficiency, participants will have to observe and interact with ESL students in field-based classroom situations.