EDU 5256 PK-12 Bilingual and TESOL Teaching Practices and Assessment in the Content Areas
(formerly EDU 544; PK-12 TESOL Teaching Practices and Assessment in the Content Areas)
The purpose of this course is to introduce teacher candidates to the principles of content-based English language instruction and appropriate assessment techniques. This course will assist participants in developing a theoretical frame of reference, the necessary knowledge and skills and practical techniques for (a) teaching math, science and social studies to ELLs and (b) assessing ELLs’ language and content area progress. Course participants will develop adequate background knowledge to make informed decisions about which teaching and assessment techniques best serve the academic and language development needs of ELLs. They will become familiar with the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) and various differentiated assessment procedures aligned with TESOL, ELA and NYS Regents Content-Area Standards in keeping with the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Participants will design thematic units for content-based English language instruction that develop communicative proficiency through scaffolded learning strategies that target content-based concept formation.
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Education