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Explore TESOL's resources for ESL teachers on incorporating Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Learners. Learn about strategies, challenges, and professional development programs. Enhance your role in helping ELLs achieve success with CCSS.
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The ESL Teacher and the Common Core State Standards • Date: Thursday, 16 May 2013 • Rosa Aronson, TESOL International Association • raronson@tesol.org • www.tesol.org • 703-518-2505
TESOL’s Mission To advance professional expertise in English language teaching and learning for speakers of other languages worldwide.
Online Resource Page www.tesol.org/advance-the-field/standards/the-common-core-state-standards-and-english-learners
Implementation of CCSS:TESOL’s Theoretical Framework Staehr Fenner & Segota, 2012
The ESL Teacher and the CCSS • Outcomes of the February Convening: • Strengths • Gaps • SupportStrategies
Questions for ESL Teachers & Administrators • What is your role now in teaching the CCSS to ELLs? • What are the challenges you see in helping ELLs achieve with the CCSS? • What do you think your role should be with the implementation of the CCSS?
Questions for you • What are the ESL teachers’ greatest strengths and limitations in effectively teaching the CCSS to ELs? • What PD programs would most effectively equip ESL teachers with the skills they will need in the CCSS?