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Family Feud. Assessment of Bilingual Students Gottlieb, M. 2006. Assessing English language learners: Bridges from language proficiency to academic achievement. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. Chapter 1 Top 6 Answers on the Board .
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Family Feud Assessment of Bilingual Students Gottlieb, M. 2006. Assessing English language learners: Bridges from language proficiency to academic achievement. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Chapter 1Top 6 Answers on the Board Name the types of teachers who might work with English Language Learners. p.4
Chapter 2Top 3 Answers on the Board Name the different types of supports for English Language Learners. p. 29
Chapter 3Top 4 Answers on the Board Name the language domains. Throughout chapter 3
Chapter 4Top 4 Answers on the Board Name the core content areas in which English Language Learners will be required to learn both language and content. Throughout chapter 4
Chapter 5Top 4 Answers on the Board Name the phases for preparing the classroom for assessment. p. 90
Chapter 6Top 4 Answers on the Board Name the types of rubrics used to assess student performance. p. 117
Chapter 7Top 5 Answers on the Board Name the types of graphic organizers that could be used across core content areas to support English Language Learners. p. 135
Chapter 8Top 6 Answers on the Board Name the different ways standardized test scores are reported. p. 153 & 154
Chapter 9Top 5 Answers on the Board Name the most common types of entries that an assessment portfolio might contain. p. 178
Grading Systems: The Bridge to the Future By: Tameka Caldwell
Using Student Portfolios for Assessment and Grading • What is a portfolio? • Represent of students’ accomplishments • Different kinds of portfolios • What is an assessment portfolio? • A systematic collection of the processes and products original of student work • A collection of associated documentation
Can assessments portfolios be used as part of the grading scheme? • Classroom or large-scale level (school, district, state) • Yes, if procedures are put in place to ensure care, maintenance, and reliability. • How can assessment portfolios be helpful? • If assigned grades based on English language proficiency & academic content standards, assessment portfolios are useful for teachers who have ELL students who are: • Transferring schools within district • Reclassified into a new English language proficiency level • Eligible for transitioning from support services • Considered for prereferral to special education
Features of Assessment Portfolios • Designed and centered on authentic context to capture English language learner’s language proficiency and academic achievement through performance assessment. • If designed properly, portfolios could represent: • Learning in students’ native language and literacy development • Interdependence between oral language and literacy development • Integration of language and content • Higher-level thinking through extended tasks and projects • Students’ personal reflections & self-assessment • Portfolios should be portraits of students. • Who they are • What they can do • How they communicate
Contents of Assessment Portfolios • Voices in an Assessment Portfolio • Student • Student & Teacher • Teacher • District Mandate • Designing Considerations • Student’s age, level of English language proficiency & familiarity with portfolios • Types of Entries • Summary Sheet • Original samples of student work & rubrics/narrative feedback • Multimedia Entries • Quizzes & Tests • Peer or student assessment/reflection
Reporting Grades through Portfolio Conferences • Teacher-Student Conferences • Student involvement • Mid to high level ELL students may lead conference • Low level ELL students may be guided by teacher • Purpose: strengthen instruction and bond between teacher & student • Family Member Conferences • “Portfolio Night” • Follow-up teacher/family member/student conference
Website Resources • http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/portfolios.htm • Assessment Toolbox – categorized very well & provides portfolio ideas/assignments by subject) • http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/practical.assessment.4.html • Different types of assessments for ESL students • http://www.uu.edu/programs/tesl/MiddleSchool/assessment.htm • Differenttypes of assessments for regular & ESL students
Websites • http://www.pgcps.org/~elc/portfolio.html • Detailed information on assessment portfolios • http://www.teachervision.fen.com/assessment/teaching-methods/20153.html • Sample portfolio ideas/assignments • http://youtu.be/LPwqK1moIHA • Elementary School • http://youtu.be/icTyeMx0Css • High School