Arizona State University - Assessing Achievement with the ELL in Mind
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Assessing Achievement with the ELL in Mind at Coursera Overview
Duration | 22 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Assessing Achievement with the ELL in Mind at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Course 2 of 4 in the ELL Success in the Content Classroom: Teacher Toolbox Series Specialization
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Approx. 22 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: English
Assessing Achievement with the ELL in Mind at Coursera Course details
- In this course, you will learn how to design assessments around the needs of your ELL students and their language level. You will learn how to incorporate language and content requirements for both formative and summative assessment types. You will learn to assess your ELL students through the use of project and task-based assignments. You will learn to use and modify rubrics to align to and measure student achievement of your language and content learning objectives. The course will also briefly cover strategies for supporting ELL students during standardized testing.
- Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
- * Conceptualize theories of authentic assessment as they apply to second language learners
- * Design formative assessment types incorporating language and content objectives
- * Design summative assessment types incorporating language and content objectives
- * Incorporate project and task-based assignments as assessment tools for ELLs
- * Design rubrics that align to language and content objectives for your ELL(s)
- * Apply the use of rubrics, both language and content, to the work of your ELL(s).
- * Support your ELL(s) as they participate in standardized testing
Assessing Achievement with the ELL in Mind at Coursera Curriculum
Introduction to Authentic Assessment with the ELL in Mind
Introduction
The Purpose of Assessment
Challenges of Assessment
Solutions for Assessment
Language and Learning Objectives
Aligning Learning and Language Objective to Assessment
Key Concepts in Authentic Assessment
Classroom Examples of Authentic Assessment
Summary
Interview with Elizabeth Reilley
Bonus Video: Assessment of English Language Learners
Bonus Reading: Assessing ELLs in the Mainstream Classroom
Bonus Reference: Authentic Assessment Toolbox
Bonus Reading: Assessment Portfolios Including English Language Learners
Purpose of Assessment
Challenges and Solutions to Assessing ELLs in the Content Classroom
Language & Learning Objectives and Assessment
Key Concepts of Authentic Assessment
Module 1 Assessment
Formative and Summative Assessment with the ELL in Mind
Formative Assessment
Summative Assessment
Key Features of Formative Assessment
Using Formative Language Assessment Every Day
Plenary Activities
Examples of Plenary Activities
The Relationship Between Formative and Summative Assessment
Classroom Application: Assessment
Summary
Interview with Laurie Johnson
Greetings!
Bonus Reading: Examples of Formative Assessment
Lesson Plan Templates
Bonus Reading: Starters and Plenaries
Bonus Reading: Another 50 Ideas for Plenaries
Bonus Video: Strategic Goals: Formative + Summative = Rigor
Formative & Summative Assessment
Formative Assessment in the Classroom
Plenary Activities
Module 2 Assessment
Alternative Assessments with the ELL in Mind
Alternative Assessment: Portfolios
Alternative Assessment: Informal Assessment
Using Appropriate Modifications
Classroom Application: Modified Tasks
Considerations for Assessment Creation
Assessment Modifications: What NOT to do
Differentiated Scoring
Classroom Application: Rubric Grading Scenarios
Summary
Interview with Taylor Miller
Greetings!
Bonus Reading: 5 Alternative Ways to Assess English Language Learners
Bonus Reading: Alternative Assessments for English Language Learners in Math & Science
Bonus Video: Interactive Math Journal Example
Bonus Reading: Checklist for Classroom Modifications for ESL Students
Bonus Reading: Differentiated Assessment
Alternative Assessment Types
Assessment Modifications for ELLs
Assessment Considerations & Pitfalls
Module 3 Assessment
Grading with the ELL in Mind
Empowering through Peer and Self-Assessment
Peer and Self-Assessent Strategies
Rubric Design for Learning and Language Objectives
Monitoring ELLs for Learning and Language Development
Error Correction: Implicit and Explicit Feedback
Effective Feedback for Error Correction in Writing
Classroom Application: Grading
Classroom Application: Rubric Grading Scenarios
Summary
Interview with Malissa Chavez-Thibault
Greetings!
Bonus Reading: How to Provide Quality Feedback in the ELL Classroom
Bonus Reading: How to Give Meaningful Feedback
Bonus Reading: Exploring the Advantages of Rubrics
Bonus Reading: Error Correction in the Second Language Classroom
Bonus Reading: Giving Immediate Corrections to ESL's Spoken Errors
Example Rubric
Peer and Self Assessments
Designing & Using Rubrics
Feedback and Error Correction
Module 4 Assessment
Project Based Assessment with the ELL in Mind
Project Based Learning
Project Based Assessment
Project Based Learning and Learning Outcomes
Project Based Learning and Language Objectives
Tip for Project Based Assessment Design
Classroom Application: Examples of Project Based Assessment
Scaffolding Project Based Assessment Design and Delivery
Rubric Design and Grading for Project Based Assessment
Summary
Interview with Jenny Young
Greetings!
Bonus Reading: What the Heck is Project-Based Learning?
Bonus Video: Embedding Assessment Throughout the Project
Bonus Reading: How to Design Projects around Common Core Standards
Bonus Reading: Classroom Guide: Ten Takeaway Tips for Project Based Learning
Bonus Reading: My PBL Failure: 4 Tips to Planning Successful PBL
Example Presentation Rubric
Bonus Video: Supporting ELLs Through Project Based Learning
Project Based Learning & Assessment
Aligning Project Based Learning to Outcomes
Designing Problem Based Assessment
Scaffolding with Problem Based Assessment
Module 5 Assessment
Assessment
Summary and Review
Greetings!
Works Cited
Final Assessment
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