Ways to Assessment and Placement
What is ELPAC?
What is English Language Proficiency Assessments?
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. SMART goals are clear and well-defined.
What is SMART Goals?
Stay up to date with educational trends, research, and best practices to continually improve the curriculum.
What is Staying Informed?
Professional development is an ongoing process. It involves a commitment to learning and growing throughout one's career.
What is Continuous Learning?
Effective scaffolding builds on the learners' prior knowledge and experiences, connecting new information to what they already know.
What is Prior Knowledge?
Ask open-ended questions to gauge their language abilities and comprehension.
What are Placement Interviews?
ou can create a physical list or use digital tools to track your goals.
What is Writing Your Goals Down?
Maintain open communication with students, parents, teachers, and administrators to ensure that everyone understands and supports the curriculum.
What is Communicating with Stakeholders?
Gaining experience by shadowing colleagues, taking on new responsibilities, or working on challenging projects.
What is On-the-Job Training?
Scaffolding should be culturally sensitive and consider the diverse backgrounds and experiences of learners.
What is Cultural Sensitivity?
This can help assess their language development progress and proficiency in real-world contexts.
What are Language Assessment Portfolios?
Divide your goals into short-term (achievable within days, weeks, or months) and long-term (achievable within years) goals.
What is Breaking Goals into Short-term and Long-term?
Consider the diverse needs of students, including English language learners, students with disabilities, and gifted learners.
What is Providing Support for Diverse Learners?
Building a professional network can provide access to valuable insights, collaborative opportunities, and support for professional development.
What is Networking?
Scaffolding can involve using visual aids, diagrams, charts, or other resources that simplify complex concepts and make them more accessible to learners.
What is Visual Aids and Resources?
Classroom teachers can provide valuable insights into students' language abilities through daily interactions, class participation, and performance on class assignments.
What are Teacher Observations
Life can be unpredictable, and circumstances change. Be adaptable and willing to adjust your goals when necessary.
What is Stay Flexible?
Identify relevant educational standards or guidelines, such as state or national standards, that your curriculum should align with.
What is Select Educational Standards?
Collaborating and sharing knowledge with colleagues can be a valuable form of professional development, as it encourages the exchange of ideas and best practices.
What is Peer Learning?
As learners become more proficient, the scaffolds should be gradually faded out or removed to encourage independent learning
What is Fading Scaffolds?
Collaborate and support staff who have expertise in assessing and placing ELLs.
What is Collaboration with Specialists?
Periodically reflect on your goals and assess whether they are still aligned with your values and desires.
What is Review and Reflect?
Collect data on student performance and adjust the curriculum as needed based on ongoing evaluation.
What is Implement and Evaluate?
Seeking feedback from colleagues, supervisors, or mentors can help identify areas for improvement and refine professional development plans.
What is Feedback and Evaluation?
Regular assessment helps educators determine when learners are ready to work more independently. It also provides insights into the effectiveness of the scaffolding provided.
What is Assessment?