EDU 653 Assessment and Curriculum for English Learners in Urban Schools

General

• Understand the characteristics, uses, advantages, and limitations of formal and informal second language assessment techniques.
• Understand the limitations of using traditional assessment procedures in the identification and placement of students with limited English proficiency in academic programs, including gifted and special education programs.
• Understand second language assessment including item and test construction methods appropriate for students with limited English proficiency.
• Design tests to measure various language skills such as speaking, listening, reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.
• Create authentic assessment; portfolio assessment.
• Know how to administer, interpret, and explain the results of standardized tests and alternative methods of assessment to students with limited English proficiency, the students' parents, and to colleagues.
• Know how to create and use rubrics and how to conduct standards alignment with district goals.
• Demonstrate using information from assessments and understanding of students to develop curriculum and implement effective instruction that increases student achievement in grades K through 12.
• Understand and apply educational principles relevant to the physical, social, emotional, moral, and cognitive development of children, preadolescents, and adolescents. .
• Develop curriculum goals and purposes based on the central concepts of English as a second language and know how to apply instructional strategies and materials for achieving student understanding.
• Understand and apply the research base for and the best practices of kindergarten and primary, intermediate, and middle level and high school education.
• Understand the need for and how to connect students' schooling experiences with everyday life, the workplace, and further educational opportunities.
• Understand the role and alignment of district, school, and department mission and goals in program planning.