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TESOL English Language Bulletin- How federal COVID aid is uplifting English learners in this small Rhode Island city 20 March 2023
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Evaluation of Program Models for ELs: Let’s Check and Reflect
Ayanna Cooper
Very rarely do the words evaluation or audit invoke happy, anticipatory emotions. Evaluation of English language programs is a necessary and helpful part of assuring equity for English learners (ELs). The topic of this blog is about resources available to … Continue reading
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Committed to Serve in 2020: Supporting ELs Who Opt Out
Ayanna Cooper
Students identified as English learners (ELs) who opt out, waive services, decline to participate, or simply just say “no”: These are the students we’re going to talk about today. As EL advocates, we often focus on students who participate in … Continue reading
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Tagged as advocacy, civil rights, program administration, program improvement
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Avoiding Civil Rights Violations: Staffing and Supporting EL Programs. What’s This Year’s Professional Learning Plan?
Ayanna Cooper
We are several months into the school year, and this blog is dedicated to one of my favorite topics, professional learning for the education of English learners (ELs). How many or how few of you have had at least one … Continue reading
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Tagged as advocacy, civil rights, professional development, program improvement
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Back-to-School Basics: Avoiding Civil Rights Violations (Part 2)
Ayanna Cooper
In a recent conversation, a colleague asked me a number of questions about supporting schools with various program models in place for their English learner (EL) population. In an effort to provide appropriate language support, we often ask simple questions … Continue reading
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Nine Features of an Effective Teacher Evaluation System
Deena Boraie
The TESOL President’s Blog Many teachers understandably do not enjoy or appreciate being evaluated. Some teachers actually dislike or resent evaluation systems in general, or the system that is implemented in their workplace specifically. Regardless of these opinions, I think … Continue reading