Socratic Circles and the Common Core: Part I

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On September 29, 2014
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CCSS, Colorin Colorado, Common Core, Common Core State Standards, ELL, socratic discussion

By Diane Staehr Fenner / Originally published on the Colorin Colorado website / September 29, 2014 In this post, we would like to share some strategies for fostering English language learners’ (ELLs) oral language as part of Common Core-based instruction. Our focus will be on practical strategies for including ELLs in Socratic circles. First, we’ll […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On September 11, 2014
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CCSS, Colorin Colorado, ELL, English language learner, ESL, Professional Development, scaffolding

By Diane Staehr Fenner / Originally published on the Colorin Colorado website / September 9, 2014 In my third post of the new school year, I’ll share with you more new resources that will support ELLs with instruction aligned to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. (You can see my first […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On September 10, 2014
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CCSS, Colorin Colorado, Common Core, ELL, English language learner, ESL, High School

By Diane Staehr Fenner / Originally published on the Colorin Colorado website / August 26, 2014 In my last post, I shared Colorin Colorado’s new multimedia project filmed with ELLs and ESL teachers in Poughkeepsie, NY. This week, I’d like to delve a little deeper into one of the high school lessons taught by ESL teacher […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On September 9, 2014
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academic language, CCSS, Colorin Colorado, Common Core, ELL, English language learner, ESL

Originally published on Colorin Colorado by Diane Staehr Fenner / August 13, 2014 As you prepare for a new school year, I’d like to share with you a rich multimedia project that was recently added to Colorín Colorado. The Common Core in Poughkeepsie, NY highlights authentic ways six ESL teachers worked with middle and high school ELLs to implement Common Core-aligned lessons. […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On June 26, 2014
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CCSS, Colorin Colorado, Common Core, ELL, larry ferlazzo, summer school, summer slide

Originally published at Colorin Colorado by Diane Staehr Fenner / June 19, 2014 As the current school year winds down, I’m coming across several articles and blog posts on the “summer slide” phenomenon. The term summer slide refers to the learning loss that many students experience during summer vacation. This blog post highlights how the summer slide […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On May 19, 2014
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academic language, CCSS, Common Core, edTPA, ELL

By Diane Staehr Fenner / originally posted on Colorin Colorado May 16, 2014 In last week’s blog post, I shared some information on the edTPA for English as an Additional Language (EAL), which is a new licensure assessment for pre-service teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL). I focused on the connection between the edTPA in English as […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On April 16, 2014
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Aida Walqui, Amanda Kibler, CCSS, edTPA, English as a Second Language, English language learner, ESL, Guadalupe Valdes, Kellogg Foundation, standards, TESOL

Originally published on the Colorin Colorado website by Diane Staehr Fenner / April 9, 2014 Happy Spring! After spending much of March providing professional development to ESL and content teachers in a few states, as well as attending the TESOL International Convention & English Language Expo in Portland, OR, I’m happy to be back in the Washington, DC […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On March 31, 2014
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academic language, Advocacy, CCSS, Corwin Press, ELL, NYSED, teacher evaluation, TESOL

Thank you for your interest in DSF Consulting, a small business that supports English learner achievement and supports teachers of ELs. We’d like to share all the ways we worked toward EL equity during the past month and how we spread the word through our writing and presentations. TESOL/Kellogg Foundation Grant We are thrilled to […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On February 8, 2014
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CCSS, Common Core, ELL, English language learner, text dependent questions

By Diane Staehr Fenner and Sydney Snyder | Originally posted on Colorin Colorado 2/8/14 In Part 1 of my series on text-dependent questions (TDQs) and English language learners, I provided an overview about what these questions are and some guidelines in writing TDQs for ELLs. This week, as promised, I’ll provide examples of TDQs based on a a second-grade […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On January 31, 2014
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Advocacy, CCSS, Common Core, ELL, English as a Second Language, English language learner, Professional Development, text dependent questions

At DSF Consulting, we’ve been working hard to ensure English learners receive the support they need to succeed in school. Here are some ways we have worked toward that goal in January 2014. AFT ELL Teacher Cadre Dr. Diane Staehr Fenner joined the American Federation of Teachers’ ELL Teacher Cadre for a book signing of […]

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Socratic Circles and the Common Core: Part I

Scaffolding CCSS Instruction for ELLs – New Resource Guides

A Deeper Look at an Innovative High School CCSS Lesson for ELLs

New Multimedia Project: ELLs and their Teachers in Poughkeepsie, NY Common Core Classrooms

Summer Slide, ELLs, and the Common Core

edTPA Perspectives from the Field: Influence of CCSS and Impact on Teachers of ELLs

Preparation of ESL Teachers in Common Core Era

Creating Text-Dependent Questions for ELLs: Examples for Second Grade