Computer-Based Common Core Testing: Considerations and Supports for ELLs

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On April 5, 2015
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accommodations, Common Core, Computer-Based Testing, ELL, PARCC, SBAC, Smarter Balanced

Originally posted on Colorin Colorado March 6, 2015 by Diane Staehr Fenner As many states begin to fully implement computer-based tests to measure students’ progress toward reaching the Common Core State Standards, it is an opportune time to take a closer look at how computer-based assessments might affect ELLs in particular. You may recall some […]

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 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 29, 2014
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Advocacy, Colorin Colorado, Common Core, elevator speech, English as a Second Language, English language learner, ESL, Professional Development

By Diane Staehr Fenner | originally published on Colorin Colorado May 22, 2014 Throughout my conversations with educators this spring, I’ve focused on helping ESL teachers further develop their leadership skills as they solidify their role within the Common Core framework. One strategy is for ESL teachers to get some practice at explaining these new […]

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 May 12, 2014
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academic language, Common Core, edTPA, ELL, English as a Second Language, English language learner, Praxis, Professional Development

By Diane Staehr Fenner | Originally posted on Colorin Colorado May 1, 2014 recent blog post, I wrote about how ELL experts are rethinking preparation of ESL teachers in the Common Core era. As I wrote that post, one of the topics I started thinking about was the edTPA, a relatively new assessment for pre-service teacher candidates […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On February 28, 2014
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assessment, Colorin Colorado, Common Core, curriculum, ELL, English as a Second Language, rubric, text dependent questions, WIDA

Originally published on Colorin Colorado by Diane Staehr Fenner and Sydney Snyder / February 27, 2014 This week we’d like to focus on taking a closer look at CCSS-based curriculum that meets English language learners (ELLs)’ needs. I was recently asked to review ESL curriculum that is being developed for a state education agency and is designed to […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On February 28, 2014
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academic language, Colorin Colorado, Common Core, ELL, English as a Second Language, MOOC

Originally posted on Colorin Colorado by Diane Staehr Fenner / February 13, 2014 Greetings from snowed-in Washington, DC! This week I’d like to take a break from text-dependent questions to share some resources with you on implementing the Common Core with ELLs that have become available recently. You’ll also notice our new blog design, which we hope will […]

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Computer-Based Common Core Testing: Considerations and Supports for ELLs

Socratic Circles and the Common Core: Part I

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

What’s Your “Elevator Speech” About Your Expertise with the Common Core for ELLs?

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

Preparing New Teachers to Work with ELLs: An Overview of the edTPA

Common Core Curriculum Rubric: Meeting the Needs of ELLs

Recent CCSS for ELLs Resource Roundup