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

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 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 […]

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