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

  • 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 […]
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Preparation of ESL Teachers in Common Core Era

  • 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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