Resources
Ch.01 Survey: Terrain and Landscape
Teachers, coaches, and administrators can use this tool from the end of Chapter 1 (Valdés et al) to survey the terrain and landscape surrounding CCSS and ELLs/emergent bilinguals at their school/district/organization. The survey asks educators to focus on a) perspectives on the CCSS, b) perspectives on change, c) labeling emergent bilinguals/ELLs, and d) how ELLs/EBs needs are currently addressed relative to CCSS.
After individuals complete their surveys, leadership teams are encouraged to discuss survey responses, and identify one to three issues that stand out as challenges in their context. Then team members are asked to identify one to three action steps they can take to address the challenges they identify. As questions arise, educators are encouraged to turn to expert responses in the chapter for guidance.
Publication: Common Core Bilingual and English Language Learners: A Resource for Educators
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): survey
Ch.02 Survey: Fundamental Language Issues
Teachers, coaches, and administrators can use this survey from the end of Chapter 2 (Valdés et al) to investigate fundamental language issues surrounding CCSS and ELLs/emergent bilinguals at their school/district/organization. The survey asks educators to focus on different educators' perspectives on language, language acquisition, and language variation in our context.
After individuals complete their surveys, leadership teams are encouraged to discuss survey responses, and identify one to three issues that stand out as challenges in their context. Then team members are asked to identify one to three action steps they can take to address the challenges they identify. As questions arise, educators are encouraged to turn to expert responses in the chapter for guidance.
Publication: Common Core Bilingual and English Language Learners: A Resource for Educators
Topic: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
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Object(s): survey
Ch.02 Survey: How Children Learn in Two (or More) Languages
This survey for reflection and action is organized around the guiding principles about how children learn in two or more languages articulated in the introduction to chapter 2 (Hamayan and Freeman Field, 2012). Educators can use this survey to review how well their policies, programs, and practices reflect what we know about how children learn in two (or more) languages. Educators can then identify strengths and needs, and propose action steps they can take to ensure that the services they provide are theoretically and pedagogically sound. Educators can either download the survey or complete it online to easily share the results of their surveys with other educators in their school.
Publication: English Language Learners at School: A Guide for Administrators, 2nd edition
Topic: Professional Development
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Object(s): survey
Ch.03 Survey: Family and Community Participation
Teachers, coaches, and administrators can use this tool from the end of Chapter 3 (Valdés et al) to survey family and community participation at their school/district/organization. The survey asks educators to focus on engaging diverse families and communities in education and on shifting views of the relationship between families and schools.
After individuals complete their surveys, leadership teams are encouraged to discuss survey responses, and identify one to three issues that stand out as challenges in their context. Then team members are asked to identify one to three action steps they can take to address the challenges they identify. As questions arise, educators are encouraged to turn to expert responses in the chapter for guidance.
Publication: Common Core Bilingual and English Language Learners: A Resource for Educators
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): survey
Ch. 03 Survey: Policies and Accountability Requirements for ELLs
This survey for reflection and action is organized around the guiding principles for policies and accountability requirements for ELLs articulated in the introduction to chapter 3 (Hamayan and Freeman Field, 2012). Educators can use this survey to review their policies and accountability requirements for ELLs, identify strengths and needs of their current approach, and propose action steps they can take to improve those policies and accountability requirements. Educators can either download the survey or complete it online to easily share the results of their surveys with other educators in their school.
Publication: English Language Learners at School: A Guide for Administrators, 2nd edition
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): survey
Ch. 04 Survey: Developing Instructional Programs for ELLs
This survey for reflection and action is organized around critical features of effective programs for ELLs articulated in the introduction to chapter 4 (Hamayan and Freeman Field, 2012). Educators can use this survey to indicate how well they have developed their instructional program for the ELLs in their schools, and to identify strengths and needs of their current approach, and propose action steps they can take to improve their instructional program. Educators can either download the survey or complete it online to easily share the results of their surveys with other educators in their school.
Publication: English Language Learners at School: A Guide for Administrators, 2nd edition
Topic: Program Implementation and Evaluation
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Object(s): survey
Ch.04 Survey: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
Teachers, coaches, and administrators can use this survey from the end of Chapter 4 (Valdés et al) to investigate the policy, leadership, and advocacy context surrounding CCSS and ELLs/emergent bilinguals at their school/district/organization. The survey asks educators to focus on a) the existence of a language policy regarding ELLs/EBs at the local level, b) educators' knowledge about what that language policy says about programs and practices for ELLs/EBs, and c) whether that language policy was used to guide CCSS implementation.
After individuals complete their surveys, leadership teams are encouraged to discuss survey responses, and identify one to three issues that stand out as challenges in their context. Then team members are asked to identify one to three action steps they can take to address the challenges they identify. As questions arise, educators are encouraged to turn to expert responses in the chapter for guidance.
Publication: Common Core Bilingual and English Language Learners: A Resource for Educators
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): survey
Ch.05 Survey: Implementing and Evaluating Instructional Programs for ELLs
This Survey for Reflection and Action from Ch.05 (Hamayan & Freeman Field) is based on the guiding principles for implementing and evaluating effective instructional programs for ELLs that were articulated in the beginning of the chapter. Educators can use this survey to consider how well their instructional program for ELLs is implemented and evaluated. Educators can then identify their identify their strengths and needs in this area, and propose action steps they can take to improve their program implementation. Educators can either download the survey or complete it online to easily share the results of their surveys with other educators in their school.
Publication: English Language Learners at School: A Guide for Administrators, 2nd edition
Topic: Program Implementation and Evaluation
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Object(s): survey