Skip to Content

Assessing English Language Learners: Bridges to Educational Equity

Class Details

  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 4/1/2019 - 5/5/2019
  • Adams State Credit: 1
  • Nonmember Price: $145
  • CEA Member Price: $45

  • Graduate credit for this class is optional and costs an additional $55 per credit. This class will require the following book -- Assessing English Language Learners: Bridges to Educational Equity: Connecting Academic Language Proficiency to Student Achievement by Margo Gottlieb.

  • Currently Enrolled: 25 of 30
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 7/8/2019 - 8/4/2019
  • Adams State Credit: 1
  • Nonmember Price: $145
  • CEA Member Price: $45

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll.

  • Currently Enrolled: 16 of 25
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 11/18/2019 - 12/15/2019
  • Adams State Credit: 1
  • Nonmember Price: $145
  • CEA Member Price: $45

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll.

  • Currently Enrolled: 24 of 25
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 11/12/2018 - 12/16/2018
  • Adams State Credit: 1
  • Nonmember Price: $145
  • CEA Member Price: $45

  • Graduate credit for this class is optional and costs an additional $55. This class is a book study and requires students to purchase a book.

  • Currently Enrolled: 14 of 30

About the Course

Assessment is a crucial tool in the classroom and “when reported in meaningful ways, inform teaching and learning.” Assessing English Language Learners: Bridges to Educational Equity by Margo Gottlieb focuses on the planning, collecting and analyzing academic language assessments in multiple content areas. During this book study, ideas for assessing oral language including listening and speaking and assessing literacy development of reading and writing are presented. Educators also learn concepts about assessment as learning, for learning and of learning. This comprehensive book covers numerous ideas and examples for assessing English Language Learners where the focus on assessment is a pathway to educational equity. 

Required Text

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Differentiate and between content objectives and language objectives.
  • Identify ways to assess academic language in multiple content areas.
  • Develop strategies for assessing language in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.
  • Identify ways to implement academic discourse.
  • Analyze different forms of assessments within the classroom.
  • Grade(s): Pre-K Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade Elementary K-5 Secondary 6-12
  • Subject(s): English Language Learning Professional Development

Reviews

Jordan Sonnenberg
This class provided me with more tools to use to understand and work with ELL students. I am hopeful that I can change some of my practices to better work with these students. An interesting and informative book.
Karyn Knoblauch
This book is very academic. It provides insight on creating and evaluating all types of assessments. It gives many useful ideas on how to make assignments accurate reflections of English Language students' learning.

Leave a Review

CEA COpilot allows users to create their own bundles and receive a set discount rate based on how much credit classes they take! Essentially, the more enrollments you add to a single transaction, the bigger the discount you receive.