Engaging English Learners Through Access to Standards: A Team-Based Approach to Schoolwide Student Achievement - Couverture souple

Fairbairn, Shelley

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1483319881 ISBN 13 : 9781483319889

Editeur : Corwin, 2015

Synopsis

Use this six-part strategy for measurable, cross-curricular El achievement!

How can districts and schools successfully promote academic English language development through teaching content knowledge and standar

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Shelley Fairbairn, Ph.D., is a veteran ESL/EFL teacher and an associate professor in the Drake University School of Education in Des Moines, Iowa. Her teaching foci include preparing pre-service teachers to design effective lesson plans and assessments for K-12 students and empowering both pre- and in-service teachers to meet the needs of English language learners through linguistically and culturally responsive practice. Prior to joining the Drake University School of Education faculty, Dr. Fairbairn concurrently taught English as a second language courses for the Drake University International Center and served as a K-12 ESL teacher in two Des Moines area school districts.

Dr. Fairbairn’s international experience includes three years of teaching English as a foreign language in Jakarta, Indonesia and one year of teaching ESL and ESL certificate courses at the Regional Language Centre in Singapore. More recently, she has conducted teacher professional development sessions and workshops in China, Canada, and across the U.S., often with Stephaney Jones-Vo, co-author of Differentiating Instruction and Assessment of English Language Learners: A Guide for K-12 Teachers (Caslon Publishing). Her additional scholarly work focuses primarily on effective assessment and instructional practices for ELLs.

 

Stephaney Jones-Vo is president of Starfish Education, LLC focusing on equity for English Learners. With over a decade of Title III grant directing, refugee sponsorship, and K-12 ESL classroom teaching experience, she served as an English Learner and Diversity consultant at a regional state education agency supporting multiple school districts to increase English Learner achievement. She has designed and facilitated ESL endorsement and cultural competence courses at several universities. A frequent presenter in the U.S. and in Canada, she has co- authored multiple books, chapters, and articles;  designed and delivered a variety of adult ESL classes for specific purposes and in the workplace, and advocated widely for English Learners. 

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Corwin
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1483319881
• ISBN 13: 9781483319889
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible