The activity descriptions provided in this summary of ESOL infused activities or assignments are intended to provide you with information about how you meet the requirements to earn the ESOL endorsement as part of your initial certification degree. It thus concentrates on the ESOL component of the activity or assignment, and may not reflect all portions of each class assignment or activity. Carefully read through the entire assignment description in the associated course's syllabus to ensure that you fulfill all assignment requirements. If the Electronic Portfolio Assessment row indicates Yes, this means that you will upload this graded assignment to your online assessment account in LiveText/Via/Watermark/Student Learning and Licensure, etc.
| ESOL Endorsement Standards | 11, 15 |
| Activity Objective | Read/watch, analyze, and discuss information from the text/videos with other classmates to facilitate group learning about ESOL instruction. Topics of the videos & readings include: Instructional Models for ELLs, Cultural Awareness and Adjustment, Second Language Acquisition, ESOL Methods, Lesson Plan Modification for ELLs, Teaching Content (Math, Science, Social Studies) to ELLs, Assessing ELLs helloin content and language instruction, Historical and Legal Foundations of the Education of ELLs, Bilingual Education, Special Education and ELLs, Involving ELL Communities and Families with the Schools. |
| Activity Description | Read and analyze chapters in the Ovando, et al. text, and several class videos, and personally reflect on: 1. The three most important points of the chapter/video 2. Opinions on each of the three points 3. How information will be used from what was learned Students will then post 2 open-ended questions about the reading/videos and solicit opinions from other classmates. |
| ESOL-specific Reading(s) | N/A |
| Generic Syllabus URL | N/A |
| Detailed Assignment Description URL | http://google.com |
| Electronic Portfolio Assessment | NO |
| ESOL Endorsement Standards | 1 |
| Activity Objective | To read, analyze, and discuss recent literature on pertinent ESOL topics from peer-reviewed journals, and to increase student's knowledge of ESOL issues for future instruction. |
| Activity Description | In this assignment, students will: 1. Read, summarize, and critically analyze three articles on one of the following topics: Instructional Models for ELLs, Cultural Awareness and Adjustment, Second Language Acquisition, ESOL Methods, Lesson Plan Modification for ELLs, Teaching Content (Math, Science, Social Studies) to ELLs, Assessing ELLs???in content and language instruction, Historical and Legal Foundations of the Education of ELLs, Bilingual Education, Special Education and ELLs, Involving ELL Communities and Families with the Schools focusing explicitly on English language learners, second language acquisition, or ESOL. For each article, write a 3-5 page reaction paper summarizing main points and reflecting on: 1. Quality of the article 2. Whether agree/disagree with main points 3. How the main points of the article could be applied to teaching. |
| ESOL-specific Reading(s) | N/A |
| Generic Syllabus URL | N/A |
| Detailed Assignment Description URL | N/A |
| Electronic Portfolio Assessment | NO |