EL Assessment: A Teacher's Toolkit

Course Description: This course offers practical strategies for assessing English learners across all language domains. Educators will explore legal foundations, demographic shifts, and the processes of identifying, classifying, and reclassifying English learners. Emphasis is placed on designing rigorous assessments for listening, speaking, reading, and writing that reflect students’ language development and support their academic growth. Through interactive modules and authentic tasks, participants will develop tools to evaluate language proficiency, use assessment data to inform instruction, and create meaningful evaluations. This course equips educators with adaptable frameworks and assessment strategies to support English learner success in any classroom setting. Objectives: Analyze historical and current U.S. mandates shaping EL education. Examine changing school demographics and their impact on EL education. Identify the legal requirements for serving EL students and how they im