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ASSIGNMENT:

Critical Cross-Cultural Reflective Presentation

Reflection and Self-Assessment

For your final assignment in this course, you will complete a reflective presentation describing how your current knowledge and practice in education for emergent bilinguals meets the stated TESOL standards. For each standard, describe the aspects of the standard that you believe to be a strength, and aspects that you will focus on as an area for future growth.

TESOL 2: Candidates demonstrate and apply knowledge of the impact of dynamic academic, personal, familial, cultural, social, and sociopolitical contexts on the education and language acquisition of ELLs as supported by research and theories. Candidates investigate the academic and personal characteristics of each ELL, as well as family circumstances and literacy practices, to develop individualized, effective instructional and assessment practices for their ELLs. Candidates recognize how educator identity, role, culture, and biases impact the interpretation of ELLs strengths and needs.

For your reflection on this standard, explain how you connect your students' cultural and family experiences to the classroom, including:

1. Classroom activities that enhance connections between home & school cultures and languages

2. Partnerships with parents and community leaders for student learning

3. Development of classroom climate and instruction that purposefully addresses bias, stereotyping, racism, and inequities

4. Identify and describe the impact of your own identity, role, cultural understandings, and personal biases and conscious knowledge of U.S. culture on your interpretation of the educational strengths and needs of EBs.

TESOL 4a: Candidates apply knowledge of validity, reliability, and assessment purposes to analyze and interpret student data from multiple sources, including norm- referenced and criterion-referenced tests. Candidates make informed instructional decisions that support language learning.

For your reflection on this standard, explain how you use your knowledge of language development and instruction to evaluate and interpret multiple assessments and implement accurate and beneficial assessment practices for EBs, including:

1. Design and adaptation of assessment measures to be appropriate for EBs, including student self-evaluation and/or portfolio assessments

2. Multiple assessment measures that allow for the identification of EBs who are gifted or who have special needs

3. Evidence of student learning based on your instructional practice.

4. Communication with others regarding assessment and student learning.

TESOL 5b: Candidates apply knowledge of school, district, and governmental policies and legislation that impact ELLs' educational rights in order to advocate for ELLs.

For your reflection on this standard, explain how you advocate for students and families within your area of professional responsibility, including:

1. Building partnerships with colleagues and students' families.

2. Providing leadership to staff to provide comprehensive and challenging educational opportunities for ELLs in the school.

3. Serving as community resources for ELLs and their families.