Learning Opportunities

Train the Trainer Benchmarks 2.0

Presented By

Kathy Salmon

Series Sessions

Date Time
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Location

Online

Grade Levels

Pre K - 1, K-3, Grades 4 - 6, Grades 7 - 9, Grades 10 - 12

Target Audience: This session is for preK-12 teachers, learning leaders, strategists, consultants or leaders in jurisdictions who will be supporting teachers in learning how to use Benchmarks 2.0. If you are a teacher wanting to learn how to use the Benchmarks please enroll in the How to use Benchmarks 2.0 session.

Rolling out Benchmarks 2.0 in your school or jurisdiction? Then this Train the Trainer session is for you. 

Session #1: Participants will learn how to facilitate the How to Use the Benchmarks Session. This includes learning how to support teachers in analyzing and annotating writing samples to determine language proficiency; using formal and informal reading assessments to assess reading, listening and speaking proficiency and to use observation of communicative tasks and interactions with students to assess learning and speaking. 

Session 2: Participants will continue from Session 1 in learning how to assess English proficiency in each strand. Next an overview of how to facilitate the use of the supporting competencies section to further support understanding EAL learners or plan for instruction. This session will also include a discussion of considerations for designing online tracking applications.

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