Language Assistance Program Update
September 22, 2017
Let's Talk Board Games
Here's a collection of board games that encourage student-to-student interaction and provide plenty of practice in speaking and listening. Players of any age role a die and answer a question or tell about a picture on these free printable gameboards:
https://en.islcollective.com/resources/search_result?Tags=board+game
ESSA Explained in One-Page Summaries
The National Education Association offers one-page summaries of the changes that ESSA (The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2016) brings to education. Scroll down for "one-pagers" about topics such as early childhood education, secondary schools, or family and community engagement:
http://www.nea.org/home/65276.htm
This is a one page summary of ESSA's impact on ELLs from ELLevation:
September 15 - October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month
These websites offer some great resources for teachers:
http://blog.flocabulary.com/hispanic-heritage-month-resources/
http://edsitement.neh.gov/feature/national-hispanic-heritage-month
WIDA Screener
You'll find information about the WIDA Screener test at www.wida.us, including the training modules and certification quizzes. WIDA suggests the amount of time to schedule for training and certification:
1/2 hour – 1 hour for Test Administrators
1-2 hours for Speaker Scoring Series
1-2 hours for Writing Scoring Series