Seminar: ESL Research, Methods, & Assessment

Instructor: Nora ElBilawi

Course Description

This seminar course is designed according to three important educational pillars: Research (to encourage the idea of teacher as a researcher)

Teachers will identify questions on prime topics around brain-compatible learning and teaching practices

Teachers will be introduced with “reflective practices” as means to identify where the changes are needed in their classroom

Methods This will lead teachers to implementing differentiated methods and lessons to

ELL’s while developing students’ language ability This course aims at demonstrating teachers how to create and sustain teaching

throughout a five-day plan of activities while differentiating instruction for culturally and linguistically and cognitively diverse students using brain-compatible strategies and assessment practices

Assessment This is assessing students understanding, integrating “authentic assessment. In this course, assessment tools will be introduced to facilitate practicing such

concept. Important terms and concepts that this course will emphasize on are: brain-compatible research and outcomes, differentiated instructions, teaching methods, lesson plans based on the above, and authentic assessment of students’ learning.

Topics/Themes

Brain-compatible teaching and learning. Teacher as a researcher.

Using differentiated methods and instruction. ESL methods of instruction.

Developing brain-based lesson plans.Authentic assessmentAssessment tools

Coursework

Question 7 brain based learning (webquests)

5 day planField Experience Assessment Observati

on / ReportAssessment Design Project