The Observation Protocol for Academic Literacies - A Tool for Building Expertise for Teachers of English Learners

This book presents a validated observation instrument to support and develop the pedagogic expertise of teachers of English Learners in US schools. With real examples of classroom observations, it offers teachers, researchers and policymakers a tool for professional development, classroom research and program improvement.

About the author

Magaly Lavadenz is the Leavey Presidential Endowed Chair in Ethics and Moral Leadership in the School of Education and Executive Director of the Center for Equity for English Learners at Loyola Marymount University, USA. Her research interests include teacher education, language education policy and immigrant and diaspora communities.
Elvira G. Armas is Director of the Center of Equity for English Learners and Affiliated Faculty in the School of Education at Loyola Marymount University, USA. Her research explores teaching and learning in linguistically and culturally diverse settings and collaboration between schools, families and communities.

Summary

This book presents a validated observation instrument to support and develop the pedagogic expertise of teachers of English Learners in US schools. With real examples of classroom observations, it offers teachers, researchers and policymakers a tool for professional development, classroom research and program improvement.

Product details

• Authors: Elvira G. Armas, Magaly Lavadenz, Lavadenz Magaly
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.01.2024
• EAN: 9781800419018
• ISBN: 978-1-80041-901-8
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 460 g
• Series: Bilingual Education & Bilingua; Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; EDUCATION / General, Literacy, REFERENCE / Research, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques, Language teaching theory & methods, Schools, Schools and pre-schools, Research methods: general, EDUCATION / Teaching / General, Literacy (Theories of reading and writing), Research methods / methodology