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ELL Success in the Content Classroom: Capstone Project

Approx. 15 hours to complete

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Course Summary

This course focuses on improving English language proficiency through project-based learning. Students will engage in various projects that simulate real-world scenarios and learn practical skills that can be applied in their daily lives.

Key Learning Points

Project-based learning approach for practical language skills
Interactive and engaging coursework with real-world scenarios
Opportunities to collaborate with students from different countries and cultures

Learning Outcomes

Improved English language proficiency
Practical skills for real-world scenarios
Enhanced cross-cultural communication

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

Intermediate level of English proficiency
Access to a computer with internet connection

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

Online
Self-paced
Interactive

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Description

As teachers, it is so important to have a plethora of resources to draw upon for modification for specific students and classroom contexts. In this capstone project, you are tasked with applying the concepts learned throughout the specialization, to create your own toolbox designed with the ELL in Mind.

In this two-part capstone, you will first create an annotated lesson plan comprising both formative and summative assessments. The lesson plan will include any modified materials for ELLs such as graphic organizers or writing frames pertinent to the lesson's activities. The annotation will include a rationale for lesson elements based on information presented in Lesson Planning with the ELL in Mind and Assessing Achievement with the ELL in Mind. Second, you will use your checklist of resources, personalized to your school and community, to create an engagement plan of action. This should include specific milestones for creating a more engaging environment for your students and their families. You will also include a rationale for elements of engagement based on information presented in Engaging the ELL and Their Families in the School and Community. In this capstone, you will create a personalized toolbox for ELL success in the content classroom. This toolbox will include: * Annotated Lesson Plan - Modified Materials - Formative and Summative Assessment - Lesson Plan and Materials Rationale * Engagement Action Plan and Rationale The materials created in this project should be immediately useful in your classroom. Your capstone project should be tailored to your teaching context, content area, and students. By the end of this course, you will be able to: * Design a lesson plan with attention to the needs of your ELLs * Create appropriate modified materials to support your ELLs * Create formative and summative assessments to measure both content mastery and language development as specified by your lesson plan's learning and language objectives * Rationalize your application of selected methodologies * Create and implement an engagement action plan specified for your teaching context

Outline

Introduction to Capstone and Lesson Plan
Introduction Video
Learning Outcomes and Standards
Bonus Reading: How to Develop a Lesson Plan that Includes ELLs
Material Selection
Bonus Reading: Lesson Planning to Ensure Optimal Engagement of ELLs
Key Vocabulary, Grammar, and Language Functions
Bonus Reading: What are Language Functions?
Bonus Reading: Tips for Educators of ELLs: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12
Learning Skills and Essential Questions

Modified Materials
Designing Meaningful Activities
Bonus Reading: SIOP Lesson Plans and Activities
Bonus Reading: Designing Activities for both ESL and non-ESL Students
Adapting Materials
Bonus Reading: Modification Tips and Techniques for ESL Students
Bonus Reading: Checklist of Modifications Used for ELLs
Lesson Delivery
Bonus Reading: Supporting ELLs in the Mainstream Classroom: Language Tips

Assessment
Identifying the Purpose of Assessment
Formative Assessment
Bonus Reading: Formative Assessment
Summative Assessment
Bonus Reading: Summative Assessment
Appropriate Modifications in Assessing ELLs
Bonus Reading: Accommodation vs. Modification
Alternatives to Assessment
Bonus Reading: Grading ELL Students and Grading Recommendations for ELLs
Bonus Reading: Peer Reviews, Common Core and ELLs

Rationale
Theories of Language Acquisition
Bonus Reading: Stephen Krashen's Theory of Second Language Acquisition
Bonus Reading: Science Curriculum Tailored to English Language Learners Boosts Student Achievement
The Affective Filter
Bonus Reading: What is the Affective Filter?
Authentic Assessment with ELLs
Bonus Reading: Authentic Assessments
Scoring Assessments
Bonus Reading: WIDA Focus on Differentiation, Part 1

Engagement Action Plan and Rationale
Engaging ELLs in School
Bonus Reading: Do's & Don'ts for Teaching English Language Learners
Parent Engagement in the School and Community
Bonus Reading: Boosting the Roles of Parents of English Learners in Preschools
Engaging ELLs and Their Families in the Community
Bonus Reading: Missoula Gearing Up for Another Round of Refugees
Engagement Action Plan Rationale

Final Capstone
Final Capstone Video

Summary of User Reviews

The ELL Project course on Coursera has received positive reviews from users. Many users appreciated the course for its practical approach to teaching English language learners. Overall, the course was highly rated by users.