Welcome to Station 1!

This is an offline, trainer-facilitated station where you will do some independent and collaborative work in a jigsaw activity to achieve the following learning objectives:

1. Content & Language Objective: I can list and describe, either orally or in writing (language) 2-3 elements of effective feedback to improve learning (content); and

2. Content & Language Objective: I can summarize, either orally or in writing (language) 2-3 approaches for providing individualized assessment opportunities to students who are ELLs (content).

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Jigsaw Activity Instructions:

Read either article 1 or 2 with your "expert" group (the people who are reading the same article as you);
On big index cards, create a list of key terminology that will be pre-taught to "jigsaw" group including definitions, examples and non-examples (these will be posted on our Word Wall):
Summarize key findings, including implications for students who are ELLs, to "jigsaw" group

Article 1: Using SEI to Support English Learners

Article 2: The Power of Feedback to Improve Learning from Zaretta Hammond's Culturally Responsive Teaching & The Brain and FABRIC: A Learning Paradigm for ELLs - pg. 6 Individualized Assessment

Additional Article: Three Lessons for Teachers from Grant Wiggins: Lesson #1 (Authentic Performance) & #2 (Feedback)

Psst! If you finish early, you should:

Read the other article; or
Self-assess your progress in meeting the learning objectives; or
Go to the "Misc. Notes" section of the Facilitator Notes and reflect in your journal about some or all of the questions; or
Review the Back to Blended: Station Rotation resources to re-familiarize yourself with Blended Learning; or
Get started with Station 3, if you haven't been there yet; or
Explore more Activities/Modules/Collections under the "Strategies" tab in ELLevation that are relevant for your department.