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Engaging English Learners Through Access to Standards: A Team-Based Approach to Schoolwide Student Achievement
Contributor(s): Fairbairn, Michele B. (Author), Jones-Vo, Stephaney (Author)

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ISBN: 1483319881     ISBN-13: 9781483319889
Publisher: Corwin Publishers
OUR PRICE: $37.95  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Education | Bilingual Education
- Language Arts & Disciplines
Dewey: 428.007
LCCN: 2015012504
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.9" W x 9.9" L (1.05 lbs) 224 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
 
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Publisher Description:

Use this six-part strategy for measurable, cross-curricular EL achievement!

Expert research, instructive tables and templates, essays, and real-life stories illuminate best practices for cross-curricular, standards-based instruction that gets results.

Using the authors' six-part ENGAGE Model, you'll learn to:

  • Establish a shared vision for serving ELs
  • Name the expertise to utilize within collaborative teams
  • Gather and analyze EL-specific data
  • Align standards-based assessments and grading to ELs' linguistic and content development
  • Ground standards-based instruction in both content and language development
  • Examine results to inform next steps

Use this groundbreaking guide for measurable EL progress!


Contributor Bio(s): Fairbairn, Michele (Shelley) B. (Beth): - Shelley Fairbairn, Ph.D., is a veteran ESL/EFL teacher and an associate professor in the Drake University School of Education in Des Moines, Iowa. Her teaching foci include preparing pre-service teachers to design effective lesson plans and assessments for K-12 students and empowering both pre- and in-service teachers to meet the needs of English language learners through linguistically and culturally responsive practice. Prior to joining the Drake University School of Education faculty, Dr. Fairbairn concurrently taught English as a second language courses for the Drake University International Center and served as a K-12 ESL teacher in two Des Moines area school districts.

Dr. Fairbairn's international experience includes three years of teaching English as a foreign language in Jakarta, Indonesia and one year of teaching ESL and ESL certificate courses at the Regional Language Centre in Singapore. More recently, she has conducted teacher professional development sessions and workshops in China, Canada, and across the U.S., often with Stephaney Jones-Vo, co-author of Differentiating Instruction and Assessment of English Language Learners: A Guide for K-12 Teachers (Caslon Publishing). Her additional scholarly work focuses primarily on effective assessment and instructional practices for ELLs.
Jones-Vo, Stephaney: - Stephaney Jones-Vo, MA, graduated from Iowa State University specializing in TESL (Linguistics). She has provided professional development on K-12 and adult ESL and diversity topics for over two decades for numerous school districts across the United States and around the world. She has designed and delivered ESL curricula for a variety of medical programs; developed and taught job-specific ESL classes for manufacturing and hospitality industries; and consulted with and presented at universities, medical schools, and businesses on engaging English learners and enhancing cultural competence. She also dedicated 10 years to a successful teaching career in a K-12 ESL program that she founded.

Personal involvement in the refugee resettlement process motivated her to serve as project director for two Title III grants in the Des Moines Public Schools and to teach a variety of graduate classes for educators of ELs. Currently an ESL/diversity consultant at Heartland Area Education Agency, she is a frequent presenter at state, national, and international conferences. Jones-Vo has published numerous articles in magazines and journals and coauthored numerous book chapters. Her first book, coauthored with Shelley Fairbairn, is Differentiating Instruction and Assessment for English Language Learners: A Guide for K-12 Teachers (Caslon, 2010).

A co-recipient of the Governor's First in the Nation in Education (FINE) Award, Jones-Vo also received the Beyond the Horizon Award for exemplary teaching and advocacy for ELs, and the Governor's Volunteer Award (four times) for service through the Iowa Bureau of Refugee Services. She was recognized with an Outstanding Alumni Award from Drake University in 2010.

Fairbairn, Michele B.: - Shelley Fairbairn, Ph.D., is a veteran ESL/EFL teacher and an associate professor in the Drake University School of Education in Des Moines, Iowa. Her teaching foci include preparing pre-service teachers to design effective lesson plans and assessments for K-12 students and empowering both pre- and in-service teachers to meet the needs of English language learners through linguistically and culturally responsive practice. Prior to joining the Drake University School of Education faculty, Dr. Fairbairn concurrently taught English as a second language courses for the Drake University International Center and served as a K-12 ESL teacher in two Des Moines area school districts.

Dr. Fairbairn's international experience includes three years of teaching English as a foreign language in Jakarta, Indonesia and one year of teaching ESL and ESL certificate courses at the Regional Language Centre in Singapore. More recently, she has conducted teacher professional development sessions and workshops in China, Canada, and across the U.S., often with Stephaney Jones-Vo, co-author of Differentiating Instruction and Assessment of English Language Learners: A Guide for K-12 Teachers (Caslon Publishing). Her additional scholarly work focuses primarily on effective assessment and instructional practices for ELLs.

 
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