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Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Tang, Shifang; Sutton-Jones, Kara L.; Irby, Beverly J.; Tong, Fuhui; Jimenez, David D.; Villarreal, Elsa G. – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2021
Teachers and school district administrators, particularly in the United States, are increasingly turning to teacher virtual professional development (VPD) to stay current and learn new pedagogical knowledge and skills. With more English learners (ELs) entering public school classrooms, it is essential to find effective ways to prepare educators to…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Knowledge Level, Professional Development, Inservice Teacher Education
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Roper, Soleil; Carpenter, Daniel; Garza, Esther – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2021
This investigation examined the approaches bilingual education elementary teachers implemented to develop student science and English language understanding. In this investigation, teachers used Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLDs) to assess bilingual-ELs' (BLs) English writing understanding. Teacher interviews, student writing samples, and the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Bilingual Education, Elementary School Teachers
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August, Diane; Branum-Martin, Lee; Cardenas-Hagan, Elsa; Francis, David J. – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2009
The goal of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an intervention--Quality English and Science Teaching (QuEST)--designed to develop the science knowledge and academic language of middle grades English language learners studying science in their second language and their English-proficient classmates. Ten sixth-grade science teachers in 5…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 6, Secondary School Science, Knowledge Level