ERIC Number: ED660565
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jun
Pages: 16
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Professional Learning for ESL Teachers: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Examine the Impact on Instruction, Collaboration, and Cultural Wealth
Leslie M. Babinski; Steven J. Amendum; Madeline M. Carrig; Steven E. Knotek; Jennifer C. Mann; Marta Sánchez
Grantee Submission, Education Sciences v14 Article 690 2024
Using a randomized controlled trial, we examined the impact of a teacher professional learning (PL) program on English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers' use of evidence-based instructional strategies for multilingual learners, collaboration with classroom teachers, and incorporation of Latino multilingual learners' cultural wealth into their classrooms. Analyses included 29 ESL teachers from 29 elementary schools in three school districts. Teachers completed pre-post surveys and trained observers rated classroom instruction and cultural wealth for two cohorts of teachers in the yearlong program. Results showed that the PL program had a significant effect on ESL teachers' use of evidence-based instructional strategies. We also found a significant effect on ESL teachers' collaboration processes, including their use of an intentional framework for collaboration and their alignment with classroom teachers' instruction. We did not find differences between the PL group and the control group on ESL teachers' incorporation of cultural wealth in their classroom environment, or on the reported frequency of their collaboration.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Language Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Cultural Capital, Teacher Collaboration, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis, Faculty Development, Evidence Based Practice, Multilingualism, Elementary School Teachers, Hispanic American Students, School Districts, Cultural Background, Literacy Education, Program Effectiveness, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A180336
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