Exams and final projects are equitable when they assess the content taught. However, when tests and long-term assignments become reading and writing assessments about content knowledge, then equity is absent. In other words, when we see MLLs/ELLs struggle on an assessment, we must ask ourselves if we’ve removed all linguistic barriers such that they are able to demonstrate the content that they have mastered. Join MLL/ELL practitioner extraordinaire Tan Huynh in a highly interactive workshop that will explore this essential question and more! After attending this session, participants will leave with additional ways to engineer exams and long-term assignments so that they are accessible and appropriately structured.
By attending this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe ways to engineer exam questions with an MLL/ELL lens.
- Describe ways to engineer written instructions for long-term projects with an MLL/ELL lens.
Facilitator: Tan Huynh