professional+development+experiences

**ASSESSMENT** //Professional Development//

 Professional development experiences can take a variety of forms. Observing other teachers teaching is one. This first link documents my case study of a 17-year-old ELL student; it includes assessment of his language level and my recommendations for future language and academic support.

Case Study Exploration

 This document is a journal of several hours of classroom observations and reflections.

Field Observation & Reflection

It is important that ELL teachers continually assess their own teaching in order to direct their own learning about what strategies work for ELLs. The Clark County School District of Nevada offers many professional development courses for teachers of ELLs. I have already participated in a few. I am also a member of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, an international professional organization that holds yearly conferences and provides members with access to current TESL research and resources.