Chris Wiggins

EESL 650
Review of Literature and Online Resources
E-Portfolio Evaluation
Title: Promoting Science Instruction and ssessment for English Language Learners
Author: O!hee Lee " #ar$ % valos
Address: htt&'((e)se%southwestern%edu(article(view(**0+
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This article offered a lot of insight teaching Science to E""s# Science learning for all students is
ver$ i%portant# When teaching in an E"" included classroo% it is i%portant to reach all students#
&sing hands on activities gives students a %ore visual loo at a standard that is targeted in Science#
&sing the A'ST( science in %$ classroo% ( get to utili)e the hands-on approach to active learning#
The wa$ in which we have to assess learners has to change as well# We as educators have to change
the wa$ we assess our students# *o longer is +ust taing a test the onl$ valid wa$ to assess our
students# We have to differentiate our assess%ents in wa$s that students can de%onstrate their
nowledge# As a teacher, %$ goal this $ear is to differentiate %$ assess%ents# B$ doing %ore hands-
on activities, ( feel that not onl$ will ( -e a -etter teacher of Science, -ut %$ students will learn and
retain %ore nowledge a-out Science#
( thin this article gave good ideas a-out wa$s a student.s science nowledge could -e assessed#
'$ favorite idea was to have students write fro% Science writing pro%pt# This will give the% a wa$
to write what the$ now giving the teacher a -etter idea of what the student does or does not now#
This is so%ething ( plan to use this ne/t $ear#
Chris Wiggins
EESL 650
Review of Literature and Online Resources
E-Portfolio Evaluation
Title: Su&&orting Science Education 5or English Learners' Promoting Effective Instructional .echni6ues
Author: 7r% 8eatrice % 1i99ons
Address: htt&'((e)lts%ucdavis%edu(article(200+(0(2(su&&orting-science-education-english-learners-
&romoting-effective-instructional-tec
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.his article 9$ 7r% 1i99ons was ver$ informative% It not onl$ tal!ed a9out learning st$les" 9ut also
focused on the role of the teacher% .his article also referred 9ac! to the research of 9oth :hrashen and
Cummings and how it hel&s teachers with teaching Science to ELLs% ;arious st$les of teaching are
discussed as well as ideas for im&lementing these strategies in the classroom% .he overall information in
the article was informative% <owever" I wish this article would have given more activities that could 9e
used in m$ classroom% Over I would sa$ this is a great article for information" 9ut it was o! when it came
to ideas for activities to use in m$ classroom%
Chris Wiggins
EESL 650
Review of Literature and Online Resources
E-Portfolio Evaluation
Title: <ow to .each #ath to English Language Learners
Author: .racie <es!ett
Address: htt&'((www%teachhu9%com(teaching-math-to-english-language-learners
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In this article" .racie <es!ett &oints out the &ro9lem ELLs have with learning #ath in the traditional
classroom% She e=&lains the reasons wh$ it is im&ortant for teachers to var$ their strateg$ so the$ can
reach not )ust ELLs" 9ut all of their students% In this article" #s% <es!ett tries to answer &ossi9le 6uestions
that teachers might have when tr$ing to teach ELLs #ath% She also gives &ossi9le strategies and activities
that can 9e used in the classroom to hel& with teaching #ath%
I li!e the wa$ that #s" <es!ett set u& this article% She set u& this article &ointing out difficulties that
ELLs have in the traditional #ath classroom" answers 6uestions that regular classroom teachers have
when teaching ELLs #ath" and gives suggestions on wa$s to teach ELLs% Some of the suggestions li!e
using sentence stems is something that I would li!e to use this ne=t $ear in m$ own classroom% Overall I
found this to 9e a great article%
Chris Wiggins
EESL 650
Review of Literature and Online Resources
E-Portfolio Evaluation
Title: #athematics' Strategies for .eaching Limited English Proficienc$ ,LEP/ Students
Author: ;irginia 7e&artment of Education
Address: htt&'((www%doe%virginia%gov(instruction(esl(resources(strategies>teach>math%&df%
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.his was a ver$ informative article 9$ the ;irginia 7e&artment of Education% .he$ covered a lot of
information a9out teaching language &roficienc$ through teaching #ath% .he$ dove into the research of
language &roficienc$ as well as the t$&es of language &roficienc$% nother to&ic the$ focused on were
some of the common misconce&tions that are associated with language &roficienc$% 5inall$" this article
concluded with wa$s to hel& teach ELLs 9$ using #ath% .his was ver$ hel&ful for teachers who are not
comforta9le with teaching ELLs%
.he !nowledge area of this article was &ro9a9l$ the most hel&ful to me% It tal!ed a9out the three
!nowledge areas that are involved with ELLs learning #ath% I also li!e the &rocedures that it gave to
9etter% It gave me a 9etter understanding on wa$s teaching m$ ELLs #ath as well as ideas I can use in m$
own classroom%
Chris Wiggins
EESL 650
Review of Literature and Online Resources
E-Portfolio Evaluation
Title: .eacher Education and 23st Centur$ S!ills
Author: Pearson 5oundation
Address: htt&'((www%$outu9e%com(watch?v@0e1<u;5$Lo
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.his cli& 9asicall$ was tal!ing a9out how we need to &re&are our !ids for different s!ills" non-routine
thin!ing and com&le= communication% .his video gave great incite on how we should set u& our schools%
5or instance" schools should 9e set u& where students could figure out things on their own% .his allows
students to use their talents and a9ilities% 8$ doing this" the video suggest it will hel& them 9etter
themselves as well as the societ$%
s I watched this" I thought how neat it would 9e to incor&orate more activities to hel& students
discover their own answer% I feel that this is going to 9e re6uired to meet the new common core standards%
If students can discover more through using the com&le= communication as well as non-routine thin!ing"
the 9etter the &roduct $ouAll receive from $our students in the classroom% I would definitel$ li!e to
incor&orate the 23
st
Centur$ s!ills in m$ classroom this ne=t school $ear%
Chris Wiggins
EESL 650
Review of Literature and Online Resources
E-Portfolio Evaluation
Title: Rethin!ing Learning' .he 23st Centur$ Learner
Author: #acrthur 5oundation
Address: htt&'((www%$outu9e%com(watch?v@c0=aBCc$-Rw
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.his cli& focused on child learning to em9race change when it comes to learning% Students li!e to 9e
measured 9ecause the$ want to see how well the$ have im&roved% .he cli& too! the learning a&&roach
through the view of a gamer% If the learning is not fun" then the learner is not learning% When it comes to
learning" we have to conform to a 23
st
centur$ a&&roach% .hat means to allow them the digital tools to get
them there%
s a teacher I feel it is m$ res&onsi9ilit$ to give m$ students the o&&ortunit$ to utiliDe their digital tools
to 9roaden their learning o&&ortunit$% I feel that I have to steer more awa$ from the traditional st$les of
teaching to 9etter reach the 23
st
centur$ learner% s the new $ear 9egins" I &lan on using technolog$ within
m$ lessons and small grou& instruction to 9etter reach all students% 8$ doing this" I feel li!e I will 9etter
&re&are m$ students for their coming $ears of schooling%
Chris Wiggins
EESL 650
Review of Literature and Online Resources
E-Portfolio Evaluation
Title: Eational 1eogra&hic Education
Author: Eational 1eogra&hic
Address: htt&'((education%nationalgeogra&hic%com(education(to&ics(games(?ar>a@5Faudiences@5
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.his resource has a lot of interactive activities that can give students not onl$ gives information" 9ut it
also gives students the o&&ortunit$ to interact as well% It covers several as&ects of the la9ama Science
Course of Stud$ as well as gives lesson ideas and &rinta9les that can 9e used in the classroom% I could
even see some of these various activities 9eing used in small grou& activities% .he we9site can also 9e
accessed at home as well as on other digital devices% With the man$ interactive activities and video media
this we9site could 9e used for numerous things in the Science classroom% fter tr$ing out some of the
activities and videos on this sight" I 9elieve it is a resource that I will use in m$ classroom this $ear%
Chris Wiggins
EESL 650
Review of Literature and Online Resources
E-Portfolio Evaluation
Title: Watch !now learn
Author: Communit$ 5oundation of Eorthwest #ississi&&i
Address: htt&'((www%watch!nowlearn%org(
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This we-site offers a lot of good science videos covering a lot of topics# The videos range in grade
level as well as coincide with the 0o%%on 0ore Science Standards# (f a teacher would lie to share
a video related to Science, the$ have that a-ilit$ on this we-site to do so# Another good co%ponent
of this site is that it can -e changed to Spanish or 0hinese# Students can access the site fro% ho%e
or it can even -e used in whole group or even s%all group# This site also contains other su-+ect
content area videos that can -e used in other classes# 1verall ( sa$ this is a great we- source that
can -e used in an$ classroo%#
Chris Wiggins
EESL 650
Review of Literature and Online Resources
E-Portfolio Evaluation
Title: 5activation
Author: Lisa :anaga
Address: htt&'((factivation%com(
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This we-site offers a collection of -est strategies when it co%es to learning 'ath facts# Well-
nown strategies for 'ultiplication, for e/a%ple, the *ines finger strateg$, have -een co%-ined
with trics and chants to create an a-solute s$ste% that teaches each fact in the si%plest as well as
strategicall$ learning# ( feel that with the difficult$ that students, including E""s have with fact
fa%ilies, this interactive site would -e perfect for teaching facts# This site also gives teachers the
opportunit$ to eep up with their students. progress# Another good aspect of this sight is that it does
give $ou the option of printa-les that can -e used as well# (t contains a pre-assess%ent that can give
teachers an idea of what their students alread$ now and what the$ are struggling with# ( see this
site -eing a great resource for -oth s%all group as well as whole group instruction# ( could see %e
using this site in %$ 2
th
grade classroo% this $ear# This is a terrific site when it co%es to teaching
'ath#
Chris Wiggins
EESL 650
Review of Literature and Online Resources
E-Portfolio Evaluation
Title: ha #ath
Author: Learning%com
Address: htt&'((www%learning%com(ahamath(
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This we-site e3uips educators with wa$s to incorporate 45st centur$ sills within the core
instruction# B$ providing students with 45st centur$ sills and technolog$ this site helps teachers
with preparing students for college and career# Teachers could access this site as a s%all group
activit$ or as a whole group lesson# This site also gives teacher the opportunit$ to trac a student.s
progress to see what area needs %ore attention# 1verall ( thin this is a great tool to help teachers
with teaching E""s while incorporating technolog$ within the classroo% setting# (t is a helpful tool
to have# ( have seen how it has wored and it is -eneficial# !opefull$ ( will get to use this in %$
classroo% this $ear#