The Observation Protocol for Academic Literacies : : A Tool for Building Expertise for Teachers of English Learners / / Magaly Lavadenz, Elvira G. Armas.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2024 Part 2
• VerfasserIn: Lavadenz, Magaly,; Armas, Elvira G.,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2024]; ©2024
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Language: English
• Series: Bilingual Education & Bilingualism ; 139
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; 1 Building Expertise for Teachers of English Learners: Introduction to the Observation Protocol for Academic Literacies (OPAL) Instrument --; 2 Seeing What’s There: Sharpening Our Observation Skills --; 3 OPAL Domain 3: Comprehensibility --; 4 OPAL Domain 4: Interactions --; 5 OPAL Domain 1: Rigorous and Relevant Curriculum --; 6 OPAL Domain 2: Connections --; 7 Using the OPAL for Professional Learning, Research and Evaluation Purposes --; Appendix A --; Appendix B --; Appendix C --; Appendix D --; Appendix E --; Appendix F --; Appendix G --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781800419025; 9783111332383; 9783111428390
• DOI: 10.21832/9781800419025
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Magaly Lavadenz, Elvira G. Armas.

This book presents a validated observation instrument to support and develop the pedagogic expertise of teachers of English Learners in US schools. With real examples of classroom observations, it offers teachers, researchers and policymakers a tool for professional development, classroom research and program improvement.