Professional Development Resource: ELL-U's Online Course on Formative Assessment

ELL-U has a new, no-cost online course on formative assessment, authored by the Center for Applied Linguistics’ Sarah Young. Formative Assessment to Inform Quality Adult ESL Instruction (OC03) is designed to help instructors of adult English language learners:

• define formative assessment and explain its integral role in systematically planning and delivering adult ESL instruction;
• select and design a variety of formative assessment activities that engage learners in setting their own goals and monitoring their own progress in English language development; and
• use appropriate oral and written feedback techniques that inform learners of their progress toward meeting their goals in meaningful and comprehensible ways.

To register for online courses, you must be a member of the ELL-U network. Registration is free. Simply visit http://www.ell-u.org/member/register [edited by admin to fix broken link] to get started. Once you are a registered ELL-U user, go to http://www.ell-u.org/academics/courses/ [edited by admin to fix broken link] and click the Register Now button under the online course description.

ELL-U is an innovative and interactive free professional development network for ESOL practitioners. Through a combination of face-to-face events, online learning activities, and collaborative social networking, ELL-U offers registered users 24-hour access to professional learning opportunities and resources. ELL-U is supported by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education.