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Describe the current ELL classroom structures as well as the socioeconomic breakdown of your current district.

Discussion: TSL532 Topic5 Professional-Growth

TSL 532 Topic 5 Benchmark Continual Professional Growth
Choose one professional development (PD) opportunity (i.e., a conference) offered in your state or nationally that pertains to educating English language learners (ELLs). Describe the conference and explain why it would be beneficial for you to attend. How would attending positively impact student learning and English language development?

Write a persuasive essay (750-1,000 words) to the school principal or the school board president who is reluctant to send you to the conference.

Describe the purpose of the conference and provide a rationale for attending. Support the rationale with scholarly research. Explain how attending the conference would improve your teaching practice and lead to higher learning outcomes for ELLs.
Describe the current ELL classroom structures as well as the socioeconomic breakdown of your current district. Address any legislation that has been passed within the last 5 years that has impacted the education of ELLs in your district.
Explain how the conference supports educating ELLs according to the ELP standards and legislation regarding educating ELLs.
Describe the steps that you would take to ensure successful implementation of the resources and teaching strategies that would be obtained from the conference.
Include a link to the conference website on your References page. Any other relevant information regarding the conference should be included in an Appendix.

Include 3-5 sources from your research to support your position.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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Program competencies and national standards assessed in the benchmark assignment:

COE 1.1: Candidate will evaluate the political, economic, and educational structures of immigration within the context of educational learning theories applied to ELLs. [TESOL 1.b.4; InTASC 2d]

COE 5.1: Candidate will take on leadership roles to advocate for meeting the needs of ELLs, access to academic classes, resources, and instructional technology, strengthening the learning environment, and enacting system change. [TESOL 5.b.3, 5.b.5; InTASC 10i, 10j, 10k]

COE 5.3: Candidate will model the expectations of the profession by upholding ethical standards, professional standards of practice, and relevant laws and policies. [TESOL 5.a.2; InTASC 9o]

COE 5.4: Candidate will engage in ongoing learning opportunities to develop knowledge and skills in order to provide all learners with engaging curriculum and learning experiences within the context of local and state/ELL standards. [TESOL 5.b.1; InTASC 9a, 10f]

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

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