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1. Teacher's Corner: Making Meaningful Assessments

   Format(s): Text

   This month’s Teacher’s Corner focuses on making and designing meaningful assessments to use in the English language classroom. We will begin the month by examining what makes a meaningful assessment and then offer a series of assessment ideas that you can use and adapt to fit the needs of you and your students.

2. Activity 1 - Exit Tickets

   In: Teacher's Corner: Making Meaningful Assessments Format(s): Text

   This month’s Teacher’s Corner focuses on making and designing meaningful assessments to use in the English language classroom. This week, we show you an easy way to check in on your students’ learning and progress using “exit tickets.”

3. Amy

   In: American Teens Talk! Format(s): MP3, Text

   Amy talks about school, her family’s Christmas tradition, and having a sleepover for her birthday.

4. Gordon

   In: American Teens Talk! Format(s): Text

   In this interview, Gordon talks about music – both an orchestra he saw recently and the instruments he plays.

5. Activity 2 - Diagnostic Assessment

   In: Teacher's Corner: Making Meaningful Assessments Format(s): E-book

   Diagnostic assessments can help us recognize and identify what our students’ language learning needs are much earlier in a course. Learn all about diagnostic assessments in the Teacher’s Corner this week.

6. Jacob

   In: American Teens Talk! Format(s): MP3, Text

   In this interview, Jacob talks studying for final exams and his plans for university and graduate school.

7. Activity 3 - Self-Assessment

   In: Teacher's Corner: Making Meaningful Assessments Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, we will look at the role that students play in assessment through assessment creation and self-reflection.

8. Jasmine

   In: American Teens Talk! Format(s): MP3, Text

   Jasmine talks about her dance class in school and what she does in her free time.

9. Changing English: What Teachers Should Know

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   This webinar "Changing English: What Teachers Should Know," demonstrates the ever-changing nature of English and what teachers need to know in order to successfully keep up!

10. Activity 4 - Peer Assessments

    In: Teacher's Corner: Making Meaningful Assessments Format(s): Text

    This week in the Teacher’s Corner, we examine the value of peer assessments in the English language classroom and offer several ways for teachers to use peer assessments in the classroom regardless of content or skill.

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