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The Observation Protocol for Academic Literacies

A Tool for Building Expertise for Teachers of English Learners

Magaly Lavadenz Elvira G. Armas

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Multilingual Matters
16 January 2024
This book presents a validated observation instrument to support and further develop the pedagogic expertise of teachers of English Learners in US schools. Based on sociocultural and second language teaching and learning theories, the Observation Protocol for Academic Literacies (OPAL) has a variety of uses across teacher preparation programs, pre-K-12 classroom contexts and school districts. This book leads the reader through the process of using OPAL with real classroom observations in the form of vignettes, in order to develop confidence and reliability scoring evidence in research-based practices. The book provides examples of its non-evaluative uses to conduct research, support teachers and identify areas of strength and weakness in their professional development. It also offers researchers and policymakers a tool for collecting classroom-based evidence to inform the implementation and refinement of English Learner programs.

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Imprint:   Multilingual Matters
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 11mm
Weight:   290g
ISBN:   9781800419001
ISBN 10:   1800419007
Series:   Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
Pages:   200
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Further / Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Building Expertise for Teachers of English Learners: Introduction to the Observation Protocol for Academic Literacies (OPAL) Instrument Chapter 2. Seeing What’s There: Sharpening Our Observation Skills Chapter 3. OPAL Domain 3: Comprehensibility Chapter 4. OPAL Domain 4: Interactions Chapter 5. OPAL Domain 1: Rigorous and Relevant Curriculum Chapter 6. OPAL Domain 2: Connections Chapter 7. Using the OPAL for Professional Learning, Research and Evaluation Purposes Appendices References Index

Magaly Lavadenz is the Leavey Presidential Endowed Chair in Ethics and Moral Leadership in the School of Education and Executive Director of the Center for Equity for English Learners at Loyola Marymount University, USA. Her research interests include teacher education, language education policy and immigrant and diaspora communities. Elvira G. Armas is Director of the Center of Equity for English Learners and Affiliated Faculty in the School of Education at Loyola Marymount University, USA. Her research explores teaching and learning in linguistically and culturally diverse settings and collaboration between schools, families and communities.

Reviews for The Observation Protocol for Academic Literacies: A Tool for Building Expertise for Teachers of English Learners

This is a well-written, detailed, and clear description of the development and use of the OPAL that walks the reader through the process using actual classroom examples – well-positioned as an important, flexible resource for courses in assessment, second language acquisition, instructional methodology, and related areas as well as for professional development communities and coaching. * Robert Rueda, Professor Emeritus, University of Southern California, USA *


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