Posts related to Federal policy or Missouri State guidance regarding the instruction of ELLs.
Resources at this link compares key changes in policy between NCLB, ESEA, and ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act).
Although the comparisons linked above don’t include how the changes affect ELs specifically, you can get an unofficial but factual idea from the following blog post by Conor Williams of the New America Foundation.
What are your questions about the impact of ESSA on EL education in Missouri?
Do you have innovative ideas for developing EL teachers? This grant may be your ticket to moving your ideas forward:
2016 Federal grant to developing your EL Professional Development
Welcome to KC MELL Blog! This blog was created to diseminate and currate policy, pedagogy, and practice pertaining to the instructional and linguistic development of teachers and students who are mastering English alongside academic content.
Many thanks to UMKC School of Education for supporting this endeavor.