School EL Environment Evaluation and Action Plan

Use the two evaluation tools: Tanabe Classroom Environment Checklist and 12 Key Practices Checklist in order to identify the strengths and areas of growth needed for a school with ELs. You may evaluate your own school if you are a teacher or you can interview a teacher at a school in which you have previously observed or attended. For the Classroom Environment Checklist, do not answer the Dual Language portion if your school is not dual language or practicing developmental bilingual education as it may not apply. Your goal with this assignment is to learn new information, use the tools to identify strengths and areas of need and then to be solution-driven with a detailed action plan to improve the school for ELs. In addition to providing images of the two completed assessment tools, you will write a 5-7-page paper in which you describe the school, highlight the areas of strength and needs and then create an action plan with specific steps to take in order to create a more beneficial environment for ELs. The steps are: Print out the two tools, interview yourself or someone else and write detailed answers on these two tools. Ensure you complete all notes sections. Then scan the two documents into PDFs. Organize your 5-7 page paper with the following subheadings: a. School Profile, b. Strengths (reference the evaluation tools), c. Areas of need (reference the evaluation tools) and d. Detailed plan of action with steps included to address areas of need (this should be the longest part of the paper).