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Robin
Adamopoulos
Candidate in Master of Arts in
English/TESOL
Salisbury University
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
I. Philosophy of Education
II. Resume
III. TESOL Standards
IV. Technology Standards
V. Artifacts
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TESOL Standards
Technology Standards
VI. Classroom Evaluations
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Philosophy of Education
“Knowledge emerges only through invention and re-invention, through
the restless, impatient, continuing, hopeful inquiry human beings
pursue in the world, with the world, and with each other.”
Paolo Freire (1970),
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
The classroom should be an environment where students feel free to discuss
their ideas and use their experiences to enhance their learning. My view of teaching is the
teacher as a facilitator of learning: the teacher constructs an environment where learning
can take place. I want to give my students the opportunity to try new things and to build on
their developing concepts of the world and society.
Acquiring a second language is a long and complex process, the teacher must
help the students to face these difficulties and persevere through the challenges they will
face. Therefore, as an ESL teacher, I must have a view towards caring and nurturing the
whole person, accepting the students for who they are, and, at the same time, attempting to
provide them with the tools, the language and literacy skills, the students will need to be
able to succeed in academics and society.
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TESOL Standards
Domain 1: Language
Domain 2: Culture
Domain 3: Planning and Managing Instruction
Domain 4: Assessment
Domain 5: Professionalism
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Technology Standards
I. Information Access, Evaluation, Processing and
Application
II. Communication
III. Legal, Social and Ethical Issues
IV. Assessment for Administration and Instruction
V. Integrating Technology into the Curriculum and
Instruction
VI. Assistive Technology
VII. Professional Growth
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Artifacts
TESOL Domains
Domain 1: Language
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Standard 1.a. Describing Language
Standard 1.b. Language Acquisition and Development
Domain 2: Culture
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Standard 2.a. Nature and Role of Culture
Standard 2.b. Cultural Groups and Identity
Standard 2.c. Interrelationship Between Language and Culture
Domain 3: Planning and Managing Instruction
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Standard 3.a. Planning for ESL Instruction
Standard 3.b. Managing ESL Instruction
Standard 3.c. Managing Content Instruction for ESOL Learners
Standard 3.d. Using Resources Effectively in ESL Instruction
Domain 4: Assessment
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Standard 4.a. Issues of Assessment for ESL
Standard 4.b. Language Proficiency Assessment
Standard 4.c. Classroom-based Assessment for ESL.
Domain 5: Professionalism
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Standard 5.a. ESL Research and History
Standard 5.b. Partnerships and Advocacy
Standard 5.c. Professional Development and Collaboration
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Artifacts
Technology Standards
I. Information Access, Evaluation, Processing and Application
II. Communication
III. Legal, Social and Ethical Issues
IV. Assessment for Administration and Instruction
V. Integrating Technology into the Curriculum and Instruction
VI. Assistive Technology
VII. Professional Growth
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TESOL Domain 1:
Language
Candidates know, understand, and use the
major concepts, theories, and research related
to the nature and acquisition of language to
construct learning environments that support
ESOL students’ language and literacy
development and content area achievement.
Standard
1.a.
Standard
1.b.
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Standard 1.a.
Describing Language
Candidates demonstrate understanding of
language as a system and demonstrate a
high level of competence in helping ESOL
students acquire and use English in
listening, speaking, reading and writing for
both social and academic purposes.
Artifact
Reflection
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Artifact: Standard 1.a.
The artifact selected for TESOL Domain 1:
Standard 1.a. Describing Language is a
Food Shopping Lesson Plan developed for
ENGL 539: Second Language Acquisition.
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Standard 1.b. Language
Acquisition and Development
Candidates know, understand and apply
concepts, theories, research, and practice
to facilitate the acquisition of both a
primary and a new language in and out of
classroom settings.
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Artifact: Standard 1.b.
The artifact selected for TESOL Domain 1:
Standard 1.b. Language Acquisition and
Development is a paper exploring the
impact of personality on second language
acquisition written for ENGL 539: Second
Language Acquisition in the Spring of
2004.
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TESOL Domain 2 :
Culture
Candidates know, understand, and use the major
concepts, theories, and research related to the nature
and structure of culture to construct learning
environments that support ESOL students’ language and
literacy development and content area achievement.
Standard
2.a.
Standard
2.b.
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Standard
2.c.
Standard 2.a.
Nature and Role of Culture
Candidates know, understand, and use the
major concepts, principles, theories and
research related to the nature and role of
culture in language development and
academic achievement which support
individual students’ learning.
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Reflection
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Artifact: Standard 2.a.
The artifact selected for TESOL Domain 2:
Standard 2.a. Nature and Role of Culture is a
reaction paper written for ENGL 535 : Language
and Culture. The paper is a review of a chapter
from Sonia Nieto (2002): Language, Culture,
and Teaching: Critical Perspectives for a New
Century.
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Standard 2.b.
Cultural Groups and Identity
Candidates know,understand, and use
knowledge of how cultural groups and
students’ cultural identity affect language
learning and school achievement.
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Artifact: Standard 2.b.
The artifact selected for TESOL Domain 2:
Standard 2.b. Cultural Groups and
Identity is a lesson plan which builds on
cultural knowledge. This lesson plan was
developed for ENGL 538 Bilingualism.
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Standard 2.c. Interrelationship
Between Language and Culture
Candidates know and understand the
interrelationship between language and
culture and the impact of this relationship
on learning.
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Reflection
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Artifact: Standard 2.c.
The Trickster Tales Lesson Plan I wrote for
ENGL 538: Bilingualism was selected for
Standards 2.b. and 2.c.: Interrelationship
Between Language and Culture as this
lesson uses culture as a medium to teach
language.
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TESOL Domain 3: Planning
and Managing Instruction
Candidates know, understand, and are able to use
effective practices and strategies related to planning and
management of ESL instruction, including classroom
organization, effective teaching strategies for developing
and integrating language skills, implementing a variety of
teaching strategies and structures, and effectively
choosing and adapting classroom resources.
Standard
3.a.
Standard
3.b.
Standard
3.c.
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Standard
3.d.
Standard 3.a. Planning
for ESL Instruction
Candidates know, understand, and apply concepts,
research, and best practices to plan and organize
classroom instruction in a supportive learning
environment for ESOL students. Candidates
demonstrate enthusiasm for learning a second language,
serve as effective English language models, and
manage the classroom effectively for multilevel
classrooms with learners from diverse backgrounds.
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Reflection
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Artifact: Standard 3.a.
The artifact selected for TESOL Domain 3:
Standard 3.a. Planning for ESL Instruction
is an observation of a mainstream
classroom with ELLs conducted for EDUC
547: Methods of Teaching ESOL in the Fall
of 2004.
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Standard 3.b. Managing ESL
Instruction
Candidates know, understand and use a
variety of effective teaching strategies and
materials for developing and integrating
English listening, speaking, reading and
writing.
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Reflection
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Artifact: Standard 3.b.
The artifact selected for TESOL Domain 3:
Standard 3.b. Managing ESL Instruction is
a lesson plan prepared as part of a unit
plan for ENGL 532: Literacy and ESOL
Reading and developed further for ENGL
534: Literacy and ESOL Writing.
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Standard 3.c. Managing Content
Instruction for ESOL Learners
Candidates know, understand, and
implement a range of teaching strategies,
structures and models to support ESOL
students in accessing the core curriculum
by learning language and academic
content together.
Reflection
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Artifact: Standard 3.c.
The Information Quest Lesson Plan was
selected as an artifact for Standard 3.c.
Managing Content Instruction for ESOL
Learners as this lesson integrates content
knowledge– a history lesson with
language learning.
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Standard 3.d. Using Resources
Effectively in ESL Instruction
Candidates are familiar with a wide range
of materials, resources, and technologies
and choose, adapt, and use them
effectively in ESL teaching.
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Artifact: Standard 3.d.
The Information Quest Lesson Plan uses
many resources in delivering content and
literacy skills to ESOL learners. This
artifact was also selected to demonstrate
Standard 3.d. Using Resources Effectively
in ESL Instruction.
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TESOL Domain 4:
Assessment
Candidates understand issues of assessment
and use assessment measures as they relate to
ESOL students.
Standard
4.b.
Standard
4.a.
Standard
4.c.
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Standard 4.a.
Issues of Assessment for ESL
Candidates understand various issues of
assessment, e.g. cultural bias, political and
social factors in assessment, IQ and special
education testing (including gifted and talented),
as they affect ESOL student learning.
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Reflection
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Artifact: Standard 4.a.
The artifact selected for TESOL Domain 4:
Standard 4.a. Issues of Assessment for
ESL is an independent study project
developed for EDUC 591: Instructional
Techniques for Inclusion addressing the
assessment and evaluation of ELLs with
learning disabilities.
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Standard 4.b. Language
Proficiency Assessment
Candidates know and use a variety of
language proficiency instruments to inform
instruction and understand its uses for
identification and placement of students.
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Artifact: Standard 4.b.
The artifact selected for TESOL Domain 4:
Standard 4.b. Language Proficiency
Assessment is a survey of language
proficiency I designed for teaching ESOL
ENGL 101 at Salisbury University, Fall,
2004.
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Standard 4.c. Classroom-based
Assessment for ESL
Candidates know and use a variety of
classroom-based assessment tools to inform
instruction.
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Reflection
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Artifact: Standard 4.c.
The artifact selected for TESOL Domain 4:
Standard 4.c. Classroom-Based
Assessment for ESL is a project designed
to teach rhetorical structure and assess
students’ comprehension of this concept.
This project was a part of a unit plan for
EDUC 534: Literacy and ESOL Reading.
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TESOL Domain 5:
Professionalism
Candidates demonstrate knowledge of the history of ESL
teaching. Candidates keep current with new instructional
techniques, research results, advances in the ESL field,
and public policy issues. Candidates use such
information to reflect upon and improve their instructional
practices. Candidates provide support and advocate for
ESOL students and their families and work collaborative
to improve the learning environment.
Standard
5.a.
Standard
5.b.
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Standard
5.c.
Standard 5.a.
ESL Research and History
Candidates are knowledgeable of history,
research, and current practice in the field
of ESL teaching and apply this knowledge
to improve teaching and learning.
Artifact
Reflection
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Artifact: Standard 5.a.
The artifact selected for TESOL Domain 5:
Standard 5.a. ESL Research and History
is a research journal prepared for ENGL
538: Bilingualism which explored websites
and current news involving ESL issues.
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Standard 5.b.
Partnerships and Advocacy
Candidates serve as professional
resources, advocate for language minority
children, and build partnerships with their
families.
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Artifact: Standard 5.b.
The artifact selected for TESOL Domain 5:
Standard 5.b. Partnerships and Advocacy is a
Power Point presentation prepared for EDUC
591: Independent Study of the History and
Foundations of Education. The Power Point
presents a framework for collaboration between
the school, parents and the community in
supporting ELLs and their families.
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Standard 5.c. Professional
Development and Collaboration
Candidates collaborate with and are
prepared to serve as a resource to all staff
to improve learning for all ESOL students.
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Artifact: Standard 5.c.
The artifact selected for TESOL Domain 5:
Standard 5.c. Professional Development and
Collaboration is an Annotated Bibliography
which serves as a handout/companion piece for
the Power Point – Artifact for Standard 5.b. The
handout and Power Point were designed to be
used in a professional development workshop.
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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Technology Standard I:
Information Access, Evaluation,
Processing and Application
Access, evaluate, process and apply information
efficiently and effectively.
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Artifact: Technology Standard I
The artifact selected for Technology
Standard I: Information Access,
Evaluation, Processing, and Application is
an Annotated Bibliography which is the
research base of the presentation selected
for TESOL Domain 5.
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Technology Standard II:
Communication
Use technology effectively and appropriately to
interact electronically. Use technology to
communicate information in a variety of forms.
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Artifact: Technology Standard II
The artifact selected for Technology
Standard II: Communication is a Learning
Experience Activity lesson developed for
ENGL 547: ESOL Methods. The lesson
involves using photography to create a
composition.
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Technology Standard III:
Legal, Social and Ethical Issues
Demonstrate an understanding of the legal,
social, and ethical issues related to technology
use.
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Artifact: Technology Standard III
The artifact selected for Technology
Standard III: Legal, Social, and Ethical
Issues is a journal consisting of reflections
on articles gathered from on-line
resources compiled for ENGL 538:
Bilingualism.
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Technology Standard IV:
Assessment for Administration
and Instruction
Use technology to analyze problems and
develop data-driven solutions for instructional
and school improvement.
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Artifact: Technology Standard IV
The artifact selected for Technology
Standard IV: Assessment is a Power Point
on developing criterion-referenced tests.
The presentation was a course
requirement of ENGL 591: Special
Topics– ESOL Assessments.
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Technology Standard V:
Integrating Technology into the
Curriculum and Instruction
Design, implement and assess learning experiences
that incorporate use of technology in a curriculumrelated instructional activity to support understanding,
inquiry, problem solving, communication and/or
collaboration.
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Artifact: Technology Standard V
The artifact selected for Technology
Standard V: Integrating Technology is a
lesson plan developed for ENGL 534:
ESOL Literacy and Writing. This lesson
involves students in conducting research
to prepare a Power Point Presentation.
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Technology Standard VI:
Assistive Technology
Understand human, equity and developmental issues
surrounding the use of assistive technology to enhance
student learning performance and apply that
understanding to practice.
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Artifact: Technology Standard VI
The artifact selected for Technology
Standard VI: Assistive Technology is a set
of two interactive graphic organizers
designed for use with the Trickster Tales
Lesson Plan. This project was completed
for EDUC 415: Instructional Techniques
for Inclusion.
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Technology Standard VII:
Professional Growth
Develop professional practices that support
continual learning and professional growth in
technology.
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Artifact: Technology Standard VII
The artifact selected for Technology
Standard VII: Professional Growth is a
photo collage of pictures from an English
101 course designed for ESOL students
that I taught at Salisbury University in the
Fall of 2004.
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