The ELPA21 standards, assessments, and scores are intended to provide educators and students with a thorough and thoughtful framework to support ELs on their journey toward English Proficiency. The power of the ELPA21 standards, assessments, and scores are best understood and applied when they are viewed as an integrated system. 

This full-day workshop will guide educators, school and district teams, and SEA staff through an incisive overview of the ELPA21 standards, assessments, and scores, Topics covered will include: the power of the ELP standards, embedding ELP standards into instruction, screener and summative assessments, how best to support and accommodate student test takers, timelines for receiving assessment scores, the meaning of ELPA21 assessment scores, and high-level takeaways for guiding instruction of English Learners based on standards and scores. 

This workshop is appropriate for all levels and roles, and is especially recommended for EL educators who are newly credentialed and content area educators who instruct English learners.