Full course description
Microcourse 3: Assessment for Responsive Vocabulary Instruction
This microcourse explores both informal and formal vocabulary assessment practices and demonstrates how to leverage the collected data to drive responsive teaching.
This is Microcourse 3 of a four part microcredential that empowers educators to design language-rich learning environments where the intentional exploration of words is seamlessly embedded across whole-class instruction, small-group collaboration, and independent application. Microcourses may be taken individually. Badges and certificates of participation will be given for completion of each microcourse. To earn the microcredential, learners must complete all four microcourses. There will be a $125 fee for each microcourse, or $425 for all four microcourses.
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Learning Objectives
- Evaluate the utility of various formal and informal assessment tools to accurately gauge students’ breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge.
- Design and deliver responsive feedback and differentiated instruction for vocabulary acquisition based directly on the data gathered from formal and informal student assessments.
Registration
Format: Asynchronous Online Microcourse
Price: $125
For more information, questions or to register: Email tcacademy@tc.columbia.edu
Please Note: This microcourse has rolling registration. Once registration is complete, learners will have 6 months to complete their chosen course.


