MATSOL 2014 Conference: Online Program
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What Are We Really Assessing? ELLs and the Accountability System
Friday, May 9, 2014 at 4:30 PM–5:15 PM EDT
Middlesex West
Session Abstract
What are we really assessing when we use high-stakes standardized assessments to make decisions regarding ELL students? This research presentation will use a reproduction theory of education to analyze how the accountability system operates as a tool to reproduce the status quo for English language learners, and immigrants more broadly.
Session Length
Research-Oriented Presentation (45 minutes)
Audience
Secondary Educators
Program Administrators
Program Administrators
Topic Strand
Policy and Advocacy
Lead Presenter
Ms. Lisa Cullington, University of Massachusetts: Boston
Biographical Statement
Lisa Cullington is a doctoral student in the Leadership in Urban Schools program at University of Massachusetts: Boston and an ESL educator in Salem, MA.
Co-Presenters
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