A Guide to Assess Professional Learning Needs Based on the Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School Practice GuideThe Regional Educational Laboratory West and the Region 15 Comprehensive Center developed this guide to help district and school site leaders assess the professional learning needs of elementary school teachers to implement research-based recommendations for the instruction of English learner students. It comprises two tools—the Teacher Self-Reflection Tool and the Classroom Observation Tool—and outlines a 10-step process to help districts align their professional learning decisions with the data collected from these tools.

The guide is designed to help district and school site leaders collect information about their elementary school–level teachers’ confidence and competence in implementing the four research-based recommendations in the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Practice Guide Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School.