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by Julie Sykes, CASLS Director

The Teaching Effectiveness for Language Learning (TELL) framework offers language educators a guide for best practices and models. The framework entails seven domains, each "designed to address a teacher's need to Prepare for Student Learning, Advance Student Learning, and Support Student Learning." These seven domains offer a means to reflect on one's own practice and align ways of talking about language teaching.

1. Environment: creating a safe and supporting learning environment.
2. Planning: designing positive learning experience through planning.
3. The Learning Experience: providing meaningful learning experiences that advance meaning.
4. Performance and Feedback: using performance and feedback to advance student learning.
5. Learning Tools: maximizing the learning experience through the use of meaningful tools.
6. Collaboration: collaborating with stakeholders to support student learning.
7. Professionalism: continued growth as a professional to support student learning.

Lead by a team of educators, TELL sets to define what good language teaching looks like and facilitate growth and professional development. Professional development resources include self-assessments to reflect on one's own practice, feedback tools to facilitate observations and classroom instruction, and additional resources for those interested in learning more. TELL is featured here as one place to jump start your professional journey.

More information on TELL can be found at: http://www.tellproject.org.