This course is designed to expand participants’ knowledge of effective assessment practices and support services available for ELL students.

In addition to effective assessment practices, purposes for assessment, multiple assessment models, use of evaluation techniques, scaffolding of assessments, Cryptonic Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA), and formal/informal assessment tools will be discussed.

Participants will learn the availability of school support services to assist ELLs in language acquisition and content learning and ways to promote parental/family involvement with their children’s educational program.

Participants will gain experience in test administration, interpretation, and reporting.

Assessment and Support for English Language Learners On-Line is an online course completed in six weeks, with an additional two weeks to complete and submit the final assignment. Although students may work on assignments offline, all course content, and links to supplementary information, class discussions, submission of assignments, interaction with the instructor and peer groups are carried out online, through email and the Blended Schools web site.

The final grade is Pass/Fail and is determined by participation in discussions, completing course quizzes and assignments, and submitting a final project.

This course is online and available for 24 hours a day during the term of the course. Participants have 2 weeks from the end of the course to finish work.

This is an online course. You will receive specific information concerning this course or workshop on the day before the start date. A User ID and link to the course site will be emailed to you at that time, there will not be any additional electronic communications before then. If books or materials are included in the tuition, these items will be mailed to you, provided the course is paid for, before the start of the course.

Participants must have a working knowledge of computers and Internet use, high speed Internet access, and a working email account for the duration of the course.

Please make sure your email address is correct in your account on this site.

Required text: Authentic Assessment for the English Language Learners Practical Approaches for Teachers, O´Malley and Pierce, Pearson Education, ISBN 0-201-59151-0.
Text is not included in the fee. The IU 1 does not provide the text, you must acquire the text before course begins.

This course is for Teachers seeking ESL Certification in grades K-12 and meets the following professional development criteria: ESL Standards for Reading, Speech and Listening as well as the Pennsylvania Professional Education Criteria for classroom teachers, guidance counselors and education specialists, Enhances the educator’s content knowledge in the area of the educator’s certification or assignment, increases the educator’s teaching skills based on research on effective practice and empowers educators to work effectively with parent and community partners, and reading comprehension.

Participants will be evaluated through embedded quizzes and test, discussion board participation, article summary, critiques, case study, lesson plans, and other portfolio information.
Participants will complete a written project, performance assessment and an action plan for implementation.
Participants will be assessed using a multiple choice pre and post assessment. Scores on the post assessment must be at least 80%. In addition a lesson plan or project with action plan is required.
Finally an implementation plan will be completed by participants indicating how new learning will be integrated into their assignments.

This course is based upon knowledge of behaviors, beliefs and attitudes of a multicultural approach to learning.

Cultural awareness is a basic level on a scale from visible culture to deep culture for promoting school staff understanding about cultures. Course participants will be required to demonstrate knowledge of fundamental concepts and practices of English as a Second Language instruction as related to cultural awareness based on the following competencies.

Course Delivery:
Assessment and Support for English Language Learners On-Line is an online course completed in six weeks, with an additional two weeks to complete and submit the final assignment. Although students may work on assignments offline, all course content, and links to supplementary information, class discussions, submission of assignments, interaction with the instructor and peer groups are carried out online, through email and the blended school course site.

The final grade is Pass/Fail and is determined by online participation on discussions board, completing course quizzes, assignments, and submitting a final project.

This course is online and available for 24 hours a day during the term of the course. Participants have 2 weeks from the end of the course to finish work.

This is an online course. You will receive specific information concerning this course on the day before the start date. A User ID and link to the course site will be emailed to you at that time, there will not be any additional electronic communications before then. If books or materials are included in the tuition, these items will be mailed to you, provided the course is paid for, before the start of the course.

Participants must have a working knowledge of computers and Internet use, high speed Internet access, and a working email account for the duration of the course.

Make sure your email address and PDE ID# is correct in your account on this site.

Students Must Purchase the following book: Diversity in the Classroom New Approaches to the Education of Young Children. Author: Frances E. Kendall. ISBN: 0807734985

This course is for Teachers seeking ESL Certification in grades K-12 and meets the following professional development criteria: ESL Standards for Reading, Speech and Listening as well as the Pennsylvania Professional Education Criteria for classroom teachers, guidance counselors and education specialists, Enhances the educator’s content knowledge in the area of the educator’s certification or assignment, increases the educator’s teaching skills based on research on effective practice and empowers educators to work effectively with parent and community partners, and reading comprehension.

Participants will be evaluated through embedded quizzes and test, discussion board participation, article summary, critiques, case study, lesson plans, and other portfolio information.
Participants will complete a written project, performance assessment and an action plan for implementation.

This course is taught online and is part of the ESL Certification program. Participants will examine socio-linguistic aspects of U.S. and world cultures, sources of cross-cultural conflict, and approaches to cross-cultural conflict resolution as they relate to K-12 settings, their communities and the communities in which they teach.

This course is online and available for 24 hours a day during the term of the course. Participants have 2 weeks from the end of the course to finish work.

This is an online course. You will receive specific information concerning this course on the day before the start date. A User ID and link to the course site will be emailed to you at that time, there will not be any additional electronic communications before then. If books or materials are included in the tuition, these items will be mailed to you, provided the course is paid for, before the start of the course.

Participants must have a working knowledge of computers and Internet use, high speed Internet access, and a working email account for the duration of the course.

Make sure your email address and PDE ID# is correct in your account on this site.

This course is for Teachers seeking ESL Certification in grades K-12 and meets the following professional development criteria: ESL Standards for Reading, Speech and Listening as well as the Pennsylvania Professional Education Criteria for classroom teachers, guidance counselors and education specialists, Enhances the educator’s content knowledge in the area of the educator’s certification or assignment, increases the educator’s teaching skills based on research on effective practice and empowers educators to work effectively with parent and community partners, and reading comprehension.

Participants will be evaluated through embedded quizzes and test, discussion board participation, article summary, critiques, case study, lesson plans, and other portfolio information.
Participants will complete a written project, performance assessment and an action plan for implementation.
Participants will also be assessed using a multiple choice pre and post assessment. Scores on the post assessment must be at least 80%. In addition a lesson plan or project with action plan is required.
Finally an implementation plan will be completed by participants indicating how new learning will be integrated into their assignments.

This course is designed for teachers of English Language Learners. Because ELL students come to us with a variety of backgrounds and at diverse levels of language acquisition, it is important for ESL teachers to have the knowledge and skills necessary to create and implement a developmentally appropriate curricular program for all students.

Upon completion of this course, teachers will be expected to be able to: design and implement an ESL program tailored to meet the needs of each student. Participants will be able to identify appropriate materials and resources to be used with children at each level of English Proficiency.

Required out-of-class work includes creating lesson plans, reading articles, and conduct internet searches for materials, discussion board participation and a final project in the form of a written paper to demonstrate how they will apply information in this class to their classroom instruction.

This project will meet both the National TESOL Standards and Pennsylvania Language Proficiency Standards for English Language Learners.

This course is online and available for 24 hours a day during the term of the course. Participants have 2 weeks from the end of the course to finish work.

This is an online course. You will receive specific information concerning this course on the day before the start date. A User ID and link to the course site will be emailed to you at that time, there will not be any additional electronic communications before then. If books or materials are included in the tuition, these items will be mailed to you, provided the course is paid for, before the start of the course.

Participants must have a working knowledge of computers and Internet use, high speed Internet access, and a working email account for the duration of the course.

Make sure your email address and PDE ID# is correct in your account on this site.

Fee includes text.
Required Text: Teaching English Language Learners Cultural Implications, Communications, Connections, Curriculum, by Janet L Pierce.
NOTE: This book is privately published, it is not available from retailers. The book will be provided by IU 1.

This course is for Teachers seeking ESL Certification in grades K-12 and meets the following professional development criteria: ESL Standards for Reading, Speech and Listening as well as the Pennsylvania Professional Education Criteria for classroom teachers, guidance counselors and education specialists, Enhances the educator’s content knowledge in the area of the educator’s certification or assignment, increases the educator’s teaching skills based on research on effective practice and empowers educators to work effectively with parent and community partners, and reading comprehension.

Participants will be evaluated through embedded quizzes and test, discussion board participation, article summary, critiques, case study, lesson plans, and other portfolio information.
Participants will complete a written project, performance assessment and an action plan for implementation.
Participants will also be assessed using a multiple choice pre and post assessment. Scores on the post assessment must be at least 80%. In addition a lesson plan or project with action plan is required.
Finally an implementation plan will be completed by participants indicating how new learning will be integrated into their assignments.

This course is part of the ESL certification program and requires a demonstration of knowledge of the fundamental concepts and practices of ESL instruction, with emphasis on instructional materials and strategies.

This course is online and available for 24 hours a day during the term of the course. Participants have 2 weeks from the end of the course to finish work.

This is an online course. You will receive specific information concerning this course on the day before the start date. A User ID and link to the course site will be emailed to you at that time, there will not be any additional electronic communications before then. If books or materials are included in the tuition, these items will be mailed to you, provided the course is paid for, before the start of the course.

Participants must have a working knowledge of computers and Internet use, high speed Internet access, and a working email account for the duration of the course.

Make sure your email address and PDE ID# is correct in your account on this site.

This course is for Teachers seeking ESL Certification in grades K-12 and meets the following professional development criteria: ESL Standards for Reading, Speech and Listening as well as the Pennsylvania Professional Education Criteria for classroom teachers, guidance counselors and education specialists, Enhances the educator’s content knowledge in the area of the educator’s certification or assignment, increases the educator’s teaching skills based on research on effective practice and empowers educators to work effectively with parent and community partners, and reading comprehension.

Participants will be evaluated through embedded quizzes and test, discussion board participation, article summary, critiques, case study, lesson plans, and other portfolio information.
Participants will complete a written project, performance assessment and an action plan for implementation.
Participants will also be assessed using a multiple choice pre and post assessment. Scores on the post assessment must be at least 80%. In addition a lesson plan or project with action plan is required.
Finally an implementation plan will be completed by participants indicating how new learning will be integrated into their assignments.

Educators taking this course will develop knowledge and skills in the areas of structure of the English language, grammar, and pronunciation, including lexical, morphological, syntax, phonological and pragmatic components.

The prerequisites are a PA Level I certificate.

This course is online and available for 24 hours a day during the term of the course. Participants have 2 weeks from the end of the course to finish work.

This is an online course. You will receive specific information concerning this course or workshop on the day before the start date. A User ID and link to the course site will be emailed to you at that time, there will not be any additional electronic communications before then. If books or materials are included in the tuition, these items will be mailed to you, provided the course is paid for, before the start of the course.

Participants must have a working knowledge of computers and Internet use, high speed Internet access, and a working email account for the duration of the course.

Make sure your email address and PDE ID# is correct in your account on this site.

This course is for Teachers seeking ESL Certification in grades K-12 and meets the following professional development criteria: ESL Standards for Reading, Speech and Listening as well as the Pennsylvania Professional Education Criteria for classroom teachers, guidance counselors and education specialists, Enhances the educator’s content knowledge in the area of the educator’s certification or assignment, increases the educator’s teaching skills based on research on effective practice and empowers educators to work effectively with parent and community partners, and reading comprehension.

Participants will be evaluated through embedded quizzes and test, discussion board participation, article summary, critiques, case study, lesson plans, and other portfolio information.
Participants will complete a written project, performance assessment and an action plan for implementation.
Participants will be assessed using a multiple choice pre and post assessment. Scores on the post assessment must be at least 80%. In addition a lesson plan or project with action plan is required.
Finally an implementation plan will be completed by participants indicating how new learning will be integrated into their assignments.

Educators taking this course will develop knowledge of the process of first and second language acquisition, including developmental issues in verbal, non-verbal skills, and vocabulary. They will also develop knowledge and skills to assist ELLs to comunicate using verbal and non-verbal language.

Prerequisite is Language Acquisition Part I.

This course is online and available for 24 hours a day during the term of the course. Participants have 2 weeks from the end of the course to finish work.

This is an online course. You will receive specific information concerning this course on the day before the start date. A User ID and link to the course site will be emailed to you at that time, there will not be any additional electronic communications before then. If books or materials are included in the tuition, these items will be mailed to you, provided the course is paid for, before the start of the course.

Participants must have a working knowledge of computers and Internet use, high speed Internet access, and a working email account for the duration of the course.

Make sure your email address and PDE ID# is correct in your account on this site.

This course is for Teachers seeking ESL Certification in grades K-12 and meets the following professional development criteria: ESL Standards for Reading, Speech and Listening as well as the Pennsylvania Professional Education Criteria for classroom teachers, guidance counselors and education specialists, Enhances the educator’s content knowledge in the area of the educator’s certification or assignment, increases the educator’s teaching skills based on research on effective practice and empowers educators to work effectively with parent and community partners, and reading comprehension.

Participants will be evaluated through embedded quizzes and test, discussion board participation, article summary, critiques, case study, lesson plans, and other portfolio information.
Participants will complete a written project, performance assessment and an action plan for implementation.
Participants will be assessed using a multiple choice pre and post assessment. Scores on the post assessment must be at least 80%. In addition a lesson plan or project with action plan is required.
Finally an implementation plan will be completed by participants indicating how new learning will be integrated into their assignments.

This course is a part of the ESL certification program. This is an online course (not face to face) which requires knowledge of MicroSoft Word, the Internet, and email.

Participants will develop knowledge and understanding of the process of second language development. They will also develop strategies to assist English Language Learners in different stages of language learning and usage.

This course is online and available for 24 hours a day during the term of the course. Participants have 2 weeks from the end of the course to finish work.

This is an online course. You will receive specific information concerning this course on the day before the start date. A User ID and link to the course site will be emailed to you at that time, there will not be any additional electronic communications before then. If books or materials are included in the tuition, these items will be mailed to you, provided the course is paid for, before the start of the course.

Participants must have a working knowledge of computers and Internet use, high speed Internet access, and a working email account for the duration of the course.

Make sure your email address and PDE ID# is correct in your account on this site.

Participants must purchase the required text elsewhere.
Required Text: Second Language Learning Theories-2nd Edition; Oxford University Press, ISBN: 0340807660