Online Courses

Reaching English Language Learners with the English Language Development Standards

Instructor: Joy McLaughlin

Course completed (taught April 8–May 6)

The purpose of this course is to provide English as a Second Language teachers who are new to using the North Carolina English Language Development Standards an opportunity to become familiar with the standards and to create lesson plans based on these standards. At the end of this course, participants should have experience planning lessons and a unit that can be used in the classroom.

Participants will also have a chance to evaluate different types of lesson plans and arrive at a common view of what elements are essential to a good lesson plan.

Participants will be assessed on their regular participation in the class discussions, the quality of their research and the completion of lesson plans within a unit of instruction.

This course is being offered online to give busy ESL teachers a chance to attend class online with more flexibility than they would have in a face-to-face classroom experience.

In addition to the course enhancing your teaching in the classroom, using the ELD Standards to create language objectives will be especially useful to teachers who are working with the SIOP Model.

Prerequisites

Participants must have a reliable Internet connection on a home computer, as a good deal of work will occur on weekends.

Course objectives

Title III of No Child Left Behind holds school districts accountable for annual measurable achievement objectives regarding progress in language proficiency and adequate yearly progress in reading and mathematics. The goal of this course is to provide teachers with the strategies resulting in effective classroom instruction based on the ELD Standards.

Materials required

None