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Teaching English Language Learners in Your Online Course - Carolina Online Teacher Program
This course is part of the Carolina Online Teacher Program (COLT), a series of courses designed to prepare online instructors.
Course completed (taught October 29–November 19)
The course is designed as an introduction to working with English language learners (ELLs) in the online classroom. Participants in this course will:
- Gain deeper insight into the challenges facing ELLs in the mainstream classroom
- Explore common issues ELLs experience
- Look at various communication guidelines and teaching approaches that will help make an online classroom more inclusive
- Apply learning and teaching strategies to lessons, making instructional content more usable and accessible to ELLs
- Create an assessment that will check ELL comprehension of content material
- Engage peers in discussions and support one another with suggestions and feedback
- Participate in one peer review of a lesson plan and the assessment
Syllabus
You can view full the course syllabus here.
Prerequisites
- Blackboard or Moodle Training or approved substitute
- Teaching Online Courses
- Facilitating Online Collaboration
Course objectives
Although there will be a variety of activities and readings designed to teach you the specifics of teaching English language learners online, there are several overarching goals we hope you’ll achieve:
- Understand and address communication and cultural barriers that ELLs face in online courses
- Identify and practice communication strategies for improving ELL comprehension
- Identify and implement instructional strategies for accommodating ELLs
- Understand the importance of building community
- Modify lessons, projects, assignments and assessments to meet ELL needs
- Engage in collaborative activities and peer reviews to increase awareness and knowledge of ELL issues
Audience
This course is appropriate for teachers of all subjects and grade levels.
Standards Alignment
This course addresses the following North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards:
- Standard II: Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse population of students.
- a. Teachers provide an environment in which each child has a positive, nurturing relationship with caring adults.
- c. Teachers treat students as individuals.
- d. Teachers adapt their teaching for the benefit of students with special needs.
- Standard IV: Teachers facilitate learning for their students
- c. Teachers use a variety of instructional methods.
- g. Teachers communicate effectively.
- h. Teachers use a variety of methods to assess what each student has learned.
- Standard V: Teachers reflect on their practice
- c. Teachers function effectively in a complex, dynamic environment.
Time commitment
Approximately 6-8 hours per week
