Content-based Instructional Strategies for ELL

3 CPE Credits | 45 Hours

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  • ELL
  • Instructional Strategies
Content-based Instructional Strategies for ELL K-12 teachers continuing education course

Course Description

This course focuses on effective content-based instructional strategies for English language learners (ELL). Learn how to balance the dual focus on language and subject matter, and also learn a helpful framework for designing content-based classes and lessons. Examine different criteria for choosing and developing the content to teach, as well as factors influencing the choice, development, and adaptation of materials. Learn several useful activity types and how to integrate listening, speaking, reading, and writing in content-based instruction with students at different proficiency levels. Explore and learn how to implement technological resources available for developing content-based curricula, and understand how assessment is affected by the use of content-based instruction.

Objectives

Teachers will be able to:

  • Apply the Six-T's Approach to developing their own content-based lessons. Originally proposed by Stoller and Grabe (1997), the Six-T's provides a useful framework for designing content-based courses.
  • Integrate the four skills and language components in content-based instruction and develop a content-based unit that includes prototypical activities in order to create an integrated-skills focus.
  • Work with students at various proficiency levels, using techniques related to using content-based instruction with (literate) beginners, false beginners, intermediate, and advanced language learners.
  • Incorporate numerous technological resources that can be used in content-based instruction. These include Internet resources, such as websites that give information about language learning and teaching, as well as those that provide subject matter information.
  • Assess issues in content-based instruction and assess learners' language skills and content knowledge with the main purposes of language testing and criteria used to evaluate language measures.
  • Explain the role alternative and authentic assessment play in language testing and content-based instruction.

Enrollment is a two-step process:

To Register/Enroll in a Course:

Register:

  • Register with Region 10 ESC by going to Region 10 Education Service Center.
  • Once you have registered, Region 10 will email you a prepaid enrollment code to use to enroll at CE Credits Online.

Enroll:

  • Return to our Region 10 course options and select your course.
  • If you need a certificate of completion only (for Texas CPEs), choose the Course Only option. Or…
  • If you need an official transcript, choose the Course & University Credits option. See our University Partners page for more information about our regionally accredited university partners.
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  • Enter the enrollment code provided by Region 10 to validate your enrollment.
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  • Follow the prompts until you receive a confirmation page. You’ll need to click the Continue to payment button.
  • Upon enrollment, you will receive an email receipt and be able to log in to your course at eClassroom Sign in. You have 180 days (about 6 months) from your enrollment to complete your course.

If you have any questions, check out our FAQs or email support@cecreditsonline.org.

For questions regarding the registration or payment process through Region 10, please contact:

Lori Aden
(972) 348-1510
lori.aden@region10.org

CPE Credit: All courses are approved for CPE credit.

Upon Course Completion:

Obtaining Graduate-Level Professional Development Credits

  • We have partnered with regionally-accredited universities to provide graduate-level professional development credits for our courses.
  • Upon successful completion of your course, you will receive a Certificate of Completion for your records.
  • Select the university (see University Partners tab) from whom you want your credits--the university or universities that are providing credits for a specific course are listed in the drop down in each course description.
  • Email support@cecreditsonline.org to let us know you are completed and which university you have selected for your credits.
  • CE Credits Online will email you instructions on how to pay for the credits ($55/credit).
  • Upon completion of your course, CE Credits Online will forward all the required documentation to the University you selected.
  • The University partner will process your course completion and provide a transcript that includes the name of the course, course number, number of credits, and your grade.
  • You will receive directions on how to receive your transcript in email form, and you can also review the University Partners section of our website for more information.
  • You must check with your district to ensure the credits received will meet your specific requirements. We will not be held responsible if your school, district or state does not accept the credits issued.

Obtaining CPE Credits

  • Upon successful completion of your course, you will receive a Certificate of Completion for your records that will include the name of the course, the number of professional development hours completed and our CPE Provider number.
  • The Certificate of Completion is designed as a record that verifies that a professional development course was taken and passed.