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C-TELL. Connecting Teachers of English Language Learners. Funding through OELA. Through a grant from the Federal Office of English Language Acquisition and in partnership with your school district, Edgewood College is excited to offer you this new professional development opportunity!.
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C-TELL Connecting Teachers of English Language Learners
Funding through OELA Through a grant from the Federal Office of English Language Acquisition and in partnership with your school district, Edgewood College is excited to offer you this new professional development opportunity!
Join your high school’s cohort team of teachers to: • Participate in a one-week summer institute (5 days) • Complete collaborative online modules • Share and learn with other school cohorts • Receive tuition support for graduate credit (6 credits upon completion)
What the program offers you… • Professional development in socio-cultural theory, socio-linguistics, and culturally relevant curriculum paradigms. • Professional development in the theory and practice of ESL/Bilingual education as applied to your specific content area. (2009 cohort is Science or Social Studies.) • Six graduate credits, with full tuition support, upon completion of the project.
What the program offers you… • Project coursework aligned with PDP and professional portfolio requirements. • Tuition support for participants who choose to continue coursework to receive their ESL or bilingual license. • Teachers who receive their ESL or bilingual license may continue coursework toward completion of a Master’s Degree. • Access to professional resources to support site team collaboration.
Required commitment from you: • Participation in a five-day Summer Institute to be held July 22, 23, 24, 27, & 28. (Wed – Tues) • Participation in several day-long site team meetings at your school site during the school year with release time and sub paid for by the grant. • Attendance at three full Saturday face-to-face course meetings during the school year.
Required commitment from you: • Completion of online modules in collaboration with other teachers working in your site team. These modules are part of your coursework during the school year. • Participation in a one-day summer “Share Fair” upon project completion in the Spring semester of 2010.
Comments from 2008 Summer Institute participants: “The summer institute was one of the best classes I have taken. I love the socio-linguistic focus, the higher level discussions, the respect shown by the professors to the students and the general appreciation for how difficult the work can be in the schools today”.
Comments from 2008 Summer Institute participants: • “It would be so valuable for every teacher in our schools to have the information from this course!” • “The opening activity, the presentations, and the discussions were all incredibly helpful. The real classroom application ideas were key.”
Comments from 2008 Summer Institute participants: • “It was wonderful and informative. Rebecca was a fantastic, knowledgeable teacher.” • “For me, one of the main highlights was developing an understanding of the language levels and strategies for working with all levels in the math classroom and learning strategies for working with families of ELL students.”
2009-2010 Cohort • Focus on Science and Social Studies content areas • July 22, 23, 24, 27, 28 is the summer institute • Several on-site release days to complete coursework during your school year • CTELL participants complete Ed 604A and 605B (6 credits total)
Application process • CTELL application and letter of interest turned in to Rebecca Zambrano or Erin Teksten. • All CTELL participants must also apply to the graduate school. Those seeking professional development must complete only the “non-degree seeking” requirements.
Application process • Pick up an application and flier today! • Visit our website for more information: http://education.edgewood.edu/ESL/CTELL.htm
Contact information • Rebecca Zambrano rzambrano@edgewood.eduC-TELL Project CoordinatorEdgewood College608.663.3259 • Erin Teksten eteksten@edgewood.euC-TELL Project AssistantEdgewood College608.663.2249