Components
Strategies, and Outcomes

1.
ESL/ENL teaching license in partnership with IU Bloomington: 30 certified specialists in five years.

2.
Continuous improvement of knowledge base, teaching strategies and cultural competence of regular classroom teachers focused on the success of ELLs: 5 PD series and 100 teachers in five years.

3.
Systematic course revisions addressing ESL/ENL best practices as part of the enhancement of undergraduate and graduate teacher education programs: 60% of SOE faculty involved at the end of the fifth year.

4.
Networking within and among schools focused on welcoming and ensuring the educational achievement of ELLs: annual specialized PD sessions for all personnel categories in the six network schools.

5.
Parental support and involvement: continued sessions and initiatives empowering parents as partners in the education of their children.

6.
Enrichment activities for ELLs.

 

7.
Resources supporting the education of ELLs: PD libraries for six network schools and SOE faculty, materials for parents and communities, Website.

Summarizing, the purpose of the project is to consistently articulate the efforts by the IUS School of Education with those of three local districts and six network schools aiming at developing best practices for ESL/ENL instruction.

Course revisions and the new ESL License at the SOE, along with practicum and clinical work in the schools to become “Professional Development Network Sites” (PDNS) should impact the preparation of in-service and pre-service teachers.

The networking concept, at the heart of this project, includes communication and support among the six PDNS and the SOE. Research on the various aspects of the process should also impact the learning, enriching the education programs for pre-service and in-service teachers on the best ways to respond to the educational needs of ELLs