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Foundations of Bilingual Education Instructional Guide

Medium: Binder
Item #: MK014
Price: $40.00



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This is the first of seven courses that lead to an ESL endorsement.

This course introduces teachers to the Inclusive Pedagogy Framework as a way of learning about linguistically and culturally diverse students and learning about ourselves as professionals. Through this course, teachers identify how their attitudes, assumptions, and beliefs impact their interaction with students. They also focus on the historical and current educational and political realities of policy, programs, and practice for language minority students. Finally, this course identifies the multiple factors impacting the school experience of language minority students, including cognitive/academic (school and teacher practices), social/affective (personal, family, community) and linguistic development issues.



Understanding Language Acquisition Instructional Guide

Medium: Binder
Item #: MK015
Price: $40.00



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This is the second of seven courses that lead to an ESL endorsement.

Educators interact with growing numbers of language minority students and must be able to promote content and language learning. This requires a sound understanding of second language acquisition. This course explores the concepts of Communication, Pattern, and Variability in second language acquisition, and their defining principles: Input, interaction, stages of development, error/feedback, types of proficiencies, and types of performances. Teachers are introduced to foundational literature in three areas: 1) native language acquisition, 2) second language acquisition, and 3) second language acquisition in the academic setting.



Assessment of Linguistically Diverse Students Instructional Guide

Medium: Binder
Item #: MK016
Price: $40.00



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This is the third of seven courses that lead to an ESL endorsement.

In this course, we explore the fact that assessment is about student learning. The purpose of this course is to expand each educator’s assessment literacy in general, and in relationship to second language learners in particular. Educators learn about implementing an assessment process, and making assessments useful, meaningful, and equitable. They also develop expertise in using on-going classroom assessment, alternative assessment techniques as well as traditional testing to positively impact instruction and student learning. Students will also consider the issues in high-stakes testing for second language learners.



Developing Second Language Literacy Instructional Guide

Medium: Binder
Item #: MK030
Price: $40.00



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This is the fourth of seven courses that lead to an ESL endorsement. In this course, we explore the role of literacy development in content area learning. Specifically, the course focuses on expanding mainstream teachers' understanding of second language literacy development, so that they can support second language learners' literacy and content learning. Building on previous learning, this course extends the concepts of Communication, Pattern, and Variability to literacy. Using the Five Standards for Effective Pedagogy as the pedagogical orientation for teaching, educators are encouraged to use five ESL Guidelines for Curriculum Development that support literacy and content learning. This methods course highlights teaching practices that support literacy development.


Integrating Content and Language Instruction Instructional Guide

Medium: Binder
Item #: MK034
Price: $40.00



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This is the fifth of seven courses that lead to an ESL endorsement. Working in teacher working groups, students explore content-area learning from a second language perspective. Students review the conceptual tools and content of previous TELL courses. They explore their pedagogical practices within their disciplines and for second language learners. This course engages students in curriculum development that demonstrates understanding of how to integrate attention to content and language instruction in the mainstream classroom. This methods course requires students to demonstrate and apply learning to curriculum and teaching practices for second language learners. Activities encourage teachers to be more flexible, cognitively complex, self-monitoring, critical, and specific about how they will meet the needs of ESL students in their classrooms. The teacher working groups promote ownership for learning and create a space for meaning making among a community of peers.


Family, School, and Community Partnerships Instructional Guide

Medium: Binder
Item #: MK017
Price: $40.00



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This is the sixth of seven courses that lead to an ESL endorsement.

This course explores the standards, principles, policies, and processes of school partnering with parents, families, and communities in fostering and sustaining the development of children and youth. Particular attention is given to diversity of the school community and how to capitalize on this in meeting student needs. Educators learn how to organize and function in Action Teams to carry out partnership goals that view diversity as a strong resource in public school classrooms.



Inclusive Pedagogy Instructional Guide

Medium: Paperback
Item #: MK025
Price: $40.00



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This is the facilitator training material for all new TELL facilitators. The purpose of the TELL program is to advance the education of language minority students through teacher development. Specifically, the objectives is to qualify content-area teachers to work with linguistically and culturally diverse learners in the regular classroom in ways that reflect pedagogic practices that are inclusive of all learners. This training prepares facilitators to reinforce Inclusive Pedagogy, which is the conceptual framework for the entire TELL program. Inclusive Pedagogy is designed with all special population students (ESL, multicultural, gifted/talented, and special education) in mind. Inclusive Pedagogy has five characteristics: Collaboration, Guiding Principles, Essential Policy, Critical Learning Domains, and Classroom Strategies. Each characteristic is defined by a standard, goal questions, and a reflection for change question. Inclusive is used to represent the need for developing co