EDU 645 - ELL Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Dispositions for Educators-ELEM

Credits: 3

The number of English Language Learners in Oregon schools (and across the nation) is increasing. Every p-12 educator has a responsibility to meet the needs of English Language Learners. The Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission requires that new educators be prepared to have foundational knowledge, skills, abilities, and dispositions related to English Language Learners in the following domains: Language; Culture; Planning, Implementing, and Managing Instruction; Assessment; Professionalism; and Technology. This course is designed as an introduction to those domains for general education teachers in order to meet the needs of English Language Learners in Oregon p-12 classrooms.

Prerequisites: Graduate standing and admission to the program.