ELL Instruction &

21st Century SkillsPresenter: Susannah FrankRocky Mountain PBS

Enhancing ELL Instruction

Integrating 21st Century Skills into the Classroom

Portable credential declaring proficiency in a particular area of study

Intensive focus on clear, shared and results- based goals and concepts

Credentials help to strengthen teachers’ ability to be mobile in the work environment

Cost-effective alternative to a degree program

For the state of Colorado, ELL students make up approximately 10% of Colorado’s K-12 school population (CDE, 2009).

“There is a marked shortage of teachers certified to teach ELLs. Fewer than one in five teachers who currently serve these students are certified to teach them.”

-The English Language Learner Guidebook, produced by the Colorado Department of Education, revised April 2008

Colorado Department of Education – Language, Culture and Equity Unit

Adams State College

Centennial and Northwest BOCES

Each course is 15 hours/1 graduate credit and take 3 weeks to complete online. Must complete all 5 courses within 2 years to receive the certificate.

Oral Language Development Vocabulary Development (PreK-3) Reading Fluency (2-5) Writing Development (PreK-3) Assessing Language Development

Colorado Department of Education is endorsing the ELL certificate program to members

CDE funded 43 ELL course scholarships

143 total local ELL course enrollments

4 teachers have completed the certificate program (4-8 nearing completion)

CDE and Univ. of Colorado, Colorado Springs list servs

Coordinating e-blasts, webinar orientations and advertising

Conference presentations and exhibits: CABE, CoTESOL, Immigrant Integration grantees

Contact districts with growing ELL populations in rural and urban areas of the state

Focused on teaching methods that help students develop 21st Century Skills. Teachers completing this certificate program will take courses that incorporate the following essential abilities students must apply in our fast-changing world:

Critical thinking and reasoning Information literacy Collaboration Self-direction Invention

Adams State College

Colorado Springs School District 11

Jefferson County School District

Each course is 30 hours/2 graduate credit and take 6 weeks to complete online. Must complete 4 of the 9 courses within 2 years to receive the certificate.

To be awarded the certificate, teachers must meet the following criteria:

1 required Critical Thinking, Self-Direction/Invention course Your choice of 1 Collaboration course Your choice of 1 Information Literacy course Your choice of 1 Elective course

INST 310 – Inquiry-Based Learning in the Classroom (Critical Thinking, Self-Direction, Invention) *Required

INST335 - Constructing Learning Centered Environments (Critical Thinking, Self-Direction, Invention)

INST 330 - Improving Learning Through Collaboration (Collaboration)

TECH 330 – Communicate and Collaborate Online (Collaboration)

TECH 315 – Using the Computer for Cooperative Experiences (Collaboration)

TECH 305 - Using Multimedia to Develop Understanding (Critical Thinking, Information Literacy, Invention)

TECH325 - Searching and Researching on the Internet (Information Literacy)

TECH 340 - Evaluating and Organizing Internet Resources (Information Literacy)

INST325 - Using Assessment and Evaluation (Collaboration, Self-Direction)

Colorado Spring District 11 is funding district teachers participation in “Communicate and Collaborate Online” this spring (estimated 14 scholarships)

Coordinating e-blasts, advertising, webinar orientations and workshops

Complete certificate program brochure for handouts/mailings

Conference presentations and exhibits: CCIRA, ISTE, Southern Educators Conference

Connect with professional development staff in targeted districts

Expand relationships with current district partners

Connect with the CDE to get their endorsement

Boost in local enrollment numbers

Partnered with the Colorado Department of Education

Strengthened continuing district partnerships

New district partnerships

New working relationship with Adams State Collage

Implement a tracking system to follow teachers’ progress through the certificate program

Host face-to-face and webinar workshops promoting certificate programs

Contact Susannah FrankRocky Mountain PBSEmail: susannahfrank@rmpbs.orgVoice: 303-620-5687