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Professional DevelopmentOpportunities
Virginia Department of EducationVESA MeetingOctober 1, 2015
Agency Support for Increasing the Number of
ESL-Endorsed Teachers
To support divisions in meeting the ESEA requirement for highly-qualified teachers
Help address need in certain divisions with an insufficient number of ESL-endorsed teachers
Criteria Used to Determine
Divisions’ Eligibility for Teacher ESL Endorsement
Number of classes taught by highly qualified ESL teachers (holding a valid endorsement)
Number of teachers in each school division holding a valid ESL endorsement
Ratio of ELLs to endorsed ESL teachers Growth rate of ELLs within each division Divisions in Title III improvement status for
AMAO performance
TELL Certificate (Teaching English Language
Learners)
Partnership with George Washington University (GWU)
Divisions participating Cumberland County Dinwiddie County Halifax County Lunenburg County Mecklenburg County Nottoway County
What is the TELL Certificate?
Online certification program which leads to ESL endorsement (18 hours)
May 2015 through August 2016
Participants must complete six hours of foreign language while enrolled in the TELL Certificate program
GWU Partnership Results Eleven ESL endorsed teachers to support the academic needs of ELLs
ESL Education for Practitioners
Partnership with George Mason University (GMU)
Divisions participating Campbell County Charles City County Floyd County King and Queen County Manassas City Manassas Park City Nelson County Northampton County Petersburg City Prince George County Rappahannock County Salem City Scott County West Point Wythe County
What is ESL Education for Practitioners?
Online certification program which leads to an ESL endorsement (18 hours)
Fall 2015 until summer 2017
Participants must complete six hours of foreign language while enrolled in
ESL Education for Practitioners
GMU Partnership Results Twenty ESL endorsed teachers to support the academic needs of ELLs
Virginia Department of Education 2015 Professional Development
Support Expediting Comprehension for English Language Learners (ExC-ELL )101 (completed)
ExC-ELL for Instructional Leaders (completed)
Accommodations for Limited English Proficient Students (completed)
Parents as Educational Partners (PEP)
ACCESS 2.0
English Language Development Standards: Customizing Instruction for English Language Learners Training
English Language Development Standards-Based Lesson Planning for ELLs Training
ELL Support for Early Learning
Programs
Early Childhood Special Education of ELLs
Virginia Pre-School Initiative Plus (VPI+)
Additional Statewide Support for ELLs Greensville County Mini Conference
Cumberland County Workshop
Region 8 Workshop
Office of School Improvement (OSI) for Focus Schools
What’s Next?Submit
Professional Development Suggestions to…
Judy RadfordESL Professional Development
Coordinator [email protected]
804-786-1692
