Enroll in Course 1: Academic Success for English Learners

Start by building a solid foundation of knowledge and skills for teaching English Learners

Whether you teach children or adults, this course will equip you with the tools you need to work with all English learners. This first course will include components about cooperative learning, multimodal materials, reflecting on teaching, and fostering student metacognition.

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DESCRIPTION

Academic Success for English Learners (Course 1)

Welcome to Academic success for English Learners. In this course, you'll build a solid foundation of knowledge and skills to work with English learners, no matter the age or the subject that you teach. We'll start off by learning about the importance of specialized instruction for ELs and principles that teachers should follow to set the stage for their academic success through designing high quality lesson plans that integrate language learning into content. You'll then have the chance to apply this new knowledge by completing module assignments that are relevant to real world teaching, and you will walk away with a number of class activity plans that can be implemented the next day.

Who should attend:

Educators in the beginning stages of their careers (i.e. 0-3 years experience)
Instructors who have experience but are new to working with English learners
Seasoned educators wanting a refresher course on best practices

Things You’ll Learn:

Learn how to support academic success for English learners through sheltered instruction and other proven teaching methods.
Fill your teacher toolbox with pre-made lesson plans and practical strategies for working with English learners.
Discover characteristics of special groups of English learners, the challenges they face, and how to help students overcome them.

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MEET YOUR RICE PROFESSOR

Dr. Rachel Kraut, Ph.D.

Dr. Rachel Kraut is the Director of Innovative Academic Programs, Language Programs, and an adjunct professor at the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at Rice University. Her research interests lie in language program administration, language teacher training, program evaluation, language assessment, and online language learning.

Alice Llanos

Alice Llanos has a Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics from the University of South Florida. She has 20 years of experience working with students of all ages and backgrounds. The majority of Alice's experience has been in the Intensive English Program at Rice University where she teaches academic English to adults in face-to-face and online classes and creates materials and courses for the online ESL program.

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