Successful completion of TESL/CLAD 3 and CLAD 7 meet the State competencies for CLAD certificate, domain 2.
Are you an ESL/EFL teacher who wants to help students develop academic English vocabulary and skills? Or are you a Multiple or Single Subject mainstream teacher who wants to help language-minority students achieve more with the academic subject matter you teach? If so, you are already well-aware that the academic success of your language-minority students is directly related to the development of their skills in speaking, reading and writing English.
Teachers who attend this class learn concrete, practical instructional strategies and receive support in designing model lessons that help transitional ELD students begin to access a rigorous, mainstream curriculum. Learn how to concurrently teach both language skills and content. Mainstream academic teachers learn instructional strategies that are immediately useful and adaptable for all learners in your classroom. Content-based ESL teachers gain a clearer, more practical understanding of how to integrate academic content and language in their lessons.
