ELL Success in the Content Classroom: Teacher Toolbox Series

Engage ELL Students for Success in Your Content Classroom

In these three courses, learn to engage ELL students as they successfully acquire language to learn content.

About This Specialization

Plan lessons, activities and assessment with the ELL in mind, and create an engaging and welcoming environment for the ELL and their families. This Specialization covers lesson planning and assessing with the ELL in mind as well as engaging the ELL student and their families in the school and community. In the final Capstone Project, you’ll apply the skills you learned by creating an annotated lesson plan and assessment with appropriate modifications for the ELL students. You will also develop a bank of resources for engaging the ELL in your school and community.

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4 courses

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Projects

Designed to help you practice and apply the skills you learn.

Certificates

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Courses

Intermediate Specialization.: Some related experience required.

COURSE 1
Lesson Planning with the ELL in Mind
Upcoming session: Oct 2 — Nov 20.
Commitment
2-4 hours/week
Subtitles
English
About the Course
In this course you will learn how to design lesson plans around the needs of your ELL students and their language level through the analysis of content language and cognitive demands. You will learn how to align language objectives to the
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COURSE 2
Assessing Achievement with the ELL in Mind
Upcoming session: Oct 16 — Dec 4.
Commitment
6 weeks of study, 1-3 hours/week
Subtitles
English
About the Course
In this course, you will learn how to design assessments around the needs of your ELL students and their language level. You will learn how to incorporate language and content requirements for both formative and summative assessment types. You wi
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COURSE 3
Engaging ELLs and Their Families in the School and Community
Upcoming session: Oct 16 — Dec 4.
Commitment
6 weeks of study, 1-3 hours/week
Subtitles
English
About the Course
In this course, you will learn how to better and more successfully engage your ELL(s) and their families in the school and community. You will learn how to engage your ELL student in the classroom setting as well as in various aspects of the school i
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COURSE 4
ELL Success in the Content Classroom: Capstone Project
Upcoming session: Dec 11 — Jan 29.
Commitment
6 weeks of study, 2-4 hours/week
Subtitles
English
About the Capstone Project
As teachers, it is so important to have a plethora of resources to draw upon for modification for specific students and classroom contexts. In this capstone project, you are tasked with applying the concepts learned throughout the specializa
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Creators

ASU is the model for a New American University, dedicated to excellence, broad access to quality education, and meaningful societal impact. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and is home to students from all 50 states and more than 150 countries.
Arizona State University has developed a new model for the American Research University, creating an institution that is committed to excellence, access and impact. ASU measures itself by those it includes, not by those it excludes. ASU pursues research that contributes to the public good, and ASU assumes major responsibility for the economic, social and cultural vitality of the communities that surround it.

Claire McLaughlin
Senior International Educator
Ellen Manos
Senior International Educator

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