Fw: [PD 6944] Announcement! Free Online Professional Development from ELL-U

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Kim Rossman

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Aug 15, 2012, 10:05:41 PM8/15/12

I have not had a chance to check out these trainings which could be helpful for tutors of ESL learners; I can say that I have heard only great things about ELL-U.

Best, Kim

From: Jessie Stadd

Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 4:21 PM

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Subject: [PD 6944] Announcement! Free Online Professional Development fromELL-U

Announcement!

ELL-U, a free professional development network for teachers working with adult English Language Learners (ELLs), is now hosting several free professional development online courses. Participants receive a certificate of completion for ELL-U learning activities that can be submitted to states or program in accordance with local requirements.

The ELL-U Orientation Tutorial (OC00) is our newest offering! It offers participants a clear roadmap for using the site for professional growth. This tutorial provides guidance on how to best utilize ELL-U resources, learning activities, and communities to improve teacher practice.

Second Language Acquisition: Myths, Beliefs, and What the Research Shows (OC01) offers participants a self-paced, online research-based introduction to second language acquisition by exploring common myths and beliefs about how languages are taught and learned. This course will counter or clarify popular views about second language acquisition and help course participants examine, develop, challenge, and support their knowledge and beliefs about how adults learn a new language.

Teaching Adult ELLs Who Are Emergent Readers (OC02) offers participants self-paced, research-based information about teaching adult ELLs who are just beginning to acquire print literacy largely due to lack of access to formal schooling. This course will clarify how and why this particular ELL population is unique, offer processes for identifying emergent readers, and explore a range of teaching/assessment strategies that build initial literacy in adult ELLs. Finally, course participants will have the opportunity to consider how the information presented in the course applies to classroom language learning practices in a range of settings.

To register for online courses, please register to join the ELL-U network. Registration is free. Simply visit http://www.ell-u.org/member/register to get started.

Once you are a registered ELL-U user, go to http://www.ell-u.org/academics/courses/ and click the Register Now button next to the online course description.

ELL-U is an innovative and interactive free professional development network for ESOL practitioners. Through a combination of face-to-face events, online learning activities, and collaborative social networking, ELL-U offers registered users 24-hour access to professional learning opportunities and resources. ELL-U is supported by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education.

If you have any questions, please email us at in...@ell-u.org.

Sincerely,

The ELL-U Team

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