End date: Aug. 31, 2020 | 2.0 credits

• Cultural Responsiveness: Cultural and Linguistic Equity: Promoting Equal Status for Both Languages
• Cultural Responsiveness: Infusing Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching
• Cultural Responsiveness: Dual Language Methodologies and Classroom Practice
• Cultural Responsiveness : Guidelines for Effective ESL Instruction

As you complete this program, you will:

• Gain an awareness of the importance of fostering equitable and culturally and linguistically responsive classrooms
• Learn how to establish equitable environments that value the status of both the home language and English
• Explore ways to infuse culturally and linguistically responsive teaching into your practice
• Discover guidelines for effective English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction for English learners through a framework that recognizes the rich and varied cultural wealth, knowledge and skills that diverse students bring to schools.

End date: Aug. 31, 2020 | 3.0 credits

• Interactive Activities
• The Language Rich Classroom
• Reducing Anxiety and Building Routines
• Integrating Movement
• Using Cooperative Groups
• Scaffolding

As you complete this course, you will:

• Discover the benefits of interactive activities, and learn about gaming and multimedia activities
• Learn about the importance of language-rich classrooms and ways to create a classroom environment to support ELs
• Learn about instructional strategies and organizational routines to reduce student anxiety
• Learn ways to include movement in your lessons
• Explore ways to incorporate cooperative learning strategies into your teaching practice
• Become familiar with scaffolding strategies for ELs

Start date: Sept. 12, 2019 | 3.5 credits

In this program, you will learn fundamental and up-to-date research regarding second language acquisition. Topics include, fundamental concepts, stages of language acquisition, comprehensible input, the affective filter, language transfer, and CALP.

• Fundamental Concepts of Second Language Acquisition
• Stages of Second Language Development
• Increasing Comprehensible Input
• The Role of the Affective Filter
• The Transferable Nature of Language Proficiency
• Developing Cognitive and Academic Language Proficiency
• Other Factors Affecting Second Language Acquisition

1. Leveled Questioning Strategies Y3

End Date: August 31, 2020 | .5 Credit
Murphy and Torff (2019) found that “teachers do not support rigorous instruction for ELLs at the same level that they do for GE [general education] students” (p. 97). They posited that a “rigor gap” is a factor that perpetuates EL underachievement. This module explores the use of leveled questioning strategies as a way to provide ELs with rigorous content while using language that is appropriate for the students’ language proficiency level.

As you complete this module, you will:

• discover how to align questions to students’ language proficiency level, and
• explore how to use leveled questions to engage ELs in rigorous content and higher-level thinking.

2. Realia Strategies Y3

End Date: August 31, 2020 | .5 Credit
In order to acquire English and advance academically, English learners need specialized instruction that incorporates comprehensible language and engagement strategies (Goldenberg, 2013; Krashen, 1982). One effective instructional support that promotes language acquisition and academic progress is the use of realia strategies. Teachers can make their lessons more memorable, engaging, and effective by bringing realia into their classrooms.

As you complete this module, you will:

• discover how using realia in the classroom can support ELs English acquisition and academic progress, and
• explore ways to incorporate realia strategies into your instructional practice.

3. Manipulative Strategies Y3

End Date: August 31, 2020 | .5 Credit
In order to support the ELs in their classrooms, teachers will need to implement numerous strategies and instructional techniques. Certainly, no single practice or strategy is a cure-all that will solve the many EL educational challenges. Nevertheless, this module explores one simple, yet highly effective strategy, the use of manipulatives—a concrete way to connect objects to abstract concepts.

As you complete this module, you will:

• gain an awareness of the importance of developing ELs’ cognitive and academic language proficiency, and
• explore ways to use manipulatives to help ELs connect objects to concepts and to develop high levels of academic language and cognition.

4. Cognate Strategies Y3

End Date: August 31, 2020 | .5 Credit
This module describes cognate strategies and explores the benefits of cognate instruction for English learners (ELs), in particular Spanish-speaking ELs.

As you complete this module, you will:

• learn the definition of cognates;
• discover how cognate instruction can benefit ELs, in particular Spanish-speaking ELs; and
• explore important considerations and steps for cognate instruction implementation.

5. Classroom Strategies: Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers Y3

End Date: August 31, 2020 | 0.5 credit
This module discusses the role of prior knowledge in promoting learning and increasing reading comprehension, and explores how to use cues, questions, and advance organizers to activate and build prior knowledge.

As you complete this module, you will:

• discover the role of prior knowledge in promoting learning and increasing reading comprehension; and
• explore how to use cues, questions, and advance organizers to activate and build prior knowledge.

6. Non-linguistic Representation Y3

End Date: August 31, 2020| .5 Credit
Incorporating non-linguistic methods into classroom practice supports student learning, ELs in particular. This module delves into the benefits of non-linguistic, multi-sensory approaches and explores recommendations for effective classroom practice with non-linguistic representations.

As you complete this module, you will:

• discover how non-linguistic representations and multi-sensory approaches support student learning, in particular ELs; and
• explore recommendations for effective classroom practice with non-linguistic representations.

Family Engagement Y3

End date: Aug. 31, 2020 | 2.0 credits

• Selecting the Best Education Program for your Child
• The Advantages of Being Bilingual
• Help Your Child Learn to Read
• Beginning Readers

Ensuring Equity and Positive School Environment Y3

End date: Sept. 1, 2020 | 0.5 credits

As you complete this module, you will:

• Explore barriers to school engagement faced by families of English learners
• Discover why a strength-based perspective is critical to establishing equitable family engagement practices

Effective Parent Engagement Strategies Y3

End date: Sept. 1, 2020 | 0.5 credits

As you complete this module, you will:

• Discover some commonly held misconceptions regarding English learner family engagement
• Become familiar with the favorable academic outcomes associated with family engagement
• Explore family educational engagement strategies to involve families of ELs

Welcoming Newcomers Y3

End date: Sept. 1, 2020 | 0.5 credits

As you complete this module, you will:

• Discover the importance of welcoming newcomers
• Explore strategies to create a welcoming environment for newcomer students and their families

Las Ventajas de Ser Bilingue Y3

Available Through: Aug. 31, 2020 | 0.5 Credits

Al completar este módulo, los participantes podrán:

• entender tanto los mitos así como las investigaciones que existen alrededor de aprender más de un idioma
• conocer las ventajas de aprender y dominar más de un idioma
• poder ayudar a los estudiantes en este proceso de aprendizaje

Seleccionando el Mejor Programa Educativo para sus Hijos Y3

Available Through: Aug. 31, 2020 | 0.5 Credits

Al completar este módulo, los participantes sabrán:

• cómo ayudar a sus hijos en casa a ser mejores estudiantes,
• las metas educativas de los programas bilingües, y
• factores necesarios para mejorar la educación.

Lectores Principiantes Y3

Available Through: Aug. 31, 2020 | 0.5 Credits

Al completar este módulo, los participantes sabrán:

• acerca de los factores importantes para una educación bilingüe, y
• estrategias para desarrollar la lectura elemental en los niños.

End date: Aug. 31, 2020 | 1.5 credits

• Learning Together at Home
• An Important Relationship
• Academic Success

End date: Aug. 31, 2020 | 3.5 credits

Increase your instructional leadership by learning Total Physical Response techniques, best practices for explicit instruction, differentiating instruction, and creating a healthy environment for ELs.

• Total Physical Response, Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling
• Differentiating Instruction: Routines and Practices
• Explicit Instruction: Content
• Explicit Instruction for ELs: Design
• Explicit Instruction for ELs: Delivery
• Explicit Instruction for ELs: Practice
• Affecting the Learning Environment for ELs as they Develop Literacy Proficiency

1. Phonics in the Bilingual Classroom Y3

End Date: August 31, 2020 | 0.5 Credits
This course presents several fundamentals of literacy research and offers strategies to help students develop their literacy skills.

The course objective are to:

• develop an understanding of the different aspects of literacy; and
• explore ways to support the literacy development of students, in particular, classrooms with culturally and linguistically diverse students.

2. Assessing Students’ Phonics Knowledge Y3

End Date: August 31, 2020 | 0.5 Credits
This course presents several fundamentals of literacy research and offers strategies to help students develop their literacy skills.

As you complete this module, you will:

• develop an understanding of the different aspects of literacy; and
• explore ways to support the literacy development of students, in particular, classrooms with culturally and linguistically diverse students.

3. Role of Phonics in a Balanced Literacy Program Y3

End Date: August 31, 2020 | 0.5 Credits
This course presents several fundamentals of literacy research and offers strategies to help students develop their literacy skills.

As you complete this module, you will:

• develop an understanding of the different aspects of literacy; and
• explore ways to support the literacy development of students, in particular, classrooms with culturally and linguistically diverse students.

4. Stages of Spelling Development Y3

End Date: August 31, 2020 | 0.5 Credits
This course presents several fundamentals of literacy research and offers strategies to help students develop their literacy skills.

As you complete this module, you will:

• develop an understanding of the different aspects of literacy; and
• explore ways to support the literacy development of students, in particular, classrooms with culturally and linguistically diverse students.

5. Expanding Academic Vocabulary I Y3

End Date: August 31, 2020 | 0.5 Credits
This course presents several fundamentals of literacy research and offers strategies to help students develop their literacy skills.

As you complete this module, you will:

• develop an understanding of the different aspects of literacy; and
• explore ways to support the literacy development of students, in particular, classrooms with culturally and linguistically diverse students.

End date: Aug. 31, 2020 | 5.0 credits

• Seleccionando el Mejor Programa Educativo para sus Hijos (Padres)
• Las Ventajas de Ser Bilingue (Padres)
• Ayude a su Nino a Aprender a Leer (Padres)
• Lectores Principiantes (Padres)

• Seleccionando el mejor programa educativo para su niño
• Las ventajas de ser bilingüe
• Ayude a su niño a leer
• Lectores principiantes

Reading: Literacy Centers Y3

Jan. 13 – Aug. 31, 2020 | 1 credit
Literacy centers offer students the opportunity to work individually or collaboratively on learning experiences to meet literacy goals. This module provides an overview of literacy centers, including information about the organization, management, and assessment of literacy centers. The module also includes instructional techniques that promote cooperative and collaborative learning settings.

Reading: Fostering an Interest in Literacy Y3

Jan. 13 – Aug. 31, 2020 | 0.5 credits
This course presents several fundamentals of literacy research and offers strategies to help students develop their literacy skills. The course objectives are to develop an understanding of the different aspects of literacy; and explore ways to support the literacy development of students, in particular, classrooms with culturally and linguistically diverse students.

Reading: Developing Bi-literacy II Y3

Jan. 21 – Aug. 31, 2020 | 0.5 credits
This course presents several fundamentals of literacy research and offers strategies to help students develop their literacy skills. The course objectives are to develop an understanding of the different aspects of literacy; and explore ways to support the literacy development of students, in particular, classrooms with culturally and linguistically diverse students.

Reading: Structured Conversation, Reading, and Writing Activities Y3

Jan. 17 – Aug. 31, 2020 | 0.5 credits
This course presents several fundamentals of literacy research and offers strategies to help students develop their literacy skills. The course objectives are to develop an understanding of the different aspects of literacy; and explore ways to support the literacy development of students, in particular, classrooms with culturally and linguistically diverse students.

Observation and Feedback Y3

End date: Aug. 31, 2020 | 5.0 credits

Learn how to use Transitional Bilingual Observation Protocol, make the most of your assessment data, and best practices in using corrective feedback.

• Transitional Bilingual Observation Protocol
• Using Assessment and Data to Drive Instruction
• Using Corrective Feedback: Do’s and Dont’s
• Facilitating Professional Learning Communities
• Dual Language Rationale and Research Base
• Benefits of Primary Language Instruction
• Best Practices for Accelerating Language Acquisition

Evaluating Instruction from a Literacy Development Perspective Y3

End date: Aug. 31, 2020 | 0.5 credits

As you complete this course, you will explore ways to monitor, measure, and analyze ELs’ academic and language proficiency progress; and discover ways to use EL performance data to support and advance EL educational success.

Conducting Comprehensive Needs Assessment Y3

End date: Aug. 31, 2020 | 0.5 credits

As you complete this course, you will explore ways to monitor, measure, and analyze ELs’ academic and language proficiency progress; and discover ways to use EL performance data to support and advance EL educational success.

English Language Proficiency System (ELPS) Overview Y3

End date: Aug. 31, 2020 | 0.5 credits

As you complete this course, you will explore ways to monitor, measure, and analyze ELs’ academic and language proficiency progress; and discover ways to use EL performance data to support and advance EL educational success.

Texas English Language Proficiency System (TELPAS) Overview Y3

End date: Aug. 31, 2020 | 0.5 credits

As you complete this course, you will explore ways to monitor, measure, and analyze ELs’ academic and language proficiency progress; and discover ways to use EL performance data to support and advance EL educational success.

Overview of EL Indicators Y3

End date: Aug. 31, 2020 | 0.5 credits

As you complete this course, you will explore ways to monitor, measure, and analyze ELs’ academic and language proficiency progress; and discover ways to use EL performance data to support and advance EL educational success.

Understanding the EL Progress Measure Y3

End date: Aug. 31, 2020 | 0.5 credits

As you complete this course, you will explore ways to monitor, measure, and analyze ELs’ academic and language proficiency progress; and discover ways to use EL performance data to support and advance EL educational success.

End date: Aug. 31, 2020 | 5.0 credits

In Project MOOPIL for Administrators, we cover fundamental concepts for leading campuses or districts with English learners.

• ELs in our Schools (Admin)
• Facilitating Professional Learning Communities (Admin)
• Dual Language Rationale and Research Base (Admin)
• Transitional Bilingual Observation Protocol (Admin)
• Validating and Affirming Home Language and Culture (Admin)
• Using Assessment and Data to Drive Instruction (Admin)

End date: August 31, 2020 | 3.5 credits

• Promoting Phonemic Awareness, the Emergent Reader
• Components of Literacy Development I
• How Children Develop as Readers and Writers
• Developing Bi-Literacy
• Language Experience Approach
• Reading Fluency
• Overview of the Four Literacy Domains

Start Date: Sept. 12, 2019 | 4.5 Credits
Learn the basics of second language acquisition in this unit.

Courses in this program include:

• Foundations of Second Language Acquisition
• Stages of Second Language Acquisition
• Increasing Comprehensible Input
• The Role of the Affective Filter
• The Transferable Nature of Language Proficiency
• Developing Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
• Other Factors Affecting Second Language Acquisition

Setting Objectives Y3

End date: Aug. 31, 2020 | 2.5 credits

• Using Specific Language Objectives to Plan and Deliver Instruction
• Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback
• Documenting and Monitoring Student Progress
• Teaching and Testing to Student-Preferred Learning Modes
• Formula for ELL Success

Understanding Language Objectives Y3

End date: Self-paced | 0.5 credits

As you complete this course, you will:

• Discover the link between setting objectives and student learning
• Explore ways to develop effective objectives

Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) Y3

End date: Self-paced | 0.5 credits

As you complete this course, you will:

• Discover the link between setting objectives and student learning
• Explore ways to develop effective objectives

End date: Aug. 31, 2020 | 3.5 credits

• Developing Oral Language Proficiency
• Writing Strategies
• Adjusting Questioning Strategies to the Language Levels of Students
• Realia Strategies
• Manipulative Strategies
• Integrating Technology and Multimedia
• Comprehension Strategies

Strategies to Support Listening Development in ELs Y3

End Date: August 31, 2020 | 0.5 Credits

As you complete this module, you will:

• Discover the importance of developing ELs’ English listening proficiency, and
• Explore strategies that develop listening skills.

Strategies to Support Reading Development in ELs Y3

End Date: August 31, 2020 | 0.5 Credits

As you complete this module, you will:

• Review the essential components of effective reading instruction,
• Discover the relationship between ELs’ oral language development and reading growth,
• Explore guidelines for teaching ELs reading, and
• Learn some strategies for supporting ELs’ reading development.

Strategies to Support Writing Development in ELs Y3

End Date: August 31, 2020 | 0.5 Credits

As you complete this module, you will:

• Discover the relationship between listening, speaking, reading, and writing; and
• Explore recommendations and strategies for effective EL writing instruction.

Strategies to Support Speaking Development in ELs Y3

End Date: August 31, 2020 | 0.5 Credits

As you complete this module, you will:

• Discover the importance of developing ELs’ English speaking proficiency, and
• Explore strategies that develop ELs’ English speaking skills.

The Inclusive, Culturally Competent Educator Y3

End date: Aug. 31, 2020 | 3.5 credits

Learn the fundamentals of culturally responsive pedagogy and strategies on validating home language and culture, as well as strategies to communicate with English learners in a positive way.

• Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
• Cultural Proficiency
• Validating and Affirming Home Language and Culture
• Funds of Knowledge
• Benefits of Primary Language Instruction
• Strategies to Communicate with English Learners

Maximizing Opportunities to Benefit from Peer Models Y3

End date: Aug. 31, 2020 | 0.5 credits

As you complete this module, you will:

• review the definition of peer-mediated learning and the various peer-mediated learning approaches,
• explore the benefits for ELs to engage in peer-mediated learning, and
• Validating and Affirming Home Language and Culture
• discover some considerations for implementing peer-mediated learning into classroom practice

Developing Balanced Bilinguals Y3

End date: Aug. 31, 2020 | 0.5 credits

As you complete this module, you will:

• discover the importance of developing bilingual proficiency, and
• explore ways to promote the development of high levels of bilingualism and biliteracy.