Course Description

• Participants will examine the WIDA Guiding Principles and how they frame ELD programming and approaches to teaching multilingual learners in DCSD. Participants will read the assigned book and engage in discussions about the reading as it relates to English learners.
• Lead Learner (Facilitator): Kim Herman
• Credit(s) and Type: 10 Hours Relicensure | English Language Development (ELD)

Target Audience

• CSE Certified Staff

Date, Time & Location

• Dates:  
  September 23, 2021
  October 7, 2021
  November 4, 2021
  November 18, 2021
  December 9, 2021
• Time: 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
• 5 additional hours of independent reading and reflection online within a Google Classroom
• Location: Clear Sky Elementary Bungalow

Course Outcomes

Here are the outcomes for the course:

• Participants will identify and implement culturally responsive teaching practices.
  
• Participants will recognize and name a student's learning moves, regardless if they differ culturally from their own.
• Participants will identify and leverage the natural learning systems of culturally diverse students.