Introduction to Teaching English Learners is a specialization intended for educators in the beginning stages of their careers (i.e. 0-3 years experience) or who are new to working with English learners. By completing these 3 courses, learners will be better prepared to serve the English learners in their classrooms through sheltered instruction principles, culturally responsive teaching methods, integrating educational technology, and building awareness of the unique challenges faced by this group of students.
Introduction to Teaching English Learners Specialization
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Introduction to Teaching English Learners Specialization
Empower the English Learners in Your Classroom. Master teaching strategies that support culturally and linguistically diverse students in an inclusive learning environment.
Instructors: Rachel Kraut, Ph.D.
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Beginner level
Recommended experience
3 months at 5 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Identify best practices to accommodate instruction for English learners.
Learn strategies to create a culturally inclusive class atmosphere where all students are valued.
Evaluate educational technology for classroom use with English learners.
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Skills you'll gain
- End User Training and Support
- Teaching
- Pedagogy
- Intercultural Competence
- Education Software and Technology
- Cultural Responsiveness
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
- English Language
- Lesson Planning
- Diversity Awareness
- Language Learning
- Literacy
- Curriculum Planning
- Culture
- Instructional Strategies
- Mathematics Education
- Differentiated Instruction
- Student Engagement
- Cultural Diversity
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Specialization - 3 course series
What you'll learn
Learn how to support academic success for English learners through sheltered instruction and other proven teaching methods.
Fill your teacher toolbox with pre-made lesson plans and practical strategies for working with English learners.
Discover characteristics of special groups of English learners, the challenges they face, and how to help students overcome them.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Language Learning
Category: Vocabulary
Category: Cultural Responsiveness
Category: Lesson Planning
Category: Student Engagement
Category: Instructional Strategies
Category: English Language
Category: Differentiated Instruction
What you'll learn
Discover new ideas for teaching and assessing cultural knowledge and intercultural communicative competence.
Learn how to incorporate culturally responsive teaching methods into your everyday classroom practices.
Understand the multi-dimensional nature of culture and its importance in teaching English learners.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Cultural Responsiveness
Category: Student Engagement
Category: Instructional Strategies
Category: Language Learning
Category: Diversity Awareness
Category: English Language
Category: Cultural Diversity
Category: Pedagogy
Category: Mathematics Education
Category: Lesson Planning
Category: Teaching
Category: Culture
Category: Intercultural Competence
Category: Curriculum Planning
What you'll learn
Apply best practices to select and use educational technology effectively with English learners.
Increase your own digital literacy skills as a teacher, and learn how to support digital literacy development in English learners.
Discover new ideas for teaching 21st century skills to English learners through educational technology.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Education Software and Technology
Category: Language Learning
Category: Collaborative Software
Category: English Language
Category: Digital Communications
Category: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Category: Digital Transformation
Category: Literacy
Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Innovation
Category: End User Training and Support
Category: Content Creation
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Frequently asked questions
It will take approximately 3 months to complete the specialization if you take the three courses sequentially.
No specific background knowledge is necessary, though at least some teaching experience is helpful.
You do not necessarily need to take the courses in a specific order, but we highly recommend beginning with Academic Success for English Learners, followed by the Role of Culture in Teaching English Learners, and then Using Educational Technology with English Learners.
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