Implement and disseminate
a scientifically
research-based professional development model targeting
secondary teachers serving
ELL students.
Develop curricula
for professional development programs for preservice and
inservice teachers.
To certify/endorse a total
of 60 teachers for professional practice at the high school
level
and address the alarming shortage of endorsed teachers in districts
where significant demographic changes are occurring.
Establish a broad-based Professional Development
Leadership Team to consult on program planning and evaluation.
Develop a long range professional development
plan based on scientifically based research.
Establish a joint annual Summer Institute
for teachers at the secondary and at the IHE levels to learn
effective strategies for teaching ELL students.
Document and publish innovative strategies,
methodologies and curricula related to teaching ELL students.
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