ESL Endorsement

• Classes begin September 3, 2009 (All classes are full at this time.)
  
• Current Endorsement Students 2009-2010 (Link for teachers currently in the ESL Endorsement program - download electronic documents for completing assignments.)

REACH (Respecting Ethnic and Cultural Heritage) Training

• A two day training on cultural diversity follow up with an additional one day training
• Click here for information.
• Contact your principal if you are interested.
  

• Response to Interventions
  
  
• Special Education Referrals of English Language Learners (ELL)
  
  

• Response to Interventions
  
  
• Lesson Plans, Skills and Web Quests - A collection of Internet resources, including general ESL web resources, lesson plan repositories, and skills-based sites for vocabulary, reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
  
  
• Informational web sites - A collections of government and education websites that focus on Bilingual Education, ESL and second language acquisition.
  
  
• Teacher Tools - A collection of useful teacher tools.
  
  
• Strategies and Accommodations and resources from other school districts
  • Jordan School District - Suggested Strategies and Accommodations for Culturally and Linguisticaslly Diverse Students
  • Tennessee ESL Resource Guide
  • Portland Public Schools - ESL/Bilingual Resource Guide for Mainstream Teachers
    
    
• Cultural Connections
  • A collection of Internet sites focusing on cultural awareness.
  • Accessing the Pioneer Library through the Utah Education Network gives you access the "CultureGrams"
    
    

• Utah State Office of Education Assessment Participation and Accommodation Policy