ESL Endorsement

• We are no longer accepting applications for the 2010-2011 endorsement program. Watch "Current" in the Spring for information regarding the 2011-2012 program.
  
  
• Current Endorsement Students 2010-2011 (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.
  
  

Sheltered Instruction Academy

• A Workshop based on the SIOP® Model of Lesson Planning and Observation
• Click here for information.
• Contact your principal if you are interested.
  
  

• ELL students must receive appropriate English Language Development (ELD) instruction AND appropriate tiered interventions for a period of time long enough to demonstrate whether or not the student is making steady progress BEFORE a special education referral can be considered.
  
  
• Please remember that Special Education Services are not "extra help" for students but in fact are put in place for students with a diagnosed disability.
  
  
• If you have an ELL student that your team is concerned about lack of academic progress, please contact your ALS Teacher specialist to set up a consult with your PLC Team. We will be making appointments to come to your schools, review student progress with your teams, and help to design an appropriate intervention and progress monitoring plans
  
  

• English Language Learners and 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.
  
  
• Cultural Connections
  • A collection of Internet sites focusing on cultural awareness.
  • Accessing the Pioneer Library through the Utah Education Network (UEN) gives you access the "CultureGrams."
    
    

• Coming soon
  
  

• Utah State Office of Education Assessment Participation and Accommodation Policy