an introduction to lincs and the ell-u resources september 2013 presented by beth ponder, center for...
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An Introduction to LINCS and the ELL-U ResourcesSeptember 2013
Presented by Beth Ponder, Center for Literacy, Education & Employment (CLEE), University of Tennessee, LINCS Region 2 Professional Development Center (RPDC)
Agenda
What is LINCS? LINCS Website and Resource Collection LINCS Community of Practice LINCS Regional Professional Development
Centers LINCS Online Learning Portal NC Adult ESOL Specialty Certificate
LINCS Regional Professional Development Centers
North Carolina Adult ESOL Specialty CertificateTraining Plan: An Update
Activities Pathway for Professional Development
Gateway to STRAND Activities:
Second Language Acquisition: Myths, Beliefs, and
What the Research Shows
Online via LINCS
And
Second Language Acquisition for Teachers of Adult ELLs
F2F via Training Academy
Gateway Course to STRAND Activities:
Second Language Acquisition: Myths, Beliefs, and What the Research Shows
Online via LINCShttp://lincs.edu.gov/programs/ell-u/online-courses
And
Second Language Acquisition for Teachers of Adult ELLs
F2F via Training Academy
(Pre-requisite for all participants)
North Carolina Adult ESOL Specialty CertificateTraining Plan: An Update
Activities Pathway for Professional Development
STRAND A:Teaching Adults Who are
Emergent Readers
Online via LINCS
Planning and Instruction for ESL Beginners
F2F via Training Academy
AND
North Carolina Adult ESOL Specialty CertificateTraining Plan: An Update
Activities Pathway for Professional Development
STRAND B:Formative Assessment to
Inform Quality ESL Instruction
Online via LINCS
Formative Assessment for Learning in Adult ESL
F2F via Training Academy
AND
North Carolina Adult ESOL Specialty CertificateTraining Plan: An Update
Activities Pathway for Professional Development
STRAND C:Principles of Second Language Teaching:
Planning, Implementing, and Managing Instruction
Online via LINCS
Effective Lesson Planning for Adult ELLs
F2F via Training Academy
AND
North Carolina Adult ESOL Specialty CertificateTraining Plan: An Update
Activities Pathway for Professional Development
STRAND D:Principles and Techniques of
ESL Methodology
F2F via Training Academy(No Online course available)
North Carolina Adult ESOL Specialty Certificate:Getting Started
Step-by-step instructions can be found on the NCCCS College and Career Readiness website at:
http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/Basic_Skills/professional_development.htm
Getting Started
Complete the online, self-paced Second Language Acquisition course and any one online ELL-U strand. You are eligible to attend the corresponding face-to-face ESOL course. Then keep working on the other online ELL-U courses.
North Carolina Adult ESOL Specialty Certificate:Getting Started (continued)
Be sure to place your ELL-U Certificates of Completion in
Dropbox so that we know you are ready to attend f2f/CEU credit class.
Register by the due date for your face-to-face CEU ESOL course via the NCCCS Training Calendar at http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/Basic_Skills/trainingCalendar.htm.
After completing the Gateway course and Strands A – D, you are awarded the NC Adult ESOL Specialty Certificate!
Questions?
Beth Ponder
Karen Brown