This course is designed to develop expertise in creating units and lessons that provide English Learners with authentic, high-quality learning experiences, fostering both disciplinary practices and language development simultaneously. You will learn to critically evaluate the curricular materials used in your teaching context and enhance them to craft lessons and units that actively invite, support, and challenge students. The course emphasizes supporting students in making meaning and understanding central disciplinary ideas while offering opportunities to deepen their knowledge of content-specific practices, analytic skills, and the language necessary to engage effectively in these practices.
Number of Units: 1 - 2.5 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours. Please choose unit selection upon checkout.
Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for WestEd Participants.
Prerequisites: All participants must have attended previous in-person QTEL Building the Base or disciplinary institutes.
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