EDU 6881 — Stand-Alone Sheltered English Immersion in the General Classroom
3 semester hoursGraduateLecture
Designed to prepare Massachusetts teachers across preK–12 classroom settings to effectively teach and assess English-language learners, ensuring students’ abilities to access grade-level curriculum, equitable opportunities to achieve academic success across content areas, and opportunities to build upon and contribute their cultural strengths and skills to their learning settings. Examines factors that contribute to English-language learners' development in cultural, social, and emotional experiences, as well as limited or interrupted education. Offers participants an opportunity to plan Sheltered English Immersion lessons using Sheltered Instructional Observation Protocol, World-Class Instructional Development and Design English Language Development Standards, and evidence-based principles. Meets Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education requirements for the SEI endorsement as a stand-alone course and requires fieldwork in an appropriate preK–12 setting.