TEAMS-2 In-Service Professional Development Project
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About In-Service Professional Development Project
School districts in Virginia are being offered the opportunity to apply for professional development on assessment, progress monitoring, and evidence-based literacy instruction of ELs with and without disabilities. Participants will have to apply as a school team of 3-5 educators. Research has shown that when a school team is trained together, there is a greater probability of effective implementation of educational practices as well as sustainability over time.
As a cohort of 20-25 participants, in-service educators will complete nine graduate credit hours during each school year, including one course in the summer.
- SPED 601: English Language Learners and the Special Education Process
- SPED 602: Principles of Language Learning and Assessment of English Language Learners
- SPED 603: Language & Literacy Development for English Language Learners in Inclusive Settings
Benefits
- The participants will complete 9-semester hours of graduate study over a 10-month period. This course of study includes 3 graduate courses on the appropriate assessment and progress-monitoring of ELs within a three-tiered model of support and appropriate and effective evidence-based literacy (e.g., reading) instruction to ELs with or without disabilities.
- Project TEAMS-2 pays all tuition and fees and provides for textbooks, supplies, and teaching materials.
- Each participant will receive $1,500.00 to purchase materials for their classroom.
- Participants will be able to use the 9-credit graduate hours to renew their teaching licenses.
- The graduates of the program will be ready to connect to students in today’s classroom. The benefit to English learners will be improved literacy skills, language proficiency, and a motivation to learn academic skills.