Required for License(s):
Biology/Chemistry/Earth and Space Science/Physics/Science/General Science/Math & Science/Middle School Math/ High School Math/English/History/Humanities/Social Sciences – Initial (5-8)(8-12)
Participants in this course will use a variety of strategies and resources (including tech tools), to develop the core skills and expertise needed for educators to support students academic language development and close the opportunity gap. This course is designed to facilitate teacher understanding of how academic language impacts learning. Participants will investigate:
Why some students will develop stronger academic language skills than others unless academic language features are explicitly taught,
How academic language features affect content area learning,
How academic language affects text (both written and oral) comprehension
How content and strategies in the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks are applied in academic instruction.
This course includes a pre-practicum field-based experience.
Credit
This course may be taken either as part of a Licensure Program or as an individual course for PDPs. Graduate Credit through Fitchburg State University is available at additional cost; Master’s Degree and CAGS options are available. This course is included in your CES Initial Licensure tuition cost if it is required for your program. If you are a Licensure Enrollee and your account is in good standing, please indicate your status when registering for the course. This course may also be taken individually for professional development and/or license renewal.
Course Structure
This course includes a mix of asynchronous and synchronous online learning experiences. The first synchronous meeting session will be held at 97 Hawley St. in Northampton (pending COVID guidance) with the remaining three via Google Meet.
Coursework begins on the course start date. You will be required to log in and complete activities prior to the first online synchronous session. Please reserve all meeting dates listed.
