Board of Regents University System of Georgia Hispanic Pilot Project English for Speakers of Others

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Board of Regents University System of
GeorgiaHispanic Pilot ProjectEnglish for
Speakers of Others Languages (ESOL) Endorsement
Dr. Michael Padilla Associate Dean for Educator
PartnershipsCollege of EducationThe University
of Georgia
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Objective

• Increase the number of K-12 personnel qualified
  to teach English as a Second Language.

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What is the ESOL Endorsement?

• Three Courses, each 50 hours, 5 SDUs
• ESOL in P-12 Settings (Methods and Materials)
• First and Second Language Acquisition
• Language Culture in the Classroom

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Why Its Important

• Results in more effective instruction for ESOL
  and mainstream teachers
• Allows districts to receive funding for ESOL when
  teachers have the endorsement

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Benefits of the Grant Funded Endorsement

• UGA instructors teach on-site in districts and
  on-line statewide
• Free of charge to teachers/districts
• Textbooks provided
• Teachers earn endorsement in one year

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The USG Regents ESOL Endorsement has provided
the district with additional trained staff in a
critical need area and support at the school
level to meet the needs of diverse learners in
our school system. Kathy Jolly, Forsyth
County Schools

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Our Progress2001-2002

• UGA provided various USG institutions with
• On-line ESOL endorsement courses
• Training for teaching ESOL courses on-line

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Our Progress2002-2003
137 Teachers
6 cohorts
From 12 School Districts

• Clarke
• Elberton
• Barrow
• Walton
• Jackson
• Oglethorpe
• Madison
• Fulton
• Lowndes
• Hall
• DeKalb
• Forsyth

• DeKalb
• Jackson County
• Clarke County
• Gainesville City Schools
• Forsyth
• Statewide (classes held on-line, but majority of
  participants from Valdosta)

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Our Progress2003-2004

• 90 teachers in three district cohorts
• Focus on developing sheltered instruction MS and
  HS. (Many districts are teaching specially
  designed core content classes, but are often
  staffed by subject area teachers who do not have
  their endorsement, which means districts not
  receiving state ESOL )

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Our Progress2003-2004

• GOAL To collaborate with schools to anticipate
  ESOL needs over the next 5-10 years
• Which classes will need sheltered content
  teachers
• Use demographic projections
• How many teachers needed in each subject and
  grade level

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Sustainability
Strategy Coordinating Efforts Leveraging
Resources

• Coordinating with the newly formed Center for
  Latino Achievement and Success in Education
  (CLASE) at UGA.
• Collaborating with the Office of Educator
  Partnerships Language Education Department in
  the College of Education.

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Sustainability
Strategy Coordinating Efforts Leveraging
Resources

• Two Title II Improving Teacher Quality grants to
  educate teachers on sheltered instruction (Fulton
  and Hall Counties).
• Some ESOL cohorts take advantage of related
  professional development opportunities offered by
  CLASE.