Curriculum, Instruction & Professional Development
Curriculum & Instruction
High-quality research and pratice-based materials on curriculum and instruction are imperative for all educators who work with Language Instruction Educational Programs or who are otherwise involved with ELLs. Please choose from the topics at left or visit NCELA's Resource Library for more resources on curriculum and instruction.
Further resources:
Doing What Works for English Language Learners, the U.S. Department of Education's partner to the What Works Clearinghouse, provides examples of practice linked to rigorously reviewed research.
TESOL's Tapestry for Teachers of English Language Learners presents a library of resources for instructors of ELLs.
Colorín Colorado, presented by WETA, and funded in part by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Institute for Literacy, and the American Federation of Teachers, provides information, activities and advice for educators and Spanish-speaking families of English language learners (ELLs).
For resources on the alignment of curriculum and instruction in the academic content areas, specific to ELLs, visit WIDA's alignment page.
Professional Development
Ongoing professional development is critical to ensuring that teachers are prepared to deliver excellent instruction to the growing number of ELLs. NCELA's 2008 report Educating English Language Learners: Building Teacher Capacity provides strategies for professional development practices for mainstream teachers of ELLs.
There are three volumes to the report:
- Volume I: Teacher Education and Professional Development for Mainstream Teachers of English Language Learners
- Volume II: Annotated Bibliography
- Volume III: State Requirements for Pre-Service Teachers of ELLs
You can also see excerpts targeted at teachers of English language arts, mathematics, social studies and science.
For federal funding resources for professional development, please see the National Professional Development program grants page.
Further resources:
Telléz, K. & Waxman, H.C. (2005). Quality teachers for English language learners: A review of the research. The Laboratory for Student Success, The Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory at Temple University Center for Research in Human Development and Education.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2001). Teacher Preparation and Professional Development: 2000 (NCES 2001–088). Washington, DC: Parsad, B., Lewis, L. & Farris, E.
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