Coursera courses for mainstream teachers of ESL students

ELL Language and Communication Skills Across the Curriculum

This module focuses on various issues concerning how students learn subject content through their second language.

This module focuses on points to consider during the pre-planning stages of lesson design with ESL students in mind.

The third week focuses on identifying content and language outcomes so that suitable activities can be planned for upcoming lessons.

This module focuses on creating or selecting (and adapting) suitable materials for ESL students to achieve the intended learning outcomes.

This module looks at annotated lesson plans from three subjects: social studies, language arts and mathematics. It demonstrates how the principles outlined in previous modules can be put into practice.

This module gives course participants the opportunity to review previous units and take a final assessment.

Introduction to Authentic Assessment with the ELL in Mind

This module focuses on the purpose of assessment in general and the challenges of assessing ESL students in particular. It also differentiates learning objectives from language objectives, and provides an overview of the key concepts in authentic assessment.

This module is a detailed discussion, with examples, of the two main assessment types (formative and summative) and how they relate to each other.

The third week looks at various types of alternative assessment and then explains ways in which assessments aimed at English-proficient students can be modified to be manageable by ESL students.

Grading with the ELL in Mind

This module discusses peer and self-assessment, as well as the use of rubrics in the fair and reliable assessment of ESL student progress. The third main area of focus is on language error correction strategies.

This module focuses on the benefits of project-based learning for all students, and on appropriate assessments for this curricular model. There is also a brief discussion of scaffolding assessments to ensure their manageability for ESL students.

This module gives course participants the opportunity to review previous units and take a final assessment.