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CONT541: Teaching English Language Learners Specialist

CONT 541
Continuing Teacher Education - Ontario
3 Units
Online
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This course will provide you with opportunities to develop the skills needed to be a culturally responsive leader focused on achieving meaningful and sustainable change in your school. You will reflect on your personal leadership abilities and explore ways to engage in courageous conversations as you advocate for your English language learners. You will investigate strategies to engage learners, families, and the community as you set goals for change. You will participate in critical discussions about your role as an anti-racist and anti-oppression educator and  explore ways to lead successful collaborative inquiries and professional development workshops designed to encourage critical self-reflection. The course culminates with a school action plan focused on equity and inclusion for English language learners.

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Learning Outcomes

What You Will Learn and Do

In this course you’ll have the opportunity to

  • develop an understanding of Culturally Responsive Leadership
  • reflect on personal leadership skills and develop effective collaboration strategies  
  • explore how to lead collaborative inquiries to build a professional learning community and effect positive change  
  • create a vision statement and develop an action plan to address inequities and systemic racism in education
  • collaborate with learners and home-school partners to inform school-wide decisions and policy development
  • develop effective policies for supporting English Language Learners and their mental health and well-being
  • understand the principles of trauma informed counselling
  • explore best practices for building collaborative relationships with school partners
  • critically examine initial assessment procedures and policies  
  • develop effective practices for conducing ongoing assessment of literacy skills  
  • design a three-year action plan focused on equity, inclusion, and advocacy  

Assessments

Module 1

Culturally Responsive Leadership

Module 2

Leading Curriculum and Pedagogy
Progress Update 1 

Module 3

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Module 4

Assessment
Progress Update 2

Module 5

Collaborative Inquiry
Progress Update 3

Module 6

Transitions

Module 7

Action Plan for ELLs
Final report