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Course format: self-paced, asynchronous
For: AnyContent (Classroom) Teachers and ESL Teachers
Course Duration: January-May 31, 2026
Earn 15 CECHs
REGISTER HERE.
Your SD Statewide Title III Consortium Learning Facilitator is Bobbie Kilber. Contact her with questions about facilitation and/or content. bobbie.kilber@k12.sd.us
This course is designed to help educators feel confident and prepared when assigning grades for English Learners. Participants will explore grading practices that ensure grades reflect students’ understanding of content rather than language barriers or unrelated behaviors. The course supports consistent grading approaches, strengthens collaboration with ESL specialists, and provides practical strategies that inform instruction and promote meaningful communication with students and families.
Modules Include:
Module 1: Understand Instructional Needs
Module 2: Adapt Instruction
Module 3: What About Newcomers?
Module 4: High School Considerations
Module 5: Maximize Grading Practices to Inform and Motivate
Module 6 Optional: Standards-Based Grading
Course format: self-paced, asynchronous
For: AnyContent (Classroom) Teachers and ESL Teachers
Course Duration: January-May 31, 2026
Earn 1 USF graduate credit or 15 CECHs
REGISTER HERE.
Your SD Statewide Title III Consortium Learning Facilitator is Gwyneth Fastnacht. Contact her with questions about facilitation and/or content. Gwyneth.Fastnacht@k12.sd.us
Strengthen students’ academic voice across speaking and writing—without lowering rigor. Academic Voice: Writing and Speaking for Success is a self-paced professional learning course that helps educators connect content instruction with language development using practical, classroom- strategies. Learn how to model academic language, scaffold expressive skills, and support multilingual learners in speaking and writing across all subject areas. Grounded in WIDA-aligned practices and authentic, classroom-based examples that are presented as practice-oriented models and applied scenarios.
Modules Include:
Module 1: Academic Voice Foundations
Module 2: Building Knowledge (Oral Language & Vocabulary)
Module 3: Modeling & Deconstruction
Module 4: Practice Together (Joint Construction)
Module 5: Independent Work (Writing for Learning)
Growing Language and Literacy: Strategies for Secondary Multilingual Learners
Growing Language and Literacy: Strategies for Secondary Multilingual Learners
By Andrea Honigsfeld
Course format: self-paced book study, asynchronous
For: Grades 6-12 Content (Classroom) Teachers and ESL Teachers
Course Duration: January-May 31, 2026
Earn 15 CECHs or 1 graduate credit
We love this book because it is practical for educators as it is organized by language levels, and this book prioritizes the best strategies that you can apply to any content. This book also contains authentic examples of what is happening in the classroom. It will be helpful for anyone who works with Secondary (Grades 6-12) Multilingual Learners (also known as English Learners or ELs). Don't forget to purchase your book either through Heinemann or Amazon.
Modules Include:
Module 1: Supporting STARTING Level Multilingual Learners
Module 2: Supporting EMERGING Level Multilingual Learners
Module 3: Supporting DEVELOPING Level Multilingual Learners
Module 4: Supporting EXPANDING Level Multilingual Learners
Module 5: Supporting BRIDGING Level Multilingual Learners
REGISTER HERE.
Your SD Statewide Title III Consortium Learning Facilitator is Bobbie Kilber.
Contact her with questions about facilitation and/or content. bobbie.kilber@k12.sd.us
The information presented in this course was adapted from the “Translation Resources – Best Practices,” published by the Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL), New York State Education Department (NYSED).
Translation Practices for the Classroom: Building Bridges Through Language
Translation Practices for the Classroom: Building Bridges Through Language
Course format: self-paced, online, asynchronous
For: Any Educator who works with Multilingual Learners
Course Duration: participants must complete the course within eight (8) weeks of registration.
Two choices of time commitment for busy teachers
This course is designed to help educators understand and apply translation practices that promote access and meaningful language learning for multilingual learners. Each module builds a deeper understanding of how translation of instructional materials can be leveraged as a tool, not a solution, to support English Learners in the classroom.
Participants may choose between two completion options.
Option 1 offers an extended learning experience with additional resources and structured application activities that support participants in applying new strategies within their own teaching contexts.
Earn 15 CECHs REGISTER HERE.
Option 2 provides a streamlined pathway with fewer resources and a shorter time commitment, designed for participants seeking an overview of key concepts; this option does not include classroom application activities.
Earn 6 CECHs REGISTER HERE
For both options Modules include:
Module 1: Bridging Languages
Module 2: Classroom Best Practices
Module 3: Using Home Languages
Module 4: Using Cognates
Module 5: Explore Technology Resources
Optional Module: Interpretation and Family Engagement
Your SD Statewide Title III Consortium Learning Facilitator is Tanya Vitek.
Contact her with questions about facilitation and/or content. Tanya.vitek@k12.sd.us
The information presented in this course was adapted from the TESOL International Association publication, The 6 Principles Quick Guide for Para Educators (2019).
Optional: Purchase a copy of the Paraeducators: 6 Principles Quick Guide HERE.
Paraprofessionals: Tools For Working With English Learners
Paraprofessionals: Tools For Working With English Learners
Course format: self-paced, online, asynchronous
This course must be completed within six (6) months of registration.
Paraprofessionals completing the modules receive a Certificate of Completion for 6 Continuing Education Hours (CEHs).
The online course "Paraprofessionals: Tools for Working with English Learners" is designed to provide practical strategies and resources for supporting English learners. This self-paced course allows participants to engage with the material at their own speed while providing opportunities for meaningful reflection. Depending on the complexity of the content and the time spent on activities and assessments, each tool is estimated to take between 30 minutes to 3 hours to complete.
Modules Include:
1. Introduction to Multilingual Education
2. Create Conditions for Language Learning
3. Design High-Quality Lessons for Language Development
4. Adapt Lesson Delivery for as Needed
5. Monitor and Assess
6. Engage and Collaborate
REGISTER HERE.
Your SD Statewide Title III Consortium Learning Facilitator is Gwyneth Fastnacht.
Contact her with questions about facilitation and/or content. Gwyneth.fastnacht@k12.sd.us.
EL Toolkit
EL Toolkit
Course format: self-paced, online, asynchronous
This course must be completed within six (6) months of registration.
Earn 1 grad credit (or 15 continuing education contact hours (CECH))
This course provides an overview of the US Department of Education Office of English Language Acquisition resources and how educators can best support English Learners. The course is organized into 5 modules, based on the US DOE EL Toolkit, ED Tech for English Learners, Family Toolkit, and Newcomer Toolkit and including supplemental information and next steps on co-teaching, dual-identification, instructional strategies, newcomer resources, and digital tools.
Course Objectives
Understand the US Department of Education recommendations and evidence-based practices for supporting the needs of English Learners at school;
Identify and analyze tools and resources for meaningful access to the curriculum for all students;
Identify and analyze tools and resources to create an inclusive environment for all students; and,
Evaluate, plan, and implement evidence-based strategies for supporting the language needs of English Learners.
REGISTER HERE
Your SD Statewide Title III Consortium Learning Facilitator is Tanya Vitek.
Contact her with questions about facilitation and/or content. Tanya.vitek@k12.sd.us
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