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When renewing your license: 45 CLD education hours are required
When renewing your license: 45 CLD education hours are required
It is up to staff to find time to achieve the 45 CLD hours to be applied to your license. Remember that you only need this 45 hours one time. You do not have to get 45 new hours every time you are getting ready to renew your license.
Here is a comprehensive slidedeck with instructions on how to obtain the 45 CLDE hours and add them to your license.
Here is a comprehensive slidedeck with instructions on how to obtain the 45 CLDE hours and add them to your license.
Other Notes
Other Notes
Watch this 1-minute video on the right to find out how to check your credits in the district!
Watch this 1-minute video on the right to find out how to check your credits in the district!
Go to Powerschool.
Find "Transcript" at the top.
Scroll down until you see a list of courses.
Your CLDE courses can be found in the "All tab". They will likely not all show up on the CLDE tab.
Some of your CLDE courses may be in the CLDE tab, but not all.
Look for CLDE in the title of the course.
Here are some PD opportunities:
Here are some PD opportunities:
The WIDA website has a number of workshops. CLICK HERE to see those.
If you do not have a WIDA Secure Portal log in, please contact the CLDE department for access.
Log in to the WIDA Secure Portal and select Professional Learning.
Select a class -information about the seat hours and course content is here.
Click Enroll Now to get started.
The CDE also has a number of professional development opportunities.
Check your college transcripts. Any courses related to students learning English as a second language may also apply to the PD requirement. Remember to check the CDE website to find out how many hours a college semester hour is worth.
Check your seat hours from training within the district (described below) to see if any of your training with us might apply.
Visit THIS LINK at the CDE website for more information on how to document your hours.
Below is provided a list of the standards and the matrix that can be used to document your 45 CLDE hours.
Q & A
Q & A
When do we have to accrue (the CLDE-specific) 45 hours?
When do we have to accrue (the CLDE-specific) 45 hours?
"Within the next five-year license renewal period (For example, teachers holding a professional license that expired in September 2018 would need to meet the requirements by September 2023."
Do CLD-endorsed or mastered teachers need to take the 45 hours?
Do CLD-endorsed or mastered teachers need to take the 45 hours?
If you hold an active Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Education endorsement (or CLD Bilingual, LDE or LDE Bilingual) on your teaching license, you have already met this requirement and do not need to document 45 hours of professional learning
(Everybody still needs to renew their license with 90 clock hours of acceptable PD. CLD endorsed folks don’t need to have 45 CLD-specific hours)
Do we only need to complete these 45 hours only once or every cycle?
Do we only need to complete these 45 hours only once or every cycle?
Only once over the course of their professional licensure as a teacher in Colorado
Can WPS PD clock hours be used toward an endorsement or Master’s?
Can WPS PD clock hours be used toward an endorsement or Master’s?
No. Teachers must go through a college or university to acquire these credentials.
How do I find out how many CLDE credits I've accrued within the district?
How do I find out how many CLDE credits I've accrued within the district?
It's in Powerschool. Here's a handy video to guide you to the right spot!
Complete this matrix when renewing
Complete this matrix when renewing
This matrix is provided (by CDE) for the purpose of documenting satisfaction of this requirement when renewing a professional teaching license.
This matrix is provided (by CDE) for the purpose of documenting satisfaction of this requirement when renewing a professional teaching license.
EL PD matrix for license renewal_FINAL.pdfCDE (CLD) Standards
CDE (CLD) Standards
Below are the standards related to addressing the needs of English learners to which professional development activities must align.
Below are the standards related to addressing the needs of English learners to which professional development activities must align.
5.09 Quality Standard I: Educators are knowledgeable about CLD populations
5.09(1) ELEMENT A: Educators are knowledgeable in, understand, and able to apply the major theories, concepts and research related to culture, diversity and equity in order to support academic access and opportunity for CLD student populations.
5.09(2) ELEMENT B: Educators are knowledgeable in, understand, and able to use progress monitoring in conjunction with formative and summative assessments to support student learning.
5.10 Quality Standard II: Educators should be knowledgeable in first and second language acquisition.
5.10(1) ELEMENT A: Educators are able to understand and implement strategies and select materials to aid in English language and content learning.
5.10(2) ELEMENT B: Educators are knowledgeable of, understand, and able to apply the major theories, concepts and research related to culture, diversity and equity in order to support academic access and opportunity for CLD student populations.
5.11 Quality Standard III: Educators should understand literacy development for CLD students.
5.11(1) ELEMENT A: Educators are knowledgeable in, understand, and able to apply the major theories, concepts and research related to literacy development for CLD students
5.11(2) ELEMENT B: Educators understand and implement strategies and select materials to aid in English language and content learning.
5.12 Quality Standard IV: Educators are knowledgeable in the teaching strategies, including methods, materials, and assessment for CLD students.
5.12(1) ELEMENT A: Educators are knowledgeable in, understand and able to use the major theories, concepts and research related to language acquisition and language development for CLD students.
5.12(2) ELEMENT B: Educators are knowledgeable in, understand, and able to use progress monitoring in conjunction with formative and summative assessments to support student learning.
FOUND HERE on the CDE website.
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