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This online course features Rasheeda Hardy, an experienced ELL teacher, instructional coach, and national presenter. The course takes an approach of asking who, what, how and why regarding accelerating students' English language acquisition and successfully exiting EL program. The who focuses on who your EL students are, and how to best reach them. Because there is a lot of differences in EL students' backgrounds and home life, successful language acquisition can look different and need to be adjusted to meet students' needs. The what focuses on what effective teaching looks like and how to increase student success. The how is the largest section of this course as it focuses on variety of strategies, practices, techniques, and tools to better support EL students so they can master English language and succeed in their academic careers. The why underlines the importance of teaching students and empowering them to own the English language and utilize it to continue their success. Finally, the course provides print and digital resources that are ready-to-use and can be utilized as soon as you start the course and continue using with your English learners for years to come.
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Optional University of Massachusetts Global Graduate Level Professional Development Credit course code: EDDU 9520
For an overview of how to earn graduate level credit for an On Demand Video-Based course, click here.
You can also find more information about how to apply for graduate level credit at the University of Massachusetts Global website.
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"Great resources for ESOL students of all grade levels and language levels." – N. Keime
"The presenter was excellent - extremely knowledgeable, personable and relatable! This was an excellent course!!" – V. Zavala
"I love how the course was broken down by who what how etc. Good review info and new info for me as an EL Specialist. Great things to share with my colleagues!" – D. Corbin Maple
"Coach Hardy reminded me of all the little things that come together to make learning English so much more engaging and meaningful for students." – A. Ramos
"I learned several new strategies in this course that I am trying out with summer school. I enjoyed the course very much." – T. Buswell
On Demand Online Course FAQ and Help
You will receive your Certificate of Completion once you’ve completed your course.
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You have up to 90 days to complete your course.
The course is designed to take at least 5-6 hours if you watch all video clips, complete all review activities, read supporting documents, and create your personal Action Plan. Times will vary, as some people may move more quickly through the course, and others may want to watch modules multiple times. The course can be stopped and started at your own discretion, with the course resuming where you left off. You may also choose to re-start the course at the beginning.
On Demand Video-Based and Scheduled Instructor-Led courses are for individual use only.
For this course, you will need a computer or laptop and a secure internet connection.
You must have broadband internet access, a non-shared email, a desktop or laptop computer running Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X operating system.
You may use any of these HTML 5 compliant web browsers: Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or Apple Safari. Adobe Flash is no longer supported.
It is recommended you take the course using your desktop or laptop computer. With moble devices you may not be able to access some of the features of the course or supporting material.
Participants taking On Demand Video-Based online courses offered by the Bureau of Education & Research may earn graduate level professional development credits through University of Massachusetts Global, an nonprofit affiliate. For a list of courses available for credit, click here.
Payment of an additional fee to University of Massachusetts Global and completion of a practicum project is required to earn college credit.
To download the registration form for applying for graduate level professional development credit from University of Massachusetts Global for On Demand Video-Based online courses, click here.
The Bureau of Education & Research is an Approved Provider of continuing education by AOTA, ASHA, and the California Board of Registered Nursing. Please check the course description to confirm the offering of CEUs for these organizations.
For an overview of how to earn CEUs for an On Demand online course, click here.
Your course will remain active for up to 90 days after your enrollment. After this time period, you’ll no longer have access to the video clips. As you take the course you’ll need to save and/or print Supporting Print Resources, as well as your Personal Plan of Action, to have access to these materials after the 90 day period.
You may purchase online courses on our website with a credit card.
You may take the course on a mobile device, although it is recommended you save your Personal Action Plan to your desktop or laptop computer where you have easy access to the file. You may also experience trouble with, and limited access to, the supporting documents.
Yes, you can access the course from multiple devices, as long as you have your username and password available. Go to http://www.ber.org/onlinelearning/login.cfm to log-in to the course. Please note, your personal action plan and supporting documents will be saved on your local machine and will not be transferred between devices unless you transfer them.
You may email your question to onlinelearning@ber.org or call 1-800-735-3503 between the hours of 6am and 5pm (PST).
This course is an on demand, video-based online course. Unlike many other courses, you will see activities and strategies in action, modeled by real educators in real classroom settings. Since the course is on demand, you can control when and where you take the course, as well as how much time you spend on it each time you log on. The course includes a Personal Action Plan- a document you will create to help you implement any strategies and ideas you select into your own program. You’fll also find supporting documents to download, save or print.
Visit http://ber.learningcart.com/AccountLogin.aspx and click the link underneath the login fields. There you will have an option to reset your password and have a new one emailed to the email address you registered with.
Please email onlinelearning@ber.org or call 1-800-735-3503 between the hours of 6am and 5pm (PST).
An HTML5 compliant browser such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Microsoft Edge is required. Adobe Flash is no longer supported. Check to make sure your computer can access the internet. Make sure you using your broadband service. Make sure you are not streaming any other content from the internet. You may need to restart your browser or clear its cache.
Check the volume setting on your computer. If you are using headphones or ear buds make sure they are properly plugged in. If you are using desktop speakers make sure they are properly plugged in and they are turned up if they have a volume control. Make sure you are not streaming any other content from the internet. You may need to restart your browser or clear its cache.
In some rare cases some people may experience more than one video playing at the same time in a course. If you are experiencing this issue it may help to disable Adobe Flash in your browser.
System requirements for on demand online courses
You must have broadband internet access, a non-shared email, a desktop or laptop computer running Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X operating system. You may also use a tablet.
You may use any of these web browsers: Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or Apple Safari. You must have an HTML5 compliant browser, Adobe Flash is no longer supported.
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