EDUC 7096 - Sheltered English Immersion (SEI)

3 cr.

This course prepares teacher candidates with the knowledge and skills to effectively shelter their content instruction, so that our growing population of English language learners (ELLs) can access curriculum, achieve academic success, and contribute their multilingual and multicultural resources as participants and future leaders in the 21st century global economy. Candidates demonstrate their understanding of the difference between social and academic language through instructional planning that makes content accessible to ELLs and supports diverse students from varied cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

Required 25-hour pre-practicum experience. Please note: course requires 30 hours of face-to-face course meeting time as specified by the DESE.