ESL 6612 - Advocating for ESL Students

Are you advocating for students, programs, and professional status? Learn to enlist support from administrators, parents, community, lawmakers, and the media. Through a series of readings, guest speakers, discussions, and assignments, learn how to speak and write about issues with authority, how to identify and organize potential supporters, and how to take practical steps toward changing policies and attitudes that affect ESL students, programs, and teachers.

Credits (2 credits)
Target audience: teachers of ESL/bilingual K-Adult; others who advocate for ESL/bilingual students in a school setting.