Description:
WestEd’s Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL) will provide professional development and coaching services to ESL and content teachers of record in core subjects (math, science, social studies, English) who teach English Learners in grades 6-12 on the QTEL framework for three consecutive years.
QTEL is a research-based instructional model that provides both elementary and secondary educators with the tools they need to accelerate language development, academic literacy, and disciplinary knowledge of English learners.
Professional development services include a week-long summer institute for approximately 120 teachers in June 2019 and June 2020. Both summer institutes will be open to all ESL and sheltered content teachers in grades 6-12.
In addition, starting in spring 2019 and continuing through the 2020-2021 school year, the Office of Multilingual Curriculum and Programs will select three secondary schools to receive targeted and intensified instructional supports, including professional development sessions for principals and leadership teams, professional development and on-site coaching for teachers, as well as webinars and online learning forums to support each school in implementing the QTEL framework with fidelity. All schools that serve students in grades 6 through 12 will have the opportunity to apply. The Office of Multilingual Curriculum and Programs will select schools based on the percentage of students who are English Learners and the commitment from staff to attend summer institutes and participate in follow up PD/coaching.