Project ELEECT: English Learners' Educational Excellence Capitol Teacher Training Project (Poster 9)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Twelve
  In Poster Session: Teacher and Teacher Preparation Poster Session One

Abstract

Project ELEECT supports the preparation and professional development of teachers in the District of Columbia by widening the pipeline of teachers for multilingual DC students and preparing in-service teachers to meet the needs of their multilingual learners through equitable, culturally responsive pedagogy. It also provides a hybrid Professional Development program for in-service teachers in DC public and public charter schools without prior preparation in the effective education of English Learners. Its final component is to strengthen a pathway to MA + ESL Licensure for pre-service teachers by recruiting new teachers from underrepresented groups including multilingual educational aides with undergraduate degrees currently working in schools. This presentation shares and reflects upon the first year of professional development and instructional activities.

Author

• Kevin Donley, Georgetown University
  Presenting Author