Learn how engaging families can boost academic achievement

New online course starting October 14th, will help you make connections with your immigrant families and communities.

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What can you expect from English Learner Portal?

All of our courses are designed to help you conquer the challenge of getting English Learners on pace with the rest of your students. We give you the basic understanding of language development so you can learn ways to simplify and target your lesson planning. Our courses are broken into modest portions so you can learn without being overwhelmed. Trust English Learner Portal to respect your time and investment and make your teaching life easier!

Actionable, Immediate Tactics

Discover modest tweaks that can transform the engagement of your English Learners. You will be given proven methods that you can apply right away without disrupting your entire class structure.

Build Reasonable Expectations

Gain confidence knowing what reasonable expectations you can have for each student, and how to plan appropriate rigorous instruction for them. Learn how to understand test scores and how they can be used to support differentiation.

Confident Course Plans

We give you creative strategies that support your English Learners and help them fully participate in class. You will notice the transformation as you are less exhausted trying to connect and they are less frustrated trying to learn.

Upcoming Online Courses

Professional Development Training on your schedule, from anywhere you want. All course are eligible for graduate credit.

Immigrant Family & Community Engagement in Schools

Family engagement is increasingly being used as a strategy to support student achievement and to close opportunity gaps. Increase your knowledge of how to build rewarding relationships with your school community. This course is six weeks and worth one graduate credit.

$249.00

Teaching Writing to Intermediate and Advanced English Learners

After we address the challenges of teaching academic writing, you’ll learn best practices for helping your intermediate and advanced English learners thrive. Supportive resources throughout the course give you an arsenal of tools you can refer back to as your students continue to make progress with their writing. This course is eligible for three credits.

$425.00

"Even with all the training that I have received in my field, I still found it very helpful to see how you provided instruction using various strategies to increase interaction, comprehension, and critical thinking for all teachers and how we can use it to help our English Language Learners."

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Two ways to learn and earn professional development credits!

Most courses/workshops earn you two graduate credits. And many qualify for reimbursement from your school district.

Face-to-Face Trainings

Location based trainings are ideal for when you are coming as a team or even arriving solo. Offered throughout the country, these two-day intensives focus in on one area and dive deep to give you actionable tactics you can apply immediately.

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Online Courses

Structured online courses moderate the content pace to keep you learning without information overwhelm. You get to learn in the comfort of your own home and still have the engagement thru our private community and live online sessions.

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