Beacon ESOL Courses
Dealing with a large, multicultural population can be challenging for educators! Accept the challenge and make a difference, as you develop and expand your professional ESOL skills through online learning.

Programs: ESOL Endorsement
Investigate why ESOL students communicate better with their English-speaking peers outside the classroom than when they participate in academics. Learn to take advantage of that difference! Interact with an experienced facilitator as you watch videos, share with colleagues, and initiate effective strategies to help ESOL students in your classroom.

This program targets Florida's Category 1 teachers (language arts and certain reading teachers). Course content aligns with standards for Florida's K-12 ESOL Endorsement. See the ESOL Course Matrix for a correlation of Beacon's courses with Florida's ESOL standards.

  ESOL Endorsement Course Overview


Programs: E-R-T (ESOL Endorsement)
Explore cultural diversity and its implications for you and your students. Determine how to actively engage LEP students as you apply your knowledge of ESOL appropriate methods through various implementation techniques. Discover concepts and principles of applied linguistics and differentiated instruction and learn to use them with your English language learners (ELLs).

Educators with Florida's K-12 Reading Endorsement may qualify to add ESOL Endorsement using the E-R-T option. Beacon's recommended courses for this option align to Florida's Reverse Crosswalk (Reading-to-ESOL). See the E-R-T Program Matrix for a correlation of Beacon's courses with Florida's ESOL standards.

  E-R-T (ESOL Endorsement) Course Overview


Programs: ESOL for Content-Area Teachers
Meet the educational needs of students for whom English is not their native language. Delve into various content-area strategies for your classroom to support English language learners (ELLs). Explore language acquisition processes and implications for Limited English Proficient (LEP) students.

These courses target Florida's Category 2 teachers (math, science, social studies, and computer literacy) and Category 3 teachers (other areas). Category 2 teachers take all three courses while Category 3 teachers need only one course. Course content aligns with Florida's requirements.

  ESOL for Content-Area Teachers Course Overview


Programs: ESOL for Administrators
Meet the challenge of educating a multicultural student population by understanding the background and legal requirements for ESOL students. Understand how culture affects communication and what steps can be taken to increase communication across cultures as you investigate instructional leadership skills that will make a difference for you and your staff.

Course content aligns with Florida's ESOL competencies for administrators. See the ESOL Program Matrix for Administrators for a correlation of Beacon's courses with the competencies.

  ESOL for Administrators Course Overview


Programs: ESOL for Guidance Counselors
Meet the educational needs of our multicultural population by exploring the background and legal requirements for ESOL. Promote the development and achievement of English language learners (ELLs) and learn to provide post-secondary and career development guidance. Implement new knowledge and skills by completing a case study.

Course content aligns with Florida's ESOL competencies for guidance counselors. See the ESOL Program Matrix for Guidance Counselors for a correlation of Beacon's courses with the competencies.

  ESOL for Guidance Counselors Course Overview
 
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