Getting 100 ESL hours in WHILE teaching!

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Getting 100 ESL hours in WHILE teaching!

by Chris Cashman

Mar 4, 2010

Hello. I will have my teaching certification (Spanish) by May. I expect to have work in August (at a specific school). I am interested in getting my ESL certification. My question is, if I will already be working as an educator, how would I accumulate ESL clinical hours?

I live in Illinois.

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Vanessa How about a part time job teaching ESL to adults. These jobs are usually during evening hours or weekends. They usually ask you to work 2 to 4 hours per week. If you can't find a part time job try calling local community service organizations that might offer ESL classes for adults. They might let you teach ESL for a few hours as a volunteer.
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Mar 6, 2010

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Chris Cashman Wait -- Do you think that I would be allowed to use hours with ADULTS at a community college to count for an ESL certification at the K-12 level?? Gosh, I already did that for a year and a half! In that case, I would already have the hours. But... do the hours have to be done with a K-12 population?

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Mar 6, 2010

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NYteacher I doubt that adult hours would count. There are likely two options available to you -

1) get your hours during summer school next year 2) if you have ESL in your school, get hours done during your planning periods.

NYteacher NYS ESOL K-12 certified

Mar 7, 2010

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CeliaB I live and teach in Illinois and I was able to get my hours in WHILE I was teaching in the classroom. I was able to do this because I had students in my class who were English Language Learners. My principal had to write a brief letter to the regional office of education verifying that this was my daily teaching context. That was 4 years ago so thi...See More

Mar 31, 2010

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