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Speaking of ESL endorsements...

by mojo

Aug 9, 2011

My district has been saying for a year that it will soon be a requirement in Illinois for every teacher to have an ESL endorsement. Has anyone else heard that? Or could it be that teacher prep programs will have to include the ESL coursework in the future??

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me too I actually just heard this last week. Some friends of mine work in the far burbs (Woodstock) and their administrators said exactly what you said. I imagine it will become part of the education program at any college in which one is earning a degree/certification. For those of us who have earned it w/o ESL, I imagine it will be required that we all ...See More

Aug 10, 2011

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sped On 8/10/11, me too wrote: > Some friends of mine > work in the far burbs (Woodstock) and their administrators > said exactly what you said. I imagine it will become part of > the education program at any college in which one is earning > a degree/certification.

Maybe...

> For those of us who have earned it > ...See More

Aug 10, 2011

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Amy On 8/10/11, sped wrote: > On 8/10/11, me too wrote: >> Some friends of mine >> work in the far burbs (Woodstock) and their administrators >> said exactly what you said. I imagine it will become part of >> the education program at any college in which one is earning >> a degree/certification. > > Maybe... > ...See MoreOn 8/10/11, sped wrote: > On 8/10/11, me too wrote: >> Some friends of mine >> work in the far burbs (Woodstock) and their administrators >> said exactly what you said. I imagine it will become part of >> the education program at any college in which one is earning >> a degree/certification. > > Maybe... > > >> For those of us who have earned it >> w/o ESL, I imagine it will be required that we all get the >> endorsement. > > Maybe..., but historically ISBE has grandfathered in all > pre-existing certificates. They did this when they introduced new > special ed and middle school requirements. > > This is why I am looking into beginning the >> courses so I can attain the endorsement in the next year or >> so. > > ISBE is supposed to be out with a new series of changes by > September 1st. I would suggest that you wait until then before > pursuing this course. They may enact changes, so wait and see > what the new requirements will be and when they will go into > effect. For instance, they may par down the requirements for the > ELL endorsement, or you may be able to add it simply by taking a > test. Requiring 6 full, additional courses of every new teacher > sounds like a bit much, so you might actually see those > requirements diminish. > > I honestly haven't heard that rumor that ELL will be required for > all new certificates. Apparently it's already on the books for > ECE, but I hadn't heard that for all certificates. If so, it will > be a shame for teachers. It will take one of the few teaching > sub-fields that actually has some opportunity left (read that as > being able to get a job in it) and glut it with every new grad. >

I am an ECE teacher and have been told that I will be required to have it as of 2014--but only if I wish to continue teaching preschoo. I think that it is ridiculous that after 15 years of teaching that I have to pay to keep my job and 3 months after they leave my classroom it is acceptable that the kindergarten teacher across the hall not need to have an ELL endorsement. So far as we have heard there is no grandfathering in...It would be more acceptable to me that ALL teachers be required to have ELL, rather than singlng out ECE. Especially when the average cost of the endoresement is going to cost me $15000!! At least what I have looked into. Don't even get me started on the fact that the state continues to not even fund the preschool grants, yet now they will require my collegues and I to fork over a ton of money to continue working at a job I love.

Jan 24, 2012

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Laura You can get an ESL or bilingual (if you speak another language) endorsement through American College of Ed for 4 to 6,000, I think.

On 1/24/12, Amy wrote: > On 8/10/11, sped wrote: >> On 8/10/11, me too wrote: >>> Some friends of mine >>> work in the far burbs (Woodstock) and their administrators >>> sai...See MoreYou can get an ESL or bilingual (if you speak another language) endorsement through American College of Ed for 4 to 6,000, I think.

On 1/24/12, Amy wrote: > On 8/10/11, sped wrote: >> On 8/10/11, me too wrote: >>> Some friends of mine >>> work in the far burbs (Woodstock) and their administrators >>> said exactly what you said. I imagine it will become part of >>> the education program at any college in which one is earning >>> a degree/certification. >> >> Maybe... >> >> >>> For those of us who have earned it >>> w/o ESL, I imagine it will be required that we all get the >>> endorsement. >> >> Maybe..., but historically ISBE has grandfathered in all >> pre-existing certificates. They did this when they introduced new >> special ed and middle school requirements. >> >> This is why I am looking into beginning the >>> courses so I can attain the endorsement in the next year or >>> so. >> >> ISBE is supposed to be out with a new series of changes by >> September 1st. I would suggest that you wait until then before >> pursuing this course. They may enact changes, so wait and see >> what the new requirements will be and when they will go into >> effect. For instance, they may par down the requirements for the >> ELL endorsement, or you may be able to add it simply by taking a >> test. Requiring 6 full, additional courses of every new teacher >> sounds like a bit much, so you might actually see those >> requirements diminish. >> >> I honestly haven't heard that rumor that ELL will be required for >> all new certificates. Apparently it's already on the books for >> ECE, but I hadn't heard that for all certificates. If so, it will >> be a shame for teachers. It will take one of the few teaching >> sub-fields that actually has some opportunity left (read that as >> being able to get a job in it) and glut it with every new grad. >> > > > I am an ECE teacher and have been told that I will be required to > have it as of 2014--but only if I wish to continue teaching > preschoo. I think that it is ridiculous that after 15 years of > teaching that I have to pay to keep my job and 3 months after they > leave my classroom it is acceptable that the kindergarten teacher > across the hall not need to have an ELL endorsement. So far as we > have heard there is no grandfathering in...It would be more > acceptable to me that ALL teachers be required to have ELL, rather > than singlng out ECE. Especially when the average cost of the > endoresement is going to cost me $15000!! At least what I have > looked into. Don't even get me started on the fact that the state > continues to not even fund the preschool grants, yet now they will > require my collegues and I to fork over a ton of money to continue > working at a job I love.

Jan 25, 2012

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