Building the Base: Newcomer Literacy - EDC-X791Y
Course Description
Credit Validation for WestEd Participants Only
This course is designed to develop the capacity of secondary educators to provide Newcomer students with rich, meaningful, and high-quality learning opportunities. Educators will learn to challenge common assumptions about who Newcomers are and what they are capable of achieving. Participants will explore, experience, and design highly structured, effective instructional opportunities tailored to students who are just beginning their educational journeys in the U.S. The course will also guide educators in crafting meaningful peer interactions among Newcomers with varying levels of English language proficiency. Throughout the course, teachers will reflect deeply on their own practices and examine the educational theories that inform their instructional decisions.
Learner Outcomes
- Challenge common assumptions about who Newcomers are and what they are capable of achieving
- Understand, experience, and design highly structured quality learning opportunities for students just beginning their educational journeys in the US
- Craft opportunities for quality interactions among Newcomers with a wide range of English language proficiencies
- Reflect deeply on your own practice and the underlying theories of education that drive your decision making
Course Details
Number of Units: 1 - 2.5 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours. Please choose unit selection upon checkout.
Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for WestEd Participants.
University of San Diego – Graduate-Level Extension Credit Information
The University of San Diego partners with this program to offer graduate-level extension credit(s) in semester hours through the Credit Validation Program. To earn units, participants must register for and successfully complete coursework through the external program provider.
Credits earned through USD’s Credit Validation Program are widely accepted by many school districts and universities across the United States for purposes such as license renewal, required professional development hours, short-term skill building, salary advancement, credentialing, and potential advanced degree pathways. These units do not apply toward a master’s or higher degree program at the University of San Diego; however, they may be transferable to advanced degree programs (e.g., MA, EdD, PhD) at other institutions that accept external graduate-level credits.
Participants are responsible for confirming acceptance, transcript requirements, deadlines, and applicability of units with their employing district or intended institution prior to enrollment.