Showing posts with label Paraeducator Area of Concentration: English as a Second Language (ESL). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paraeducator Area of Concentration: English as a Second Language (ESL). Show all posts

Thursday, February 17, 2022

Paraeducator Area of Concentration: English as a Second Language Begins June 1

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This is the required course to receive the Paraeducator Certification Generalist II with the Area of Concentration: English as a Second Language (ESL).


Successful completion of the Paraeducator Generalist Certification course(s) is a prerequisite to receive a Level II certification (Area of Concentration). You must have been issued your Paraeducator Generalist Certificate by the Board of Educational Examiners (BOEE) prior to completing this course in order to use the credit from this course to renew your Paraeducator Generalist Certificate. Participants will gain knowledge, skills and strategies to assist and support ESL students.

This course is a hybrid, with three zoom sessions and online work to total 90 hours.

Title III funds will provide a stipend of $300 for all paraeducators who work with ELLs and who fulfill the course requirements and are currently employed by a public or non-public PreK-12 school in Heartland AEA 11. This option is not available for employees of Des Moines Public Schools. A reimbursement claim form will be available the last day of class.

Register at this link 
Course#179854 HL

June 1: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
June 11: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
June 25: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

The rest of the work will need to be completed between June 1 and June 30, 2022.

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Paraeducator Generalist II Area of Concentration for ESL Class Starts in November

This class is the required course to receive the Paraeducator Certification Generalist II with the Area of Concentration: English as a Second Language (ESL). Through this course, participants will gain knowledge, skills and strategies to assist and support ESL students.

Dates: Nov. 5, Dec. 10, 2016; Jan. 14, Feb. 11, March 4 & April 8, 2017
Location: Heartland AEA Regional Education Center, 6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston, IA
Register here
Cost: Take advantage of special pricing at $25 as the cost may increase in January 2017.

Title III funds will provide a stipend of $300 for all paraeducators who work with ELLs and who fulfill the course requirements and are currently employed by a public or non-public K-12 school in Heartland AEA 11. This option is not available for employees of Des Moines Public Schools. A reimbursement claim form will be available the last day of class.

Friday, March 4, 2016

ESL Paraeducator Course Offers Title III Stipend for District Associates Who Work With ELLs

Heartland AEA will be offering the 6-day paraeducator ESL certification class in June. Please let your associates who work with ELLs know about this opportunity. Title III funds will provide a stipend of $300 for all paraeducators who work with ELLs, who fulfill the course requirements and who are currently employed by a public or non-public K-12 school in the Heartland AEA area. (This option is not available for employees of Des Moines Public Schools).

Paraeducator Area of Concentration: English as a Second Language (ESL) 

Dates: June 7-10, 13 & 14, 2016
Location: Heartland AEA Regional Education Center, 6500 Corporate Dr., Johnston
Register: Here

For more information, contact Pam Childers at pchilders@heartlandaea.org.