006.19A Grade Levels: K-12.
006.19B Endorsement Type: Supplemental
endorsement only. This endorsement requires an applicant to hold or earn
concurrently a subject or field endorsement.
006.19C Persons with this endorsement may
teach English as a second language in grades kindergarten through
twelfth.
006.19D Certification
Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement shall require a minimum of 15
undergraduate semester hours course work in English as a Second Language,
English language/Linguistics, Cross-Cultural Communication, Methods in English
as a Second Language, and Assessment and Evaluation of Second Language
Learners. Applicants must present competence in a foreign language equivalent
to two (2) semesters of post secondary foreign language course work or two (2)
years of high school foreign language.
006.19D1 Clinical Experiences. Prospective
teachers shall be engaged in clinical experiences at both the elementary and
secondary levels.
006.19D2
Practicum. Prospective teachers shall be engaged in a one semester
practicum.
006.19E
Endorsements Program requirements: Nebraska teacher education institutions
offering this endorsement program must have on file, within the institution, a
plan which identifies the courses and the course completion requirements which
the institution utilizes to grant credit toward completion of this endorsement.
THE FOLLOWING ARE RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR
INCLUSION AS PART OF THE INSTITUTION'S PLAN UNDER THIS
ENDORSEMENT.
Through the courses identified in its plan, the institution
should prepare prospective teachers to:
A. Facilitate students and families'
understanding of the new culture, including the educational system;
B. Create linkages with families that enhance
the educational experiences of their students;
C. Create a caring, inclusive, safe, and
linguistically and culturally rich community of learning where students take
intellectual risks and work both independently and collaboratively in acquiring
anti-bias strategies;
D.
Demonstrate knowledge of and sensitivity to socio-linguistic requirements as
they change across cultures;
E.
Demonstrate knowledge of American English syntax, morphology, variations, and
spoken and written conventions;
F.
Utilize knowledge of language and language development to:
1. Understand their students' growth in both
their primary and new language.
2.
Develop instructional strategies that promote language development,
and
3. Modify the curriculum to
best accommodate the needs of new language learners.
G. Demonstrate knowledge of basic federal and
state laws related to limited English proficient students;
H. Provide multiple paths to assist students
in:
1. Developing language
proficiency,
2. Learning the
central concepts in each pertinent discipline, and
3. Building knowledge and strengthening their
understanding of the various disciplines.
I. Utilize a variety of assessment methods
to:
1. Obtain useful information about student
placement, learning, and development, and
2. Assist students in reflecting on their own
progress.
J. Create
goals, design curricula and instruction, and facilitate student learning in
specific content areas which builds on the student's linguistic and cultural
diversity, and prior knowledge;
K.
Select from or create a variety of approaches, resources, and instructional
strategies that allows students to confront, explore, and understand important
and challenging concepts, topics, and issues in meaningful ways;
L. Engage in reflective thinking that engages
them in analyzing, evaluating, and strengthening the quality of their own
practice and programs;
M. Consult
and collaborate with colleagues in the advancement of knowledge and
interpersonal skills, including strategies for modeling and advocating for the
civil rights of students;
N.
Utilize methodology and strategies for teaching students who have had no or
limited school experiences;
O.
Utilize methodology and strategies for teaching reading to second language
learners, including both students who are literate and those who are
non-literate in their first language.
