Structured English Immersion Training for Educators

Understanding and Reaching English Language Learners: Structured English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement Training for Educators is a course that equips educators with the essential knowledge and skills to implement differentiated instruction that meets the individual needs of English Language Learners. The SEI course provides educators with effective, manageable strategies for meeting the needs of an increasingly diverse student population and explores cultural and social aspects of the English Language Learner.

Educators experience planning instructionally diverse lessons, based on assessment data, within the context of a standards-based curriculum. Participants will be using the methodology of spiraling case studies throughout the course to provide understanding of concrete examples.

SEI for Educators presents strategies to support language and literacy development, with a focus on reading, writing, listening, speaking, and comprehension in all content areas. Educators learn how to provide quality experiences and learning environments that allow students to be successful in school and in life.

Course Objectives:
Course objectives are listed below in accordance with the Arizona State Department of Education requirements for earning a Structured English Immersion (SEI) certificate. All readings, assignments, and activities in this training are designed to provide participants with opportunities to acquire, clarify, add to, and utilize the knowledge, skills, and understandings related to the objectives established by the State of Arizona as related to this certificate.

See Curricular Framework for Structured English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement Training (45 Clock Hours)

Course Delivery:
This course will be designed using online and face-to-face models. All activities and experiential learning will relate to content and grade level specifics. This includes early childhood through 12th grade, all content areas, and special education.

Course Timeline:
The course is a 45-clock hour training that can be delivered in a face-to-face model, online model, or a blended model that consists of some face-to-face and some online. Therefore, the training can be customized to fit the specific needs of the district. The flex hours provided in the SEI Curricular Framework were added to the Strategies Objectives section (9 hours).

Instructional Methodology:
The instructional methodology of this course focuses on developing, enhancing, and improving the instructional expertise and pedagogical knowledge base of practicing K-12 educators.

Strategies include:

• Instructor presentation of concepts
• Collaborative group projects
• Real-world application of skills and strategies
• Class presentations and demonstrations
• Role-play and hands-on practice
• Discussion groups—in class and online
• Analysis of case studies
• Learning centers
• Problem based learning and seminar questions
• Analysis and synthesis of assigned articles and text
• Research and review of websites
• Data collection and application
• Action research applying concepts to the classroom
• Reflection journal
• Self-Assessments and formative assessments
• Online assistance

Required Textbook or Specially Designed Participant Manual using the Following:
Peregoy, S. & Boyle, O.F. (2001). Reading, Writing, and Learning in ESL (Fourth edition). New York: Addison Wesley Longman, Inc.

Echevarria, Vogt & Short (2000). Making Content Comprehensible for English Language Learners, The SIOP Model. (2nd Edition) Allyn & Bacon.

Supplemental Materials:
Robins, K.N., Lindsey, R.B., Lindsey, D.B., & Terrell, R.D.(2002). Culturally Proficient Instruction: A Guide for People Who Teach. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.