Our Courses

Evidence-Based Literacy for Multilingual Learners is a self-paced, fully online CEU course that, upon completion, will enable educators to:

• Consider differences impacting literacy development between monolingual English learners and bilingual learners.

• Identify research-based, critical elements for literacy instruction through a lens of multilingualism.

This course draws from content and activities in Project MOMENTUM’s full micro-credential course: Multimodal Language and Literacy, to focus specifically on how to interpret Minnesota's READ Act in relation to multilingual learners.

The course connects to WIDA's big idea of a Functional Approach to Language Development. This approach helps educators focus on the purposeful use of language. One metaphor for language is a toolbox, containing different tools that are used to communicate, to develop relationships, and to act upon the world (WIDA, 2020). Teachers who develop an understanding of multilingualism can encourage multilingual learners to add to their linguistic toolboxes and make strategic decisions as they use language for certain purposes.

Completion of this course will result in a certificate from the Southeast Service Cooperative documenting 2 Continuing Education Clock Hours.

Differentiation for Multilingual Learners is a self-paced, fully online micro-credential that, upon completion, will enable educators to:

• Interpret WIDA language proficiency levels.

• Identify the impact of comprehensible input and output on the ability to participate in classroom activities.

• Analyze existing curricular resources for comprehensibility and relevance.

• Design relevant instruction aligned to student background and need.

• Differentiate classroom tasks for language learners at varying levels of English proficiency.

This course connects to WIDA's big idea of Equity of Opportunity and Access. A differentiated approach ensures that learners’ unique backgrounds and needs are recognized, leveraged, and built upon to ensure equitable educational opportunities and access to standards-based curriculum.

Participants can earn a micro-credential representing 15 Continuing Education Clock Hours and accompanying digital badge by meeting the following criteria:

1. Complete each module

2. Submit artifacts (2 course-level assessments)

3. Meet or exceed standards on course-level assessments

This course includes a Facilitator Guide for those who may want to complete the modules in local groups with a synchronous component.

Building a Foundational Understanding of Multilingualism is a self-paced, fully online micro-credential that, upon completion, will enable educators to:

• Analyze real-world language samples for linguistic features and identify implications for teaching and supporting multilingual learners.

• Identify how the history and development of the English language shapes the English spelling system.

• Describe basic processes of multilingual development. 

• Identify factors influencing language acquisition at various stages of life.

• Define and critically evaluate common terms related to multilingual learners in a school setting.

• Articulate the rights of multilingual learners in Minnesota schools.

The course connects to WIDA's big idea of a Functional Approach to Language Development. This approach helps educators focus on the purposeful use of language. One metaphor for language is a toolbox, containing different tools that are used to communicate, to develop relationships, and to act upon the world (WIDA, 2020). Teachers who develop an understanding of multilingualism and the English language can encourage multilingual learners to add to their linguistic toolboxes and make strategic decisions as they use language for certain purposes.

Participants can earn a micro-credential representing 10 Continuing Education Clock Hours and accompanying digital badge by meeting the following criteria:

1. Complete each module

2. Submit artifacts (1 course-level assessment)

3. Meet or exceed standards on course-level assessments

This course includes a Facilitator Guide for those who may want to complete the modules in local groups with a synchronous component.

Multimodal Language & Literacy Instruction is a self-paced, fully online micro-credential that, upon completion, will enable educators to:

• Identify implications of second language literacy development for teaching multilingual learners.

• Interpret research on reading and reading instruction to determine implications for practice.

• Design learning activities that develop communication skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing and representing. 

• Design lessons that incorporate technology-based resources to enhance student learning.

The course connects to WIDA's big idea of a Functional Approach to Language Development. This approach helps educators focus on the purposeful use of language. One metaphor for language is a toolbox, containing different tools that are used to communicate, to develop relationships, and to act upon the world (WIDA, 2020). Fostering multimodal language and literacy development in the classroom encourages multilingual learners to add to their linguistic toolboxes and make strategic decisions as they use language for certain purposes.

Participants can earn a micro-credential representing 16 Continuing Education Clock Hours and accompanying digital badge by meeting the following criteria:

1. Complete each module

2. Submit artifacts (2 course-level assessments)

3. Meet or exceed standards on course-level assessments

This course includes a Facilitator Guide for those who may want to complete the modules in local groups with a synchronous component.

Multilingual Learners in Early Childhood Education is a self-paced, fully online CEU course for that, upon completion, will enable educators to:

• Recognize best practices for identifying and providing language development services to multilingual learners in ECE settings.

• Explore research-based practices for supporting multilingual learners in ECE settings.

• Apply WIDA tools to set language goals and plan with language and culture in mind.

Completion of this course will result in a certificate from the Southeast Service Cooperative documenting 4 Continuing Education Clock Hours.

This course is intended for all educators who serve multilingual learners in early childhood education settings, including administrators, Early Childhood Education teachers, EL teachers, and those in support roles. The course is aligned with PELSB Teacher Preparation Standards and Parent Aware Standards.

Collaboration & Co-Teaching for Multilingual Learners is a self-paced, fully online CEU course that, upon completion, will enable educators to:

• Identify the components and benefits of a collaborative, integrated approach to content and language instruction for multilingual learners.

• Apply the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework to support collaborative efforts.

• Select collaborative practices aligned with available time and resources.

In this course, educators will engage with activities and resources to build the knowledge and skills necessary to foster effective collaboration among colleagues. Participants will explore collaboration as an interdisciplinary approach, detailing the cyclical process of co-planning, co-teaching, co-assessing, and co-reflecting. By the end of the course, participants will not only gain insights into the collaborative process but also discover practical strategies to enhance teaching outcomes and cultivate a supportive professional community in both formal and informal settings.

Completion of this course will result in a certificate from the Southeast Service Cooperative documenting 5 Continuing Education Clock Hours.

Integrating Language and Content for Multilingual Learner Success is a self-paced, fully online micro-credential that, upon completion, will enable educators to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the necessity of both language learning and content learning for student success.

• Apply the WIDA ELD Standards Framework to integrate language and content instruction through lesson planning and delivery. 

• Identify the essential components of an integrated, collaborative service delivery model for multilingual learners.

• Select collaborative practices aligned with available time and resources.

This course connects to WIDA’s Big Idea of Integration of Language and Content. This approach recognizes that multilingual learners develop content and language concurrently, with academic content as a context for language learning and language as a means for learning academic content (WIDA, 2020). 

Participants can earn a micro-credential representing 16 Continuing Education Clock Hours  and accompanying digital badge by meeting the following criteria:

• Complete each module

• Submit artifacts (2 course-level assessments)

• Meet or exceed standards on course-level assessments

This course includes a Facilitator Guide for those who may want to complete the modules in local groups with a synchronous component.

Incorporating Linguistic Supports as an Education Support Professional is a self-paced, fully online CEU course for Paraprofessionals/Education Support Professionals (ESPs) that, upon completion, will enable education support professionals to:

• Articulate the benefits of multilingualism in both personal and educational contexts

• Name three types of linguistic supports 

• Identify ways to incorporate a variety of linguistic supports while working with students

The course connects to WIDA's big idea of Equity of Opportunity and Access. Drawing on students’ linguistic and cultural resources is essential to helping them navigate life in a diverse world, in addition to supporting them in meeting demands of academic content areas as they advance through school (WIDA, 2020). Education Support Professionals play an integral role in providing equitable opportunities for multilingual learners to access grade-level content.

Completion of this course will result in a certificate from the Southeast Service Cooperative documenting 2 Continuing Education Clock Hours.