Supporting Multilingual Learners: Asset-Based Approaches, Grades K-12

This course will provide educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to leverage the strengths and resources that multilingual learners bring to the classroom to develop advanced literacies and discipline area learning. The course addresses asset-focused perspectives on culture and language. Educators embrace and celebrate the cultural and linguistic diversity of multilingual learners and learn how to leverage this diversity as a resource for learning.

Educators will learn strategies to promote language development and acquisition in multilingual learners. In addition, the course will examine the role of the teacher in cultivating advanced literacies and discipline area learning. Educators will learn how to design and implement culturally responsive assessments and feedback that are culturally responsive.

Throughout the course, educators reflect on their teaching practices and develop a plan for incorporating asset-based approaches into their teaching of multilingual learners. The goal of the course is to empower educators to become confident and competent teachers fully prepared to help their multilingual learners flourish.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: TKL courses receive letter grades. 

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Course Location:  www.teachnkidslearn.com

HOW TO ACCESS YOUR COURSE MATERIALS: 

Within 1-2 business days of your Ashland registration, you will receive an email from your course content provider, Teach & Kids Learn, containing instructions on how to access your course materials. A note, their emails are sometimes forwarded to junk or spam folders. 

You will be working with TKL, through their Learning Management System, to complete the course, after which, your instructor will record your grade on your AU transcript. We will notify you by email once this is done, with instructions on how to view and order transcripts. 

Ashland Professional Development: pds@ashland.edu