Blended Courses and Fully Online Courses are found in different sections below.

Fast-Track Blended Courses

Courses in this section include seven to eight (7-8) scheduled face-to-face sessions via Zoom. The remainder of each course is completed independently, online.

Registration in one or more course(s) may be done at any time.
Active enrollment in ONLY ONE COURSE is permitted at at time, EXCEPT during Summer.

EDEU501

Course Click course title for details/registration	Location	Day	Time	Start Date	FTF End	Course End	ASPD Registration Closes	UMass Global Credit Registration
Methods of Teaching ESL in Bilingual Pgms	Zoom video	TUE	4:30-8:30pm CST	Oct 12, 2021	Nov 30, 2021	Dec 30, 2021	Oct 11, 2021 Late registration with permission through Oct 18, 2021	Link provided after course starts
NOT applicable to Louisiana requirements. Open to teachers in any state Zoom link emailed 15-30 minutes before start of first session Text: PURCHASE IMMEDIATELY for delivery before the first class session from any vendor. For convenience, click the title below to be linked to Amazon. The Translanguaging Classroom: Leveraging Student Bilingualism for Learning (Ofelia García, Susana Ibarra Johnson, Kate Seltzer) - ISBN-13: 978-1934000199
EDCU 9080 Curriculum Design for the Multicultural Classroom (not yet open for registration)	Zoom video	TH	4:30-8:30pm CST	Oct 12, 2021	Nov 30, 2021	Dec 30, 2021	Oct 11, 2021 Late registration with permission through Oct 18, 2021	Link provided after course starts
Required for Louisiana only.  NOT applicable for IL, NM, NV ESL/Bilingual/TESOL endorsement requirements Open to teachers in any state Zoom link emailed 15-30 minutes before start of first session Text: TBA
EDEU503 Methods of Teaching ESL (not yet open for registration)	Zoom video	TUE	4:30-8:30pm CST	Jan 11, 2022	Feb 22, 2022	Mar 12, 2022	Jan 10, 2022 Late registration with permission through Jan 18, 2022	Link provided after course starts
Open to teachers in any state. Zoom link emailed 15-30 minutes before start of first session. Text: PURCHASE IMMEDIATELY for delivery before the first class session from any vendor. For convenience, click the title below to be linked to Amazon. 1) (REQUIRED - Kindle version suggested) Lems, Kristin, et al.Building Literacy with English Language Learners, Second Edition. Guilford Publications, 2017. (free Kindle Reader provided) 2) (SUGGESTED) Ferlazzo, L., & Sypnieski, K. H. (2012). The ESL / ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide: Ready-to-Use Strategies, Tools, and Activities for Teaching English Language Learners of All Levels
EDEU504 Linguistics for ESL Teachers (not yet open for registration)	Zoom video	TUE	4:30-8:30pm	Mar 15, 2022	May 3, 2022	May 28, 2021	Mar 14, 2022 (Late registration with permission through Mar 21, 2022)	Link provided after course starts
Open to teachers in ANY district Zoom link emailed 15-30 minutes before start of first session. Successful completion is based, in part, on the results of an assessment English Language sounds, syntax, and structures. Text: PUCHASE IMMEDIATELY for delivery before first class session from any vendor. For convenience, click the title below to be linked to Amazon. (REQUIRED) Yule, G. (2020). The Study of Language (7th ed.). Cambridge University Press. (SUGGESTED) Ferlazzo, L., & Sypnieski, K. H. (2012). The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide: Ready-to-Use Strategies, Tools, and Activities for Teaching English Language Learners of All Levels (1st ed.). John Wiley And Sons Inc. Additional downloadable resources will be provided in class
COMING SOON Characteristics of Exceptional Children (not yet open for registration)	Zoom video	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA (late reg ends TBA)	Link provided after course starts
DETAILS COMING SOON Open to teachers in any state, however, one of four courses required for IL LBS 1 Endorsement Zoom link emailed 15-30 minutes before start of first session Text: PURCHASE IMMEDIATELY for delivery before the first class session from any vendor. For convenience, click the title below to be linked to Amazon. TEXT: TBA - Link will be provided here.

Fully Online Courses - Available at any time

Registration in one or more course(s) may be done at any time.
Active enrollment in ONLY ONE COURSE is permitted at at time, EXCEPT during Summer..

Course Click title to register	Start Date	Course End	Registration Closes	Brandman Credit Registration
EDEU500 Thry/Fndtns of ESL and Bilingual Programs	Anytime	75 days after start	Never	Link provided after course starts
NOT required for Louisiana. Requires visits to two community agencies serving immigrants and/or refugees from different cultural and ethnic groups
EDEU502 Cross Cultural Issues Educating ELs	Anytime	75 days after start	Never	Link provided after course starts
Applicable for IL, LA, NM Classroom project in PK-12 classroom required. Adjustments will be made for COVID.
EDEU505 Assessment of ELs	Anytime	75 days after start	Never	Link provided after course starts
NOT required for Louisiana. Taken as the last course after completing all others.

About ASPD/Brandman courses

• ​All courses are delivered by ASPD in either a blended format, or fully online. 
• Credit is issued upon successful completion of a course by Brandman University through its School of Extended Education.  
  
• Brandman is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

Brandman credits are fully transferable subject to the requirements of the receiving institution.  Individuals are solely responsible to verify with the receiving entity that credits will be accepted for the desired purpose  (e.g., endorsements, add-on certification, recertification, salary advancement, electives, etc.).

Benefits of BLENDED DELIVERY (mostly online) courses

• Courses are offered during the Academic Year, and in a Summer Intensive.
• ​Fast-paced:  About 7 week per course
• ​Each Blended Delivery course includes 5 face-to-face sessions scheduled at specific sites, as indicated.
• The remaining 1/2 to 2/3 of the course is completed online.

Benefits of FULLY ONLINE courses

• Up to 11 weeks allowed per course.  Faster completion possible.
• ​Fully online courses have new start dates on the 1st of every month.
• Online courses are 100% self-paced and instructor supported.
• Those who wish to start early may complete an inquiry form on the ASPD home page after registering for a course. 
• Only one active registration is permitted at a time.

ABOUT THE COURSES

• ​All courses are delivered by ASPD.  Some courses are fully online.  Others are delivered in a "blended" format which combines on-site and online.
• Upon successful completion, credit is issued by Brandman University through its School of Extended Education.  Brandman is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
• Brandman credits are fully transferable subject to the requirements of the receiving institution.  Individuals are solely responsible to verify with the receiving entity that credits will be accepted for the desired purpose  (e.g., endorsements, add-on certification, recertification, salary advancement, electives, etc.).
• All courses in this section apply to BOTH IL Endorsements (ESL and Bilingual) except for the Theory/Foundations courses which are unique to each endorsement.