About ASPD/Brandman courses

• ​All courses are delivered by ASPD in either a blended format, or fully online. 
• Credit is issued upon succesful 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.).

BLENDED COURSES

Courses typically meet one day per week for 5 weeks, 4:30-7:30; Saturday classes are 9am-12noon
NEW LOCATIONS FOR 2018-2019
SOUTH - Daley College (open to teachers in ALL IL Districts)
SOUTHWEST - ARGO Community High School (starting Jan 2019 - open to non-CPS teachers)
CENTRAL:  Lowell Elementary School - 3320 W Hirsch (CPS Teachers only)
NORTH - Budlong School - 2701 W Foster -  (CPS Teachers only)

Linguistics
​for ESL Teachers

EDEU 504 (Brandman Univ)

Start: Week of October 22
​Five live sessions (Oct 22 - Dec 8)
All classes 4:30-7:30, except Sat (9am-12)
Remainder online
End: Dec 31 (all work due by this date)

Mondays (ALL IL TEACHERS)
​FTF:  Oct 22-Dec 3
SOUTH - DALEY COLLEGE
​Room L104

​TUESDAYS (FOR CPS ONLY)  
  FTF: OCT 23-DEC 4
CPS - CENTRAL
​LOWELL ELEMENTARY

THURSDAYS (FOR CPS ONLY)
FTF: OCT 25-DEC 6
CPS - NORTH
BUDLONG ELEMENTARY

SATURDAYS (ALL IL TEACHERS)
​FTF:  Oct 27-Dec 8
SOUTH - DALEY COLLEGE ​
​ROOM 2201 (9am-12Noon)

Methods of Teaching
ESL in Bilingual Programs

EDEU 501 (Brandman Univ)

​Start: Week of January 14, 2019
​Five live sessions (Jan 14 - Feb 23)
All classes 4:30-7:30, except Sat (9am-12)
​Remainder online
End: Mar 10  (all work due by this date)

MONDAYS (ALL IL TEACHERS)
​FTF:  JAN 14 - FEB 18
SOUTH - DALEY COLLEGE
ROOM TBA

TUESDAYS (NON-CPS TCHRS)
​FTF:  Jan 14-Feb 19
SOUTHWEST:  ARGO HS
​ROOM TBA

THURSDAYS   (FOR CPS ONLY)
​FTF:  JAN 17-FEB 21
CPS - NORTH
Budlong Elementary

SATURDAYS (ALL IL TEACHERS)
​FTF: JAN 19-FEB 23
SOUTH - DALEY COLLEGE
​ROOM TBA (9am-12noon)

Methods
​of Teaching ESL

EDEU 503 (Brandman Univ)

Start:  Week of March 11, 2019
Five live sessions (Mar 11-Apr 13)
​All classes 4:30-7:30, except Sat (9am-12)
​Remainder online
End: Apr 30 (all work due by this date)

MONDAYS (ALL IL TEACHERS)
FTF:  MAR 11-APR 15
SOUTH: - DALEY COLLEGE
​ROOM TBA

TUESDAYS (NON-CPS TCHRS)
FTF: MAR 12-APR 16
SOUTHWEST:  ARGO HS
​ROOM TBA

THURSDAYS   (FOR CPS ONLY)
​FTF:  MAR 14-APR 18
CPS - NORTH
Budlong Elementary

 SATURDAYS (ALL IL TEACHERS)
​FTF:  MAR 16-APR 20
SOUTH - DALEY COLLEGE
ROOM TBA (9am - 12noon)

FULLY ONLINE 75 DAY COURSES
Register anytime - Open to teachers in any location

100% Online.  100% self-paced.  Instructor supported.
Only one active registration allowed at a time.  
​New starts launch on the 1st of every month.
Up to 75 days allowed for completion. Faster completion possible.
​To request earlier start, complete an inquiry form on our home page after registering.

Theory and Foundations
​of ESL Programs

EDEU 500 (Brandman Univ)

Applies ONLY to IL ESL Endorsement

COURSE DETAILS
​REGISTER NOW
START: 2 DAYS AFTER REG
11 WKS ALLOWED

Cross Cultural Issues
Educating ELs

EDEU 502 (Brandman Univ)

Requires K-12 classroom-based project.

COURSE DETAILS
​REGISTER NOW
​START: 2 DAYS AFTER REG ​
​11 WKS ALLOWED

Assessment
​of English Learners

EDEU 505 (Brandman Univ)

Recommended as LAST COURSE taken.

COURSE DETAILS
​REGISTER NOW
START: 2 DAYS AFTER REG
11 WKS ALLOWED

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.

SPRING 2019
(Blended Delivery Courses - Mostly Online)

Theoretical Foundations of BILINGUAL Programs

EDEU 9393 (Brandman Univ)

Applies ONLY to IL Bilingual Endorsement
​Start: TBA
Five live sessions (DATES TBA); remainder online.
Requires participants to prepare and deliver content presentations during face-to-face sessions.
​End: TBA (all work due by this date)

COURSE DETAILS
TBA

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.