Fast-Track Blended Courses

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 course title for details/registration	Location	Day	Time	Start Date	FTF End	Course End	ASPD Registration Closes	Brandman Credit Registration
EDEU500 Theory/Foundations of ESL and Bilingual Programs	Zoom video	TUE	4:45pm - 8:15pm CST - May 25-Jun 15 10:00am-2:00pm - Jun 24-Jul 6	May 25, 2021	Jul 6, 2021	Jul 24, 2021	May 24, 2021 (late reg ends Jun 1)	Link provided after course starts
Special blended section for those currently enrolled in existing cohorts.  Others may request permission to register at registration@aspdgroup.com Open to teachers in any state. Zoom link emailed 15-30 minutes before start of first session. Text: All materials provided in the OnlineClassroom
EDEU501 Methods of Teaching ESL in Bilingual Pgms	Zoom video	WED	4:15-8:15pm CST - May 26-Jun 16 10:00am-2:00pm CST - Jun 23-Jul 7	May 26, 2021	Jul 7, 2021	Jul 24, 2021	May 25, 2021  (late reg ends Jun 1)	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. The Translanguaging Classroom: Leveraging Student Bilingualism for Learning (Ofelia García, Susana Ibarra Johnson, Kate Seltzer) - ISBN-13: 978-1934000199
EDEU503 Methods of Teaching ESL	Zoom video	MON	10:00am - 2:00pm CST	July 12, 2021	Aug 23, 2021	Sep 15, 2021	Jul 11, 2021 (late reg ends Jul 18)	Link provided after course starts
MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY WITH Linguistics for ESL Teachers (below) 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) EL Excellence Everyday - Sarah Ward Singer 2) The ESL/ELL Teacher's Survival Guide: Ready-to-Use Strategies, Tools, and Activities for Teaching English Language Learners of All Levels (Ferlazzo)
EDEU504 Linguistics for ESL Teachers	Zoom video	WED	10am - 2pm CST	Jul 14, 2021	Aug 25, 2021	Sep 15, 2021	Jul 13, 2021 (late reg ends Jul 20)	Link provided after course starts
MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY WITH Methods of Teaching ESL (above) 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. The Study of Language, 7th Ed. (Yule) The ESL/EFL Teacher's Book of Lists, 2nd Ed. (Kress) ISBN-13: 978-1934000199 Additional downloadable resources will be provided in class
NOT YET AVAILABLE Characteristics of Exceptional Children	Zoom video	TUE	TBA	Anticipated June 2021	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
Thry/Fndtns of ESL and Bilingual Programs	Anytime	75 days after start	Never	Link provided after course starts
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
Classroom project in PK-12 classroom required. Adjustments will be made for COVID.
Assessment of ELs	Anytime	75 days after start	Never	Link provided after course starts
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.