Overview

The Advanced Certificate is designed for non-degree students who already have an eligible base New York State teacher certification and wish to obtain the New York State Bilingual Extension, or currently enrolled students pursuing a master's degree in another Teachers College program (must already hold or be pursuing an eligible base Initial Certification in that program). The program will:

• Review the historical and theoretical foundation framework that has shaped bilingual education policies, program models, and teaching and assessment practices.

• Examine the cultural influences of bilingual education settings, identifying salient theoretical issues related to culture and social organization as they pertain to the education of ethnolinguistic and minoritized children.

• Explore approaches to developing literacy in a second and native language in elementary and middle schools.

• Allow participants to take part in the real-world application of bilingual and bicultural classroom practices in all content areas, the teaching of an additional language (ESL or LOTE), and the development of bilingualism.

• Note: Interested educators with no eligible base certification endorsed by NYSED, or no Language Other Than English background are still encouraged to apply for the online Advanced Certificate program to complete one or more BBE courses (but will be ineligible to be partially funded by the CR-ITI-BE grant).