English for Speakers of Other Languages Endorsement Specialty

Advances teachers’ abilities to provide assessment, instruction, and evaluation of English language learners. Successful completion of course work and passing scores on the appropriate ORELA test will result in an Oregon endorsement.

Student Learning Outcomes M.Ed. ESOL

Domain 1: Language

Candidates know, understand, and use the major concepts, theories and research related to the nature and acquisition of language to construct learning environments that support ESOL students’ language and literacy development and content area achievement.

Domain 2: Culture

Candidates know, understand and use the major concepts, principles, theories, and research related to the nature and role of culture and cultural groups to construct learning environments that support ESOL students’ cultural identities, language and literacy development, and content area achievement.

Domain 3: Planning, Implementing, and Managing Instruction

Candidates know, understand, and use standards-based practices and strategies related to planning, implementing and managing ESL and content instruction, including classroom organization, teaching strategies for developing and integrating language skills, and choosing and adapting classroom resources.

Domain 4: Assessment

Candidates understand issues of assessment and use standards-based assessment measures with ESOL students.

Domain 5: Professionalism

Candidates demonstrate knowledge of the history of ESL teaching. Candidates keep current with new instructional techniques, research results, advances in the ESL field, and public policy issues. Candidates use such information to reflect upon and improve their instructional practices. Candidates provide support and advocate for ESOL students and their families and work collaboratively to improve the learning environment.