ESC Region 11 provides technical assistance and professional learning opportunities focused on supporting English learners in districts and charter schools in the region. Assistance is provided to Bilingual/ESL program directors, coordinators, administrators, specialists, and classroom teachers.
We are happy to assist you with compliance and instructional technical assistance. Compliance sessions offer TEA updates and required trainings for the LPAC.
Professional development sessions offer opportunities for participants to experience and practice learned skills that focus on instructional strategies for English learners.
Offerings include:
Texas Education Agency updates
Required state trainings for Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC)
State assessments for ELs (TELPAS and STAAR)
Research-based instructional strategies for ELs
Sheltered Instruction
Spanish literacy in bilingual programs
Certification exam preparation for the ESL Supplemental 154, Bilingual Supplemental 164, and Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test
Greetings, LEA and ESC Bilingual/ESL/Title III Contacts,
We hope this communication finds you safe and in good health. You are on our minds as you work to support our state’s English learners, their families, and their educators.
In response to school closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TEA English Learner Support Division has revised and developed the following resources:
We are also working to revise an updated training PowerPoint and video on English Learner Reclassification for the 2019-2020 school year, which will be posted on our TEA Bilingual/ESL web page soon.
Upcoming Events at ESC Region 11 for EL Compliance and Instruction
Join the ESC Region 11 Bilingual/ESL Instructional Listserv
Succeeding in a Diverse Classroom Newsletter
EL Leader Toolkit Newsletter
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