Course Title: CTEL Preparation: Teaching English Learners Across the Curriculum,
SDAIE, ELD and Culturally Responsive Instruction
Instructor: Elizabeth Jiménez
Course Description:
The course focuses on the ‘how to’ and comes alive through Ms. Jiménez’s classroom
visits and demonstrations, anecdotal descriptions, lesson modeling, use of jigsaw
classroom cooperative learning techniques, inclusion of well-designed visuals, and
numerous readings.
Course participants take a culture quiz to appreciate cultural differences and their
impact on student behavior in the classroom Sal Flores, a young Latino who recently
earned a GED, also shares his perspective and experiences with participants. He
shares why, as a youth, he was attracted to gang affiliation and offers some advice for
teachers about reaching disaffected students. And, very importantly, the course
showcases expert interviews with EL literacy author Dr. Gil Garcia, Bilingual Education
advocate Dr. Maria Quezada, and Dual Language Teacher Cheryl Ortega.
Throughout the course, participants engage in thoughtfully designed interactive
sessions slotted for educator modeling, technique practice, QuickWrites, and a variety
of cooperative learning activities. This course expertly provides teachers with the tools
for planning, organizing, and implementing SDAIE Instruction including writing lesson
objectives for content classes to meet both ELD and the California Content Standards.
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Welcome
Preparation for CTEL Tests 1, 2, and 3
Teaching English Learners Across the Curriculum: SDAIE, ELD, and Culturally
Responsive Instruction
This course is designed to give you the information and skills necessary to master the CTEL
Competencies and to pass CTEL Exams 1, 2, and 3. It is strongly suggested that you take
advantage of all of the practice, homework, and resources to ensure that you have the
knowledge necessary to pass the CTEL exam.
Please review the following steps included in each topic in this course. Completion of
each of these sections is mandatory.
1. Pre- work: Read and review topic objectives, topic outline, key concepts and
questions, and the interactive study guide questions. These pre-work steps will help
to focus attention on important information and increase understanding throughout
the course.
2. Topic videos with interactive activities: While viewing the videos, please take the
time to complete the activities imbedded in this course to help gain a better
understanding of the content.
3. Interactive Study Guide Questions: It is suggested that you review the questions
you missed and review/reread the applicable sections of the topic presentation and
the powerpoint slides. To ensure topic mastery, it is suggested that you rewrite your
answers to the missed questions, print these answers out and use them to help
prepare you for the CTEL exam.
4. Participate in the Discussion Board: Please answer the two questions presented
for each topic and post your answers. Feel free to post additional comments and
start your own discussion threads when appropriate. To better understand the
information, it is suggested that you form an online partnership or study group.
5. Topic Post Assessments: It is suggested that after you answer the questions you
compare your answers to the suggested answers provided, go back and re-read the
applicable sections of the topic presentation and powerpoints, and then answer the
questions again to ensure that you’ve mastered the content
In addition to the topic steps listed above this course includes specifically designed
essay questions to help prepare you for the essay portion of the CTEL test.
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CTEL Practice Essays Questions: Please comprehensively answer each of the 4 CTEL
practice essay questions provided in this course. The CTEL 1 practice question should be
answered after completion of Topic 7. CTEL 2 practice essay questions #1 and #2 should be
answered after Topic 17, and CTEL 3 practice essay question should be answered after Topic
20. Compare your answers to ‘A Strong Response.” Rewrite your answers to gain the practice
needed for the test.
Select one of the following activities from the choices below for each topic: The following
options are provided for each topic in order to help you master the content. It is suggested that
you spend time with the options that will best help you to master the content for the Test.
1. Readings from Reference Slide in Each Powerpoint: Please read one of the
articles referenced in the powerpoint slide at the end of each topic
2. Link to CTEL site for practice questions www.ctelnesinc.com
3. Link to www.colorincolorado.org for additional information
4. Write a Summary of Understandings that reflect knowledge mastery of each of the
CTEL competencies.
Course Requirements
• Objective
• Lecture: Play video or audio
• Interactive Study Guide
• Discussion Forum (2 per topic)
• Critical Thinking: Post-Work
• Certificate Of Completion
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