ESL and ELL teachers operate at the intersection of language acquisition, content mastery, and culture. These graduate courses give you research-based strategies for serving multilingual learners — and count for salary and certification.
Fifty Strategies for English Language Learners
The foundational course for any ELL-facing teacher. A deep inventory of classroom-tested strategies, cross-referenced by language level and content area.
Hispanic Students — Cultural Foundations
Hispanic students are the largest ELL population in most U.S. districts. Dedicated coursework on Hispanic cultural foundations and learning patterns improves both engagement and outcomes.
Differentiated Instruction
ELL classrooms often span multiple language levels. Differentiation is not optional — it is core practice. Graduate coursework gives you the scaffolds.
Multiple Intelligences for Multilingual Learners
Multilingual students often demonstrate knowledge through non-verbal channels. Gardner’s framework applied to ELL populations surfaces skills that text-only assessments miss.
Engagement and Motivation
ELL students frequently disengage when language becomes a wall. Coursework on motivation and engagement helps you redesign lessons so language does not block content access.
Explore our graduate course catalog — self-paced and accepted for lane advancement.