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Cavanagh, Sean – Education Week, 2008
More than 400 educators in the Miami-Dade County, Florida, school system take part in a professional-development and curriculum program that attempts to build students' science knowledge while also helping them master English. Developed by researchers at the University of Miami, the Promoting Science among English Language Learners program…
Descriptors: Knowledge Base for Teaching, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teaching Skills, Teacher Characteristics
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Verkler, Karen W. – Foreign Language Annals, 2003
Discusses Florida's requirement that staff development be provided to teachers for teaching English-as-a-second-Language students. Colleges of education in Florida crated various professional development models. One of these models is described. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Faculty, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Professional Development
Keller-Allen, Chandra – Project Forum, 2006
States and localities face a range of issues related to English language learners (ELLs) or limited English proficient (LEP) students with disabilities, including referral and identification, service delivery, staffing, data collection and parent outreach. Much of the research has focused on the identification process and has shown that there are…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Second Language Learning, Disabilities, Disability Identification