English as a Second Language

Section 3: Instructional Faculty

Most professional development experience for faculty comes in the way of attendance at professional conferences, and working with our graduate students who are in the field. As most ELLs have been excluded from MEAP testing until recently, there has not been an urgency to be experts in that area. The passing of Title III, “No Child Left Behind” is causing all of us in the field concern about what will be considered adequate yearly progress. While we have no answers, we are keenly aware of the challenges and problems. Our collaborators in the K-12 settings are helping us in this area.

Courses	Faculty	Degree	Professional Development	K-12 / MEAP	Awards	P-12 Collaboration *,**
	Aebersold	Ph.D.	Several years in UAE	Good		In-service in region
	Day	Ph.D.	Classroom research	Good	Keel	In-service in region
	Deckert	Ph.D.	Sabbatical in Qatar	Average	Sabbatical	In-service in region
	Morgan	Ph.D.	Several years learning administration	Good	Interim DH	In-service in region
	Wang	Ph.D.	Classroom research	Good	Keel	In-service in region

* In-service for classroom teachers in a variety of settings and formats prior to and after the ESL endorsement was approved by the State, e.g. Plymouth-Canton, Northville, Hamtramck, Manchester, Troy, Oakland Schools, Wayne County Resa

** Classes developed and taught for Oakland Schools and for Hamtramck.

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