Cobb County ESOL Endorsement Graduates - 2018


Congratulations Graduates!

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The Cobb County ESOL/Title III Department is proud to announce the newest additions of our ESOL-endorsed teachers.

​Congratulations to all of our wonderful, new ESOL teachers in Cobb who have completed all three endorsement courses!

​We look forward to seeing you in our schools helping our ELs!
This year's graduates are Mer Lasko (Still ES), Mckay Martin (Green Acres ES), Jennifer Causey (itinerant tutor), Catherine Gresham (Riverside Intermediate), Roselore Mason (Russell ES), Kari Reeve (Lewis ES), and Caitlyn McComas (Smyrna RS).

Cobb County ESOL Endorsement Options

Option 1: Cobb and Metro RESA – Blended (face to face and online) and Cobb

​Option 2: CASENEX and Pioneer RESA for 100% online.

Cobb and Metro RESA

Cobb County is offering the ESOL endorsement classes through a blended model with face-to-face at the Oakwood campus and online learning.
 

Requirements and Guidelines 

  • New classes will begin on September 11, 2018, and will be completed by May 14, 2019.​
 
  • Each ESOL endorsement course includes online case studies, required reading assignments, discussion board activities, journal entries, and workbooks assignments through face-to-face instruction and online learning.
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  • This ESOL Endorsement course consists of three (3) sequential courses equivalent to graduate level course work:
    • Cultural Issues (September 11 -December 4),
    • Applied Linguistics (January 8 to March 12), and
    • ESOL Methods & Materials (March 19 to May 14).​

​Cobb staff must register through the CCSD Portal Professional Learning Tab.

https://aportal.cobbk12.org/Secure/Main/Main.aspx​

Pioneer RESA and CaseNEX

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  • CCSD ESOL/Title III Department, CaseNEX, and Pioneer RESA have partnered to offer an opportunity for teachers of English Learners (ELs) to obtain the ESOL endorsement through an online course at no cost to participants.

    Completion of this on-line course sequence will result in a teacher qualifying for the ESOL endorsement on his/her current teaching certificate.

    CaseNEX by IO Education provides a three-course ESOL endorsement program in partnership with Pioneer RESA, a PSC-approved provider.

    All courses are delivered online and are facilitated by experienced, Georgia-based professionals who are endorsed in ESOL.
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    Courses are delivered asynchronously (not in real time), for maximum flexibility and convenience for busy educators.​

  • Requirements and Guidelines 

  • Teachers must already have the (T) certification.
 
  • New cohorts will begin on September 17, 2018, and will be completed by June 23, 2019.
 
  • Each fifty (50) contact hours ESOL endorsement course lasts 11 weeks and includes online case studies, required reading assignments, discussion board activities, journal entries, and workbooks assignments.
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  • This ESOL Endorsement course consists of three (3) sequential courses equivalent to graduate level course work:
    • Cultural Issues (September 17 to December 2),
    • Applied Linguistics (January 7 to March 24), and
    • ESOL Methods & Materials (April 8 to June 23).​
​CaseNEX Guidelines

  • Teachers, once registered for a course, are obligated to complete the course because the county will still be held responsible for payment to CASENEX.  The county will not be refunded for any withdrawal.
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  • Teachers with one ESOL endorsement classes completed will be permitted to join the CaseNEX cohort, but teachers with TWO completed ESOL endorsement classes must complete the Cobb blended classes.​
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  • Seats are limited and will be filled on a first-come first-served basis. All interested teachers must contact Maria.Barnette@cobbk12.org to begin the registration process.

The ESOL/Title III Director will receive registration information on or before Monday, August 20, 2018. The deadline to return the completed registration documents is Friday, August 31, 2018. You will be notified on or before September 14, 2018, of your acceptance into the 2019 Cohort.
 
For Further information, please contact Maria Barnette, ESOL/Title III Department Secretary, at Maria.Barnette@cobbk12.org.
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Mexican Guests in CCSD ESOL Endorsement Program

Teachers in the Cultural Issues class of Dr. Mae Wlazlinski, ESOL/Title III Director, got a treat learning first-hand about the Mexican educational system and family structure.

Mónica and Jorge Payró, guests of Cobb County Schools courtesy of the Mexican Consulate, met with the teachers who appreciated learning about culture-sensitive ways to meet the social and academic needs of their English Learners and their parents.  Cultural Issues is one of the ESOL Endorsement courses.

GaPSC Requirement

The following link is a description of the GaPSC requirement regarding ESOL Endorsement certification:

http://www.gapsc.com/rules/current/certification/505-2-.166.pdf