Instructional Strategies to Meet the Needs of All Students in the Language Classroom

from $590.00

Course Description

This course will assist the participant to think outside the box in their instructional strategies for teaching all world languages. It will also assist in analyzing work products in order to determine what strategies may be used in order to assist struggling students with accessing the curriculum standards. This course equips world language educators with research-based strategies to support all learners, including those with diverse learning needs and exceptionalities. Through six in-depth modules, participants will explore differentiation, Bloom’s Taxonomy, Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences, IEPs and 504 plans, and strategies to support both struggling and high-achieving students. The course emphasizes inclusive, culturally responsive, and proficiency-oriented instruction, aligned with ACTFL and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles.

Required Texts

There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.

Course Delivery 

Online weekly learning modules, collaborative discussion boards and instructor feedback. This course is not self-paced. 

Students who matriculate into an Instructor-Facilitated course should adhere to the dates listed on the website. Final coursework should be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.

About the Instructor

Elisa Kirschhoffer, Instructor. Read more about Elisa here.

Click here to request a syllabus.

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Course Description

This course will assist the participant to think outside the box in their instructional strategies for teaching all world languages. It will also assist in analyzing work products in order to determine what strategies may be used in order to assist struggling students with accessing the curriculum standards. This course equips world language educators with research-based strategies to support all learners, including those with diverse learning needs and exceptionalities. Through six in-depth modules, participants will explore differentiation, Bloom’s Taxonomy, Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences, IEPs and 504 plans, and strategies to support both struggling and high-achieving students. The course emphasizes inclusive, culturally responsive, and proficiency-oriented instruction, aligned with ACTFL and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles.

Required Texts

There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.

Course Delivery 

Online weekly learning modules, collaborative discussion boards and instructor feedback. This course is not self-paced. 

Students who matriculate into an Instructor-Facilitated course should adhere to the dates listed on the website. Final coursework should be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.

About the Instructor

Elisa Kirschhoffer, Instructor. Read more about Elisa here.

Click here to request a syllabus.

Credit Options

Not sure which credit option to choose?  Learn more about each credit option here and review your state/district requirements.

45 Professional Development/Clock Hours: $590

  • Idioma Professional Development Certificate (accepted by most states)

  • Approved Illinois CPDU Certificate through partnership with CEII

  • Approved Massachusetts PDP Certificate

  • Approved New Jersey CE Program

  • Approved New York CTLE Certificate

  • Approved Pennsylvania ACT48 Certificate

  • Approved Texas CPE Certificate

3 Graduate-Level Credits

  • PWLC 9219: University of the Pacific: $925

  • CLDE591 WLM514: Colorado State University Pueblo: $950

  • EDLL 586: Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU): $1005