Bilingual Teacher Recruitment and Certification
Resource Links
The purpose of this page is to identify and consolidate
resources for students, teachers and administrators as they relate
to the identification, recruitment, preparation and certification
of teachers providing services to English language learners (ELL).
Please visit the Certification web pages for complete requirements. New information
will be added as it becomes available, so please visit us periodically.
Interested Spanish speakers seeking practice in taking
the Basic Skills Test may contact:
- Selene Barcelo, Mexican Consulate, 300 N Michigan, Chicago,
IL 60601, 312-855-1380, x 229.
For detailed
information contact Jolene
Reddy.
Certification Information
 Descriptions of Qualifications and Certificates for Teaching English
Language Learners
Necessary
Qualifications to Teach Content Area
in the Native Language by Grade Level
Necessary Qualification to Teach English as a Second Language
(ESL)
Illinois Certification Testing System (ICTS) website
Highly
Qualified Status for Type 29 teachers
Bilingual
Special Education Approval Information
Certification
Application Information
Certification
for Individuals Educated in Foreign Countries
Universities
Offering ESL/Bilingual Coursework
Forms for the
Bilingual, ESL, Bilingual Special Education Approval and Transitional
Bilingual
State Teacher Certification
Board Meeting Schedule
Educator Certification System (ECS)
Financial Assistance and Resources for Students Interested in
Teaching
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Illinois
Future Teacher Corps (IFTC) Program (formerly the David A. DeBolt
Teacher Shortage Scholarship Program)
Illinois
Golden Apple High School Student Scholars Program
Illinois
Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver Program
iTransfer.org - Community
College Courses Accepted by Illinois Teacher Training Institutions
Minority
Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program
Paraprofessional
Career Path for Early Childhood Education
Job Banks, Fairs, Listings and Places to Post
Education Jobs in Illinois
- Electronic vacancy list for employers and job seekers and
job fairs.
National Teacher
Recruitment Clearinghouse
Journal and Research Articles on Teacher Identification, Recruitment
and Preparation
Ensuring
English Language Learners Success: Balancing Teacher Quantity with
Quality
Teaching
Educators about Language: Principles, Structures, and Challenges-ERIC
Digest.
Programs
That Prepare Teachers To Work Effectively with Students Learning
English (ERIC Digest)
Bilingual Courses, Workshops and Teacher Preparation Opportunities
Transition
to Teaching- identifies individuals from other fields who wish
to become Bilingual Teachers.
Early
Childhood Bilingual/ESL Certificate Program for ISBE Approval –
Erikson Institute
Master
of Science in Early Childhood Education with Bilingual/ESL Specialization
– Erikson Institute
Northern Illinois
University TESL/Bilingual Teacher Summer Academy
Bilingual/ESL Approval Courses -
Illinois Resource Center, Des Plaines, IL, 847/803-3535
Regional
Offices of Education and Intermediate Service Centers
- Professional development programs.
Spanish Teacher Exchange Program
Professional Organizations
Illinois Association of Multilingual
Multicultural Education
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