Courses

Our engaging Continuing Education Unit (CEU) courses empower educators with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively support multilingual learners across diverse educational settings.

Designed for practical application, Project Momentum courses explore best practices in scaffolding instruction, academic language development, and culturally responsive pedagogy, equipping teachers with strategies to foster inclusive and equitable learning environments. All courses are fully online and asynchronous, designed to be completed at your own pace.

Course Catalog

  • A smiling teacher in a blue shirt stands with a student in a pink shirt, looking through a magnifying glass.

    Applying the WIDA ELD Standards Framework to Content Areas

    Apply the WIDA ELD Standards Framework to content-area instruction through a collaborative planning process. Learn to maintain a consistent focus on language across a unit of study to better support multilingual learners. (Disclaimer: This course has not been created, reviewed, or endorsed by WIDA.)

    4 CEUs

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    Assessing and Supporting Language Development with WIDA Tools

    Learn to interpret WIDA English Language Proficiency scores to inform instruction and support for multilingual learners through various proficiency level descriptor resources published by WIDA. Practice using WIDA’s speaking and writing interpretive rubrics as a classroom-based assessment instrument for assessing productive language. (Disclaimer: This course has not been created, reviewed, or endorsed by WIDA.)

    2 CEUs

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    Assessment Accommodations for Multilingual Learners

    Gain a deeper understanding of how to assess multilingual learners fairly and effectively. Explore a range of assessment types—standardized, district, and classroom-based—and learn to distinguish language ability from content knowledge. Discover strategies for differentiation that include student voice, collaboration, and multimodal approaches.

    5 CEUs

    ENROLL
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    Collaboration and Co-Teaching for Multilingual Learners

    Build the knowledge and skills necessary to foster effective collaboration among colleagues, explore collaboration as an interdisciplinary approach, and learn about the cyclical process of co-planning, co-teaching, co-assessing, and co-reflecting.

    5 CEUs

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    Culturally Responsive Communication in the Classroom

    Examine how social and cultural factors shape classroom communication and interactions. Reflect on your own cultural beliefs, and explore strategies for fostering culturally responsive communication in educational settings.

    2 CEUs

    ENROLL
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    Culturally Responsive School, Family, and Community Partnerships

    Learn to build inclusive and effective partnerships with multilingual families and communities. Explore the cultural and linguistic capital families bring to schools and develop strategies for fostering mutually beneficial relationships.

    3 CEUs

    ENROLL
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    Effective Lesson Planning with Language and Content Objectives

    Learn to support multilingual learners by scaffolding daily lessons that address both language and content objectives. Explore teaching techniques, practice writing aligned objectives, and analyze examples of how to integrate language development into content-area instruction.

    4 CEUs

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    Evidence-Based Literacy for Multilingual Learners

    Examine the implications of Minnesota’s READ Act and the science of reading for multilingual learners. Explore research-based strategies for effective literacy instruction, focusing on the unique needs of bilingual students.

    3 CEUs

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    Genre-Based Pedagogy in the Elementary Classroom: Empowering Young Writers

    Develop practical strategies for teaching writing across various genres, including personal narratives, information reports, and arguments. Explore the Teaching and Learning Cycle as a framework for genre-based pedagogy and learn to analyze and teach the language features of each genre, and equip your students with the tools they need to become confident, versatile writers.

    2 CEUs

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    Incorporating Linguistic Supports as an Education Support Professional

    This course for Paraprofessionals/Education Support Professionals (ESPs) is designed to leverage your interactions and time spent supporting multilingual learners.

    2 CEUs

    ENROLL
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    Language & Literacy for Experienced (Long-term) Multilingual Learners

    Learn about the unique literacy needs of students who are experienced multilingual learners (sometimes referred to as Long Term English Learners (LTEL)), meaning they have been administratively identified as English learners for more than five years. Explore strategies and tools to support their unique strengths and needs.

    2 CEUs

    ENROLL
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    Language & Literacy for Recently Arrived English Learners & SLIFE

    Learn about the unique literacy needs of newcomer students, including Recently Arrived English Learners (RAEL) and those with limited or interrupted formal education (SLIFE). Explore strategies and tools for addressing the unique strengths and needs of students who are new to the U.S. school system.

    2 CEUs

    ENROLL
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    Language Access for Multilingual Families

    Learn about schools' legal obligations for communicating with multilingual families and explore tools for providing language access. Develop a customized language access plan for your classroom or school.

    2 CEUs

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    Learning in a Sociocultural Context

    Examine how sociocultural factors influence learning and how multilingual learners’ diverse strengths can be leveraged in the classroom. Explore power dynamics associated with linguistic resources, inclusive practices, and institutional support for linguistic and cultural pluralism.

    2 CEUs

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    Multilingual Development

    Explore how languages are acquired, factors influencing multilingual development, and the cognitive benefits of bilingualism. Gain insights into language learning processes and their implications for education.

    3 CEUs

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    Multilingual Learners in Early Childhood Education

    Discover research-based practices for supporting multilingual learners in early childhood settings. Learn to identify language development needs, apply WIDA tools, and plan with language and culture in mind.

    4 CEUs

    ENROLL
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    Scaffolding Content Lessons for Multilingual Learners

    Explore strategies to make grade-level content accessible and engaging for multilingual learners. Learn to enhance comprehensibility, adapt materials, and promote active classroom participation.

    3 CEUs

    ENROLL
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    Supporting Academic Language in the Classroom

    Learn to identify the language demands of grade-level content and design instruction that integrates all language domains. Explore strategies to create engaging, language-rich environments that support multilingual learners.

    2 CEUs

    ENROLL
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    Understanding WIDA Proficiency Levels

    Learn to interpret WIDA ACCESS scores and proficiency level descriptors to support English language development. Explore strategies for differentiating instruction based on students’ language proficiency. (Disclaimer: This course has not been created, reviewed, or endorsed by WIDA.)

    3 CEUs

    ENROLL
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    Who are Multilingual Learners in U.S. Schools?

    Explore identification, programming, and rights of multilingual learners in U.S. schools. Examine key terms, learner diversity, and factors that impact classroom instruction.

    3 CEUs

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Certificate of Completion

After completing one of our CEU courses, you will receive a certificate from the Southeast Service Cooperative documenting continuing education hours. Your certificate will be available for download within the Proserva system after completing the course and post-course survey.

Note: Educators in Michigan should fill out the E-Learning SCECH Credit Request and upload their certificate to receive state-sponsored State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs).

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