Lingistically Diverse Education (LDE) Program
(formerly known as ESL)

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The Linguistically Diverse Education (LDE) Program (formerly known as ESL) is designed especially for monolingual English speaking teachers, paraprofessionals and pre-service teachers who have English Language Learners (ELLs) in their classrooms, and want to know how to better serve those students. Educators working with individual, small groups or whole classes of ELLs will benefit from this Program.

There are a series of seven (7) courses that will lead to an Endorsement in Linguistically Different Learners from the Colorado Department of Education (CDE).

Teachers who have a teaching license from the Colorado Department of Education will receive an Endorsement to attach to their licenses.

Teachers who have a teaching license from the Colorado Department of Education may use this opportunity to seek a Master of Arts in Curriculum & Instruction (MA in C & I) with an emphasis in LDE. The MA degree is 30 semester hours or 10 courses. The first seven courses are the LDE Endorsement the last three courses are the research classes that complete the MA in Curriculum and Instruction.

The theme for all of the professional education programs is

The Reflective Educator:
Answering the Call,
Honoring the Commitment.

Special Invitation

Daegu English Village Teachers tuition discount - more information is forthcoming - see also the Daegu English Village web pages

Fully Online Master of Arts (M.A.) in Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Linguistically Diverse Education (33 credits) or

Earn your Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certificate (12 credits) online

Resources and Information

• Textbooks
• Financial Aid Information
• Graduate Checklist for Application
• Resources page - Includes professional, teacher, and student resources, as well as materials, books, and articles.

Faculty

• Leslie Grant, Ph.D., Faculty Advisor
• Catherine Kelly, Ph.D, Associate Professor / Department Chair

Contact Us

Linguistically Diverse Education Program
Departmental office is located in Columbine Hall 4014
Phone: (719) 262-4344 Fax: (719) 262-3915
email: cbrown@uccs.edu