DPS

ELA Teacher Qualification Course Guide

2016-2017
Total Contact Hours: ELA-T= 39.5 ELA-E= 77.5 ELA-S= 79.5
ELA_T Basic Training= 5 Courses Total

ELA-E Advanced Training= 8 Courses Total

ELA-S Advanced Training= 8 Courses Total

+SLP Exam

o ELA 101 (1 hour online course)

In addition to ELA-T basic training the following In addition to ELA-T basic training the following
o ELA102: Foundations (3 hour online
courses are required:
courses are required:
course)
o ELA 201: Language Acquisition and
o ELA 103: Denver ELA Program (3.5 hour
o
ELA 201: Language Acquisition and








Cultural Understanding (16 hour
face-to-face course)
Cultural Understanding (16 hour hybrid
hybrid course 3 face-to-face sessions
o ELA 104: Academic Language in the
course 3 face-to-face sessions and 5 online

and 5 online sessions)
Content
sessions)
Areas (16 hour hybrid course 3 face-to-
OR
OR
o
face sessions and 5 online sessions)









U
CD
5
030
L
anguage
Acquisition (3 graduate
o
UCD 5030 Language Acquisition (3 graduate
o ELA 105A: English Language
credit hours)
credit hours)
Development*
o ELA 202: Literacy Development for ELLS
o ELA 202: Literacy Development for ELLS
(16 hour hybrid course 3 face-to-face
(16
h
our
h
ybrid
c
ourse
3

f
ace-to-face
(16 hour hybrid course 3 face-to-face
sessions and 5 online sessions)
sessions and 5 online sessions)
sessions and 5 online sessions)
OR
OR
o ELA 105B: Sheltering* (16 hour hybrid
OR
o UCD 5770 Literacy Instruction for
course 3 face-to-face sessions and 5 online
UCD 5770 Literacy Instruction for
o
English language learners (3 graduate
sessions)
English language learners (3 graduate
credit hours)
*ELA 105A is recommended for elem. or secondary
credit hours)
teachers who do teach an English Language Development
o ELA 203: Transitioning Strategies for
(ELD) course to English Learners in a specialized, federally
o ELA 204: Transitioning Strategies for

required, 45 minute block of time.

*ELA 105B Is for elementary, secondary or electives/specials
teachers who don't teach English Language Development to
English learners in a specialized, federally required, 45
minute block of time.The focus of this course is teaching
academic content and the use of strategies to support
English learners.

ELA-E (6 hour faces tos face session)

The Transitioning Strategies for ELA-E : Course is

not required when both UCD 5030 and UCD 5770

are pass & completed by participants.

ELA-S (8 hour face-to-face session)

oSpanish Language Proficiency Exam

Transitioning Strategies for ELA-S: Course is not

required when both UCD 5030 & UCD 5770 are
passed & completed by participants.

Teachers with Additional Expertise or Program Completion

Teachers who have an CDE/LDE endorsement or a Masters/PhD with an ELL focus must apply for an ELA training waiver by submitting their unofficial
transcripts to ELA_waiverrequest@dpsk12.org (Takes 10 business days to process transcripts). All teachers will need to complete the following ELA courses:
o ELA 101 (1 hour online course)
o ELA 103: Denver ELA Program (3.5 hour face-to-face course)
ELA Summer Academy: ELA-T Basic Training (Summer Academy apprentice teachers who have completed ELA Summer Academy have completed ELA 101, ELA 102, ELA 103
Denver ELA Program, ELA 104 Academic Language in the Content Areas, ELA 105A English Language Development and are ELA-T qualified.)
For further information on coursework, designation deadlines, waiver requests, SLP exam, go to the following website address: http://ela.dpsk12.org/professional-development/