Oregon State University English Language Institute
Eisen-ELI:Eisenhower Grant Project
 
Eisen-ELI: Second Language Methodology in the New Standards-Based Proficiency Environment:
Professional Development for Preservice and Practicing Teachers at the K-12 Levels, an Eisenhower Grant Project funded in 1999-2000
Background
Participating departments in this 1999-2000 project at Oregon State University were the English Language Institute, School of Education, and Foreign Languages. The teachers primarily served by the grant were ESL and foreign language teachers in the Corvallis, Albany, and Lincoln County school districts, and pre-service ESL and foreign language teachers at Oregon State University. The purpose of the project was to provide sustained training opportunities for incorporating current second language methodology into the new standards-based proficiency environment. Participants included Oregon State University's School of Education and Foreign Language Professional Teachers Education Program (PTEP) cohort as well as practicing ESOL, Foreign Language, and Bilingual teachers in the Benton, Linn, and Lincoln County school districts. 

Types of Training

Preservice and practicing teachers were partnered for professional development sessions, including

On-site observations also took place. Follow-up included online consultation via a mailing list, a project website for sharing material, newsletters, and a culminating symposium.

Eisen-ELI Project Directors and Faculty

See the abstract for more details.
Resources

Discussion Area

Topics for discussion will be posted at http://www.nicenet.org in the Eisen-ELI area. A notice will go out on the mailing list when the discussion area has a topic being discussed.

Handouts from the Workshops

See some of the handouts from the 1999-2000 workshops.

Newsletter

See the web version of the December 1999 newsletter, the Winter 2000 newsletter, and the Spring 2000 newsletter. 

Web Resources

Take a look at the annotated list for ESL, bilingual education, and foreign language teachers from the February technology workshop participants. 

Other suggested lists of links:

Final Projects

Students in ED571 participating in the 1999-2000 workshops have put together final projects to share. If you have found some good websites, please share them! Email deborah.healey@orst.edu to add them to this web page or post your discoveries on the Eisen-ELI mailing list. By sharing, we are all enriched.

Go to the 2000-2001 Eisen-ELI project page

OSU Homepage | The ELI Homepage | International Programs
 

http://osu.orst.edu/dept/eli/eisen-eli/eisen-eli1999.html
Designed by Sean Hammons. Last updated 30 September 2000 by Deborah Healey, deborah.healey@orst.edu.