Our Goals
Office for Improving Second Language Achievement
The goals of ISLA include:
- Establishment of a project work team at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi (Lead University)
- Create a Project Advisory Committee
- Establish a project website
- Develop a prototype for online ESL certification - Secondary Teachers
- Design, develop, and implement a series of professional development workshops for teachers in high potential ELL campuses. Workshops include but will not be limited to the following topics:
- Effective Language Programs
- L1 & L2 Literacy Development
- Effective Transitional Bilingual Language Acquisition
- ESL Methodology
- Identify materials & resources available to improve ELL student learning
- Implement 3–4 ELL Improvement Teams at Texas A&M University System Institutions
- Provide technical assistance to selected ELL campuses which may include:
- Online professional development
- Performance analysis of ELL students
- Program consultation
- Model campus improvement plans to enhance ELL student achievement
- Evaluations of campus improvement plans
