RETELL+and+SEI+Endorsement+Information



http://www.doe.mass.edu/retell/
 * Retell Home Page MA DESE: **

http://www.doe.mass.edu/retell/credit.html
 * How to get SEI Endorsement credit: **

**Questions about Retell??: **
http://www.doe.mass.edu/contact/qanda.aspx?orgcode=retell

**MA DESE SEI MTEL**: http://www.doe.mass.edu/retell/sei-mtel/

**MA DESE Staff list**: http://www.doe.mass.edu/contact/phone.aspx?mode=staff

http://maldenells.wikispaces.com/Retell+Coursework+and+Resources



 * Retell in a Nutshell Document from the Massachusetts Teacher's Association **



Malden schools and teachers serve families with a large variety of languages and backgrounds including speakers of Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Haitian Creole, French, Vietnamese, and Arabic to name but a few. On this wiki you can find resources and lesson plans for ELLs by grade level as well as links to useful websites.

http://www.doe.mass.edu/retell/2012-1207SEIendorse.html
 * Retell Information from MA DESE **

To obtain the SEI Teacher Endorsement, **most incumbent core academic teachers** will be required to take and pass a newly developed SEI endorsement course between January 15, 2013 and **July 1, 2016.**


 * A core academic teacher includes** "[f]or purposes of sheltered English immersion instruction, early childhood and elementary teachers, teachers of students with moderate disabilities, teachers of severe disabilities, and teachers of the following academic subjects: English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, civics and government, economics, history, and geography."

The course is equivalent to a 3-credit graduate course and includes 16 sessions, 6 of which are online, for a total of 45 hours. Teachers will be expected to master subject matter knowledge and related practices grounded in SEI research.

As of July 1, 2014, all applicants for an initial license as a core academic teacher,[|1] or as a principal/assistant principal or supervisor/director, must obtain the SEI endorsement applicable to their role. [|2]

MEMORANDUM To: Malden Public Schools District Staff From: Jennifer McCabe, Director of English Language Learners Date: October 26, 2012 Subject: RETELL SEI Endorsement Compliance Notification : Newly adopted regulations require that all core academic teachers of ELLs, and building administrators who supervise such teachers, must earn a Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Teacher or Administrator Endorsement. Training for the endorsement is starting this year. The regulations and the required SEI endorsements are a k ey piece of the initiative called Rethinking Equity and Teaching for English Language Learners (RETELL), to close proficiency gaps for ELL students. The SEI Teacher Endorsement Course includes 16 sessions, 10 face - to - face sessions and 6 online sessions fo r a total of 45 hours. This course is equivalent to three (3) graduate credits or 45 PDPs. The meeting place is TBD, and will take place at a location in the district. Classes will meet Fridays in the late afternoon, and all day on Saturday. The schedu le will accommodate extended day teachers. The tentative dates are: February 8 & 9, March 8 & 9 , April 5 & 6 , May 17 & 18 , June 7 & 8 Jennifer McCabe Director of English Language Learners Please return registration form by November 9, 2012 to: Mary - Ma rgaret Almonte, ELL Curriculum Specialist, malmonte@malden.mec.edu Beebe School Room 108 Name:________________________ School:______________________Position:__________