TESOL: Intensive Teacher Institute (ITI), CAS
Department of Language, Learning and Leadership of the College of Education.Overview and Description of the Program
The Intensive Teacher Institute (ITI) Program is a fast track to NYS ESL certification for content areas that NYS Ed Department has identified as being areas of critical shortage. ESL (English as a Second Language), or working with LEP/ELLs (Limited English Proficient/English language learners) is one of those critical shortage areas statewide. The ITI Program is a joint collaborative program with the New York State Education Department (administered through BOCES) and SUNY Fredonia’s College of Education. Qualified candidates who complete this 5-course program are eligible to take the CST (Content Specialty Test) certification exam and apply for ESL certification (ESOL K-12).
Candidates interested in the TESOL CAS-ITI Program must meet ALL of the following criteria. You must:
- Have a baccalaureate degree and initial/provisional or professional/permanent certification in an approved area
- Be currently teaching in your area of certification and
- Meet
both SUNY Fredonia Graduate Studies and ITI enrollment/admission
criteria
Program
Requirements: Hrs.
EDU 518 Second
Language Development and Acquisition 3
EDU 519 Curriculum
Theory for the Second Language 3
Classroom – ESL I
EDU 540 Content
Area ESL 3
EDU 568 Foundations
of Bilingual Education 3
EDU 569 Assessment
and Evaluation of ELLs 3
New York State Certification
Requirements:
EDU 671 Practicum
and Seminar (completed
concurrently 3
with EDU 568, practicum requirements
specific to
inservice teachers)
CST-ESOL NYS
Certification Exam
All TESOL CAS-ITI Program candidates must provide proof of:
- 12 credits in a Language other than English (LOTE) (or completed by the end of the program)
- NYS Child Abuse Workshop
- NYS Drug and Alcohol Workshop
- NYS SAVE Workshop
- Fingerprinting Requirement
Tuition funding is available for qualified candidates through ITI and the College of Education’s Project ELA. Funding details will be provided to qualified applicants during the screening process.