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������̳’s Office for Professional Development has a new offering: the USC/KDS Equity Educator Certificate. Developed in concert with Knowledge Delivery Services, the groundbreaking certificate program provides teachers with practical strategies to teach English learners according to the rigorous College-and-Career-Ready-Standards (CCRS).

Dr. Eugenia Mora-Flores

In this program, teachers will learn how differentiated instruction, scaffolding strategies and creating a language rich learning environment help schools close the achievement gap and ensure that all students – regardless of race or language –achieve their potential and graduate college and career ready.

The program is comprised of four courses. The first, “Pedagogical Strategies for English Learners,” is designed by ������̳ Associate Professor Eugenia Mora-Flores specifically for K-12 teachers who want to gain the knowledge and skills to support English learners. They will demonstrate pedagogical practices to guide English learners to think about content in critical and creative ways and employ multiple strategies for scaffolding thinking and apply knowledge and language about ELs to make informed instructional decisions to enhance learning.

The other three courses are:

• Relational Classroom Management
• Facilitating Learning for Speakers of Non-Standard English,
• Differentiation: What, How and Why?

“Our steadfast mission to consider every student’s academic needs is exemplified through this critical course designed to guide and support teachers of English learners,” said Dean Karen Symms Gallagher. “Through this trailblazing partnership with KDS, we are advancing learning in urban education so that English learners around the nation are not neglected in the classroom.”

 is available on the KDS website.  To learn more about the certificate program, visit ������̳’s Equity Educator page.