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TESOL/NCATE Standards for P-12 Teacher Education Programs
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In October 2001, The National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) approved TESOL's performance-based standards for the preparation and licensure of ESL educators. The TESOL/NCATE standards for P-12 teacher education are divided into five domains: language, culture, instruction, assessment, and professionalism.
The TESOL/NCATE Standards for P-12 Teacher Education Programs address the need for consistency throughout the United States in how teachers are prepared to teach English as a second language (ESL) to children in P-12 schools.
This area of TESOL's website contains information on the P-12 teacher education standards, the program review process, and how TESOL members can become involved in the project.
Please note the TESOL/NCATE Standards for P-12 Teacher Education Programs were revised and officially adopted in Fall 2009. Institutions may continue to use the original TESOL/NCATE standards until the Spring 2011 cycle or use the revised standards. Beginning with the Fall 2011 cycle, all institutions must use the revised standards.
For more information, contact Diane Staehr Fenner, TESOL/NCATE Program Coordinator, at dstaehrfenner@tesol.org.
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