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In this inquiry study, teachers will explore the concept of English Language Learning and its implications for classrooms. Individually and in small groups, teachers will have opportunities to read, talk, and reflect about current issues regarding linguistic diversity in classrooms and schools, including bilingual/multilingual, ESL, and language variation contexts. Teachers will carefully examine their beliefs about language difference and revalue language as a resource. At the conclusion of the study, each teacher will have asked questions, gathered new materials, acquired new strategies, and developed action plans to guide his/her teaching practice with linguistically diverse students. Lists 22 professional reading resources selections. (NKA)

This series of modules on utilization of instructional media materials is intended to help educators in the planning, development, and implementation phases of instruction. The goals of this package include the following objectives for the intern: a) regularly present new and pertinent material of varied media; b) coordinate media with her/his unit or lesson plan; c) promote achievement through the use of media; d) prepare students psychologically as well as physically for media utilization; and e) classify material according to instructional objectives. Listed are competency goal statements, prerequisites, and resources. Module 1, "Evaluation, Selection and Utilization of Instructional Media Materials," notes the time for completion of the module, prerequisites, objectives, enabling activities, and evaluation procedures. The following handouts are included with Module 1: Instructional Media Evaluation Criteria; Educational Media Objectives for Instructional Media Materials; Media Utilization Chart; and College Facilitator Criteria Checklist for Evaluation, Selection of Instructional Media Materials and Development of a Media Utilization Chart. Module 2 is "Utilization of Media within a Classroom"; listed are the time, prerequisites, objectives, enabling activities, and evaluation. The accompanying handout is the Cooperating Teacher, Team Leader, On-Site Instructor Criteria Checklist for Utilization of Instructional Media Materials and Media Utilization Chart. (JA)