Reimagining preparation for teachers of designated English learners.

• The goals of the new course are to establish a critical stance toward SEI, increase teacher self-efficacy about teaching English learners, and inspire teachers to be advocates for their students. We do not want our teachers to leave the SEI endorsement course thinking that effective instruction for designated ELs is as simple as choosing partner reading or reciprocal teaching from a menu of strategies. Goals for reimagining the SEI endorsement course It seems unreasonable to expect our preservice teachers to be invested in a mandatory course that does not center the values, ideologies, and pedagogical stances that we personally believe - and that other scholars have shown - are intrinsic to English learners' linguistic development and academic growth. The problems with the SEI endorsement course Today, many teacher candidates perceive the SEI endorsement course as a burden or barrier. [Extracted from the article]