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<P>Hell<FONT size=4>o, everyone. </FONT></P>
<P></FONT><FONT size=4>I'm pleased to announce that the latest brief from the
Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA<I>), Adult ESL Teacher
Credentialing and Certification</I>, is now available on the CAELA Web site and
can be downloaded at </FONT><A
href="http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/briefs/tchrcred.html"><U><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT
size=4>http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/briefs/tchrcred.html</FONT></U></FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT size=4>This latest CAELA brief was written by JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall of
the University of Maryland Baltimore County and Genesis Ingersoll and Jacqueline
Lopez of the Center for Applied Linguistics. Ths brief describes efforts to
professionalize the workforce of adult ESL educators, including efforts to
certify and credential these teachers; discusses the qualification requirements
for adult ESL teachers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia; and
recommends steps for states to take to continue to professionalize the field.
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=4></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=4>Of special interest and use, I think, is Table 1, which lists
the credentialing and certification requirements by state, from each of the 50
states, as well as the District of Columbia. This information was gathered
through conversations with staff at the state departments of education. The
table is a hyperlink, on page 5 of the printer-friendly version, in the section
entitled <B>Data Collection</B>.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=4>We hope you find the information helpful. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=4>Miriam </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=4>******** </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=4>Miriam Burt </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=4>Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA)
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=4>Center for Applied Linguistics </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=4>4646 40th Street NW </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=4>Washington, DC 20016 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=4>(202) 362-0700 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=4>(202) 363-7204 (fax) </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=4>mburt@cal.org (email) </FONT></P><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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