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Online Bilingual Extension Programs

Information for General & Special Bilingual Education Teachers

 

The Online Bilingual Extension Programs are a cross-LIU Brooklyn and Hudson Graduate Center collaborative effort designed, implemented, and administered by full-time faculty at both campuses. All programs are approved by the New York State Education Department.

The Online Bilingual Extension Programs in General and Special Education consist of five, 3-credit courses covering the following content:

Course Numbers Bilingual General Education Bilingual Special Education
TAL823/TED516 Bilingual Education Foundations Bilingual Education Foundations
TAL862/TED665 ESL Literacy Teaching ESL Literacy Teaching
TAL863/TED670 ESL Content Area Teaching ESL Content Area Teaching
TAL866/TED676 Native Language Arts Teaching Native Language Arts Teaching
TAL804/TED655 Linguistic Foundations
TED612 Assessment of ELLs in Special Education

To determine whether or not the online programs are appropriate for you, ask yourself if you can answer YES to the following:

  1. You are a self-motivated learner who can keep up with readings & assignments.
  2. You have sufficient computer skills (e.g., advanced word-processing, PowerPoint, discussion forums, videoconferencing, etc.)
  3. You have updated computer equipment at home and high-speed internet access.

Tuition Support and Costs

LIU Brooklyn and the NYSED Intensive Teacher Institute (ITI) program offer tuition support to eligible applicants. A total of $600 per credit is reimbursed ($300 each from LIU Brooklyn and ITI).

Note:

  • ITI funding covers ONE 3-credit course per semester. You must take courses in consecutive semesters, including summers. You will be given a course sequence with must be followed.
  • NYCDOE scholarship recipients, such as NYC Teaching Fellows or Teachers of Tomorrow, are not eligible to receive New York State ITI funding.
  • If you are not eligible for ITI funding and you still want to take the program, you are most welcome to do so at full cost. Financial aid is available for students taking a minimum of 6 credits per semester.

Intensive Teacher Institute (ITI) Scholarship and Eligibility Criteria

Determination of ITI eligibility rests with the ITI office, but these are the guidelines that will assist you in deciding whether or not to apply for this funding.

  1. You are a certified teacher (initial or preferably professional/permanent) working out-of-license with bilingual students in your class. In other words, you should be placed in a bilingual dual language, transitional bilingual education or bilingual special education program. You must currently teach in the native language and English, but you do not have the approved certification to do so. If you teach at the secondary level, you may be a bilingual content area teacher (e.g., social studies, math or science), but not a Spanish teacher.
  2. You are bilingual in a language other than English as well as in English. You must be proficient enough to pass the NYSTCE Bilingual Education Assessment (BEA), the required exam for the NYS Bilingual Education Extension. The BEA includes speaking, reading, writing and listening components in the native language and other content from the bilingual extension courses.
  3. Your administrator (principal and/or superintendent) must recommend you for the ITI scholarship by signing the ITI application and verifying your teaching placement in a bilingual program and stating the need for your credential by providing numbers of students and staff currently at your school.
  4. After obtaining the extension, you must commit to work for two years in a bilingual education setting; otherwise you may be asked to repay the tuition scholarship.
  5. For information about the ITI tuition scholarship and to download the application, go to http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/biling/bilinged/iti.html or call 631-244-4016.

LIU Brooklyn / Intensive Teacher Institute Tuition Reimbursement Information

  1. You must be fully admitted and matriculated to LIU to participate in this tuition reimbursement program.
  2. Please note tuition reimbursement is paid by LIU Brooklyn and ITI upon completion of the course, so a grade must be posted first in order for the reimbursement to be credited to your account.
  3. You may receive a bill for full amount and should subtract $600 per credit or $1800 per course from the total.
  4. If you are unable to pay the balance in a given semester, you will receive a bursar block and not be permitted to register for a subsequent semester.

For Consideration and Information

To be considered by LIU Brooklyn for this special opportunity, please fill out the questionnaire at:
http://studentvoice.com/liu/onlineprogrameligibilty. Please confirm the completion and submission of the questionnaire by emailing: nlemberg@liu.edu. Upon receipt of the email and after review of the survey, you will be contacted promptly about next steps.

For further questions or clarification, contact Dr. Nancy Lemberger at the email above.  If you are interested in the Online ITI ESL Certification, contact Dr. Helaine Marshall at helaine.marshall@liu.edu.

Thank you for your interest in LIU's Online Bilingual Extension Programs.