Through the Content Standards identified in World Languages and Social Studies, the Spanish Languages and Hispanic Cultures for Educators Cluster consists of two courses that will enable participants to acquire some basic skills and knowledge of the Spanish language while enhancing their cultural understanding and communicative competence to work with Hispanic students and their families.

Educators such as ESL teachers, administrators, guidance counselors, nurses, and/or others who need to work with students of Hispanic background and who have little or no previous knowledge or experience with the Spanish language and cultures are eligible.

What Should I Expect and What are the Dates and Times?
 

This cluster/two courses will meet at the UD Newark campus from July 2005 to February 2006.  There will be an intensive three week session from July 11 through July 25 (Monday through Thursday), followed by eight Wednesday evening meetings in the fall, and a culminating event in February.  The cluster/courses will emphasize learning, application and reflection of personal growth, which will be demonstrated through a portfolio.

The times are as follows:
July 11 through July 28, Classes meet in SMITH 203  from 10:00-12:00 and SMITH 218 12:30-2:30 (Mondays – Thursdays). There will be eight additional sessions Wednesday evenings* from September to December and one February 8.

* Tentative Wednesday meetings from 6-9 p.m.:
9/7, 9/14, 10/5, 10/12, 11/2, 11/9, 11/30, 12/7.
 
 

What is the Cost?
 

The cluster is offered as two courses which must be taken together.

If you are a Delaware public school educator, through the State Summer School for Teachers Program, you may take the course for the $40 in fees ($15 General Fee + $25 Registration Fee) per Summer Session (includes both these courses).

If you are not a Delaware public school educator, you can take the courses and receive university academic credits.  The tuition for this pair of graduate courses is $1,052 for DE Residents and $2,668 for Non-residents (plus the same $40 in fees as above).

How Will I Benefit from My Participation?
 

As a Delaware public school educator, you will earn graduate credits from UD.  But, if you wish to opt for the Professional Development Cluster (option #1 below), you must declare your choice on the first day of class.  Only one of the following can be entered into your records on the DEEDS system later:

(1) a 90-hour Professional Development Cluster credit; or
(2) university graduate credits for two courses.

Both options satisfy the 90-hour Professional Development requirement for license renewal.  Successful completion of the requirements for option #1 by cluster participants will result in a 2% increase on the state portion of their salary for five years.

As a Non-Delaware public school educator, you may take the courses and earn UD graduate credits.
 
 
 

 
Mail in registration or register on-line at http://www.udel.edu/summer with the Summer Program of the University of Delaware. Registration:  April 4 - July 14, 2005  (Professors reserve the right to cancel the courses due to insufficient enrollment.)
 
 
 

All participants must register for both courses: FLLT567-910 Hispanic Cultures in our Schools FLLT567-911 Spanish for Educational Purposes http://www.udel.edu/summer/

Shuhan Wang, Ph.D., Education Associate, World Languages & International Education, DDOE swang@doe.k12.de.us

Stacey Hendrix, Spanish Instructor, Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures, UD staceym@udel.edu

Crista Johnson, Spanish Instructor, Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures, UD cristaj@udel.edu