ESL Certification
Harris County Department of Education offers ESL EC-4 Generalist Certification.
Pre-Service Curriculum (51 hours):
Elementary Classroom Design, Mgmt, and Org. I
Elementary Classroom Design, Mgmt, and Org. II
Differentiated Behavior Management I
Differentiated Behavior Management II
Reading Strategies Across the Curriculum
First and Second Language Acquisition for School Success
Reading Strategies in the Language Arts Classroom I
Reading Strategies in the Language Arts Classroom II
During the first year of internship, all teachers will be required to take 3 online courses, attend TxBESS and TESA training, and observe practicing classroom teachers for a minimum of 30 hours.
