Chapman University and the Orange County Department of Education have worked together to create Project CONNECT. This project provides professional development to Orange County teachers to help them meet the needs of English Learners in their classrooms. The project is working in concert with Chapman University to provide veteran teachers with alternative ways to receive their new certification. It is also gathering materials and resources like realia, thematic kits, books, and teacher resources to support English Learners. They are also providing many conferences and networks for teachers to learn and discuss the best ways to teach English Learners. I thought this was very useful to students in our Tapestries class because these materials and conferences are very accessible to us because most of them are located on the Chapman campus. In the future, almost all of us will have English Learners in our classrooms and Project CONNECT is a great way to prepare for our future classrooms.
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