Welcome to Getting Started with ELLs! We are so excited to be on your journey of professional learning and growing with you! This page provides you some basic information regarding FLEX so you have a wonderful experience with our professional learning modules. Learning Management System We utilize FLEX as our LMS (Learning Management System). All online module activities and resources are accessed and submitted using FLEX. Do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns as you move through the modules. Contact: lcc@cesa2.org Please put: Getting Started Module?  in the subject line of your email, so we know specifically that you are asking about this module. Module Set-Up This module contains an interactive presentation.  Resources that correlate directly to the presentation will be included in the topic folders. You will also find additional activities, readings, and videos to extend and amplify your curiosity. Finally, you will see a culminating activity to connect your practice to the information included in this module. Completion of Module This module has been set up to fit your learning needs.  Therefore there are various ways to achieve a certificate of completion.

1. Entire Module: Watch the webinar, complete the booklet, complete each activity within each of the 5 modules, AND the final assignment.
2. Webinar: Watch the webinar, complete the booklet, and complete the final assignment. Your certificate of completion will reflect 2 hours of PD.
3. Tailored PD: Watch the webinar, complete the booklet, and complete the final assignment. Then, for each additional topic, you complete, you will receive an additional hour of PD on your certification of completion. For example: complete the webinar, booklet, final assignment AND  1 topic to earn a total of 3 hours of PD.

Please note: The completed assignments are housed within the FLEX grade book. You must complete the assignments at a professional level in order to receive a certificate of completion.  The CESA 2 Language and Culture Center of Excellence staff grade and comment on each assignment.  This allows you to not only produce professional work but receive feedback on your activities and assignments. We use the InSTAC teaching standard rubric for each of the activities and assignments. The rubric is provided with each activity and assignment.    Enjoy!

An EL and Bilingual ParaEducator Module