Course Catalog

About MATSOL Courses

MATSOL courses have been developed by expert educators, grounded in their experience teaching in Massachusetts schools, and informed by feedback from educators and school districts across the Commonwealth. Extending the Learning Courses have been reviewed and approved by the ESE Office of English Language Acquisition and Academic Achievement. Successful completion of these offerings will earn the participating educator PDPs for recertification. 

MATSOL PD Team 

Members of the MATSOL PD Team are all highly qualified and experienced instructors who have been educators of English learners in Massachusetts public schools. SEI Endorsement instructors are all approved by Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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Fall 2019 Courses

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• CVTE Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Teacher Endorsement Course (DESE information page)
  For Career, Vocational, Technical Educators
• September 9, 2019: Last day of exclusive registration for cohort-assigned educators for Fall 2019 courses
• September 10, 2019: Registration for Fall 2019 courses opens to educators not assigned to the 2019 Cohort
• Massachusetts Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Teacher Endorsement Course
  For educators seeking SEI Teacher Endorsement
  
• Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 courses are open for enrollment.
• The SEI Teacher Endorsement Course is not offered during the summer, per ESE policy. The course is only offered during the school year because participants must have access to a classroom to implement or observe the SEI strategies during the course.

Please see MATSOL Course Registration, Cancellation & Payment Policies

15 PDP Courses

Fulfills Requirement for 15 PDPs in English learner education for recertification. Check back soon for Fall 2019 offerings.

• Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE): Identification, Programming and Scaffolding in ESL & Content-Area Classrooms

• Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Schools: Leading for English Learner Equity and Achievement

• Expeditions in Collaborative Practices: The Collaboration Tool and Multilingual Learners

• Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners with Special Needs: Grades PK - 2

 SEI Administrator Endorsement Course

• Massachusetts Sheltered English Immersion Administrator Endorsement Course (RE-601): This course is not currently offered for individual registration. If you have a district need for this course, please contact us at [email protected]

Courses available to school districts

For educators and administrators working with English learners.

MATSOL courses have been developed by expert educators, grounded in their experience teaching in Massachusetts schools, and informed by feedback from educators and school districts across the Commonwealth. Contact our Director of Professional Learning at [email protected] for more information.

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