[esol.communication] ESOL 660 Certification Pathway Webinar

[Armstrong, Jane]

ESOL 660 Certification Pathway

At the Maine Department of Education, we recognize an increased demand for ESOL 660 certification specialists in Maine. This one-hour webinar is designed for administrators and educators in the state who want to learn more about obtaining a 660 certification, the differences in emergency, conditional, and full certification, and a pathway to earn this certification at the University of Southern Maine. We have over 125 school districts in Maine with a multilingual population, but we do not have enough educators.  This collaborative approach will hopefully provide that pathway.

Please join us on 10/27 from 1-2 p.m. and register for the meeting here.<https://mainestate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qd-ivrzMrH9XOUP71Xd5pl2nuifCmQmaD>

The following panelists will present and be available at the end of the hour for questions and answers: MDOE ESOL Specialist Jane Armstrong, Certification Specialist Erin Reinhard, Family Engagement Specialist Melanie Junkins, and the University of Southern Maine TESOL program instructors Dr. Andrea Davenport-Stairs, Dr. Alec Lapidus, and Dr. Melinda Butler.

The agenda is as follows:

  *   Introductions from Panel
  *   Introductory Remarks: Melanie Junkins
  *   ESOL as a High Needs specialty: Jane Armstrong
  *   MDOE Certification differences: Erin Reinhard
  *   USM: Intro to the Certification Pathway
  *   Questions and Answers

If you are unable to attend the webinar but are interested in learning more, please reach out to the DOE: Jane Armstrong, ESOL State Specialist (jane.armstrong at maine.gov<mailto:jane.armstrong at maine.gov>) and/or Melanie Junkins, Family Engagement Specialist (melanie.junkins at maine.gov<mailto:melanie.junkins at maine.gov>)

Please feel free to share this opportunity with colleagues and district leaders.  Thank you!


Jane Armstrong (she,her,hers)
ESOL State Specialist
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023
Email: jane.armstrong at maine.gov<mailto:jane.armstrong at maine.gov>
Phone: 207-446-3294
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