Resources

Online Instructional Resources for English Learners

To assist the education community or the general public with resources for English learners, the Colorado Department of Education’s (CDE) Office of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE) has identified instructional resources for English learners on this site which provides links to external websites. 

Guides and Tools

• ELD Guidebook: Designing, Delivering and Evaluating Instruction and Services for Multilingual Learners 
• ELD Plan Basic Checklist (pdf)
• District Level Quality ELD Program Implementation Rubrics (pdf)
• Resources for Districts, BOCES and Educators
• Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) State Report - Chapter 2: English Learners
• Practical Ideas for Evaluating Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education Specialists
• Practical Ideas for Evaluating General Education Teachers of Bilingual Learners
• Obtaining, Interpreting, and Evaluating International Transcripts
• BRYCS: Evaluating Foreign Transcripts: The A-Z Manual
• Massachusetts SLIFE Learning Modules Toolkit

Educator Licensing

• Additional endorsement requirements in Culturally Linguistically Diverse Education, Endorsement in CLDE
• All educator preparation providers and approved programs, including the CLDE endorsement, CLDE Approved Programs     
• English Learner Professional Development Requirement and Individual PD Verification Matrix
• English Learner Professional Development Quality Standards  

 External Resources

• Equal Access to Elementary and Secondary Education for Students Who Are English Learners with Disabilities November 12, 2024 
• Civil Rights Protections Against Retaliation A Resource for School Communities 2024 
• Equal Opportunities for English Learners 
• OELA Toolkit for English Learners (ELs)
• Rights of Immigrant Students to Enroll in Public Schools
• Refugee Children in the U.S.