Loyola Marymount University School of Education is proud to offer the following programs of study for teachers and educational leaders working with second language learners.
Certificate Programs
CEEL offers a variety of certificate programs.
Academic Spanish Transitional Kindergarten Leadership for Equity Mandarin
OPAL Institute
The OPAL is a research-based and validated classroom observation tool designed specifically to support teachers of English Learners.
Formative Assessment Institute
Features a 3-part online professional learning institute focused on key principles, instructional considerations, and action planning for formative assessment practices centered around Multilingual/English Learners.
Journalism for English Learners
This professional development is designed for teams of district or schools leaders and teachers and introduces participants to a project-based journalism curriculum specially designed for students at risk of becoming Long Term English Learners.
EL Master Plan
CEEL helps LEA teams create a plan to develop a district-wide English Learner Master Plan that is aligned to the research-based CA English Learner Roadmap policy.
Dialogic Reading
Collaborate with teachers, students, and families to create meaningful STEAM language and literacy development opportunities for Dual Language Learners!
Jornada Pedagógica
The Jornada Pedagógica conference is designed for bilingual educators, bilingual teacher education faculty, professional developers, as well as for Spanish speakers and families who want to promote the use of Spanish in their homes and communities.
Featured Speakers
The Center for Equity for English Learners regularly hosts events where visiting scholars can present on a variety of topics to LMU's educational community.
CABE University Credit
LMU Upper Division Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available for attending the CABE Annual Conference.
Cancelation Policy
Due to program planning and reservation requirements, we regret that we cannot offer any refunds for registrations beyond 1 week prior to the program start date.
LMU|CEEL reserves the right to reschedule programs based on course registration or other factors. In the event of a rescheduling registrants will be asked by email if they wish to receive a refund for the registration fee or roll their registration over to the rescheduled dates.
**Prior to course enrollment, participants should check their district’s requirements for CEU acceptance and salary point equivalency.