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Visit the CAELA Network Web site.

CAELA Network Mission
The need for high quality instruction for adult English language learners is significant. The CAELA Network addresses this need by providing effective professional development to teachers of adult English language learners.

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CAELA Network Adult ESL Resources Database

Search this database of over 200 documents covering a wide variety of topics, from research in the field of adult ESL instruction to guides for instructional practice.

 

English Language Learners

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About the CAELA Network

CAELA logoThe CAELA Network helps states increase their capacity to provide more effective professional development to those who teach adult English language learners.

CAELA Network Resources Currently Include...

  • An interactive Web site to make resources and information readily available
  • A searchable online database of research-based information on adult English language acquisition
  • Resources including topical briefs and quarterly newsletters for use by teachers and
    professional developers


Upcoming CAELA Network Resources Will Include...

  • A framework for quality professional
    development that states can use to enhance
    instruction for adult English language
    learners
  • Training and technical assistance to twelve
    states, based on the framework
  • Adult ESL Foundations, an online course


CAELA Network Web site

The new CAELA Network Web site is a portal to
information focusing on effective professional
development for educators working with adult
English language learners.

For more information, visit the CAELA Network Web site.

The CAELA Network Web site is also a conduit
for other resources for practitioners working with
adult English language learners.

Click on the logo on every page for more details.



The CAELA Network project is funded by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE), U.S. Department of Education to provide assistance to professional developers, teachers, and others who work with adult English language learners.