Introduction

Teachers who seek to earn the stand-alone Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE) endorsement need to already have a Colorado K-12 teaching license. Candidates who complete 24-credit CLDE K-12 endorsement will leave their programs with greater understandings of crucial ideas and skills for working with CLDE students, including: 

• Asset-based dispositions toward bilingual students, their linguistic practices, their families, and their communities 
• Linguistic analysis of English and other languages, including Spanish
• Theories of language and second language acquisition and their application to the K-12 classroom
• Practices that support access to rigorous content for bilingual students, to improve assessment, to enhance language and literacy development for bilingual students, and to leverage students’ bilingualism in teaching.

Recommendations for endorsements are made by the CLDE program, but endorsement is granted by the State of Colorado. Individual state requirements vary and may include teaching experience and examinations in addition to a valid teaching credential. Students should consult with the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) or another state in which they wish to be endorsed for the most updated endorsement requirements. 

All courses may be applied directly toward a full master's degree in CLDE. Additional courses and applications are required for the master's degree. For additional information about the master's degree, please contact sehdacademicservices@ucdenver.edu.

Program Requirements

This course plan does NOT lead to MA degree.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Core Courses
CLDE 5010	Foundations of Language & Culture in Education	3
CLDE 5070	Understanding Language in the Classroom	3
CLDE 5030	Language Development of Multilingual Learners: Advanced	3
CLDE 5820	Methods of Teaching Multilingual Learners I	3
CLDE 5050	Assessment & Advocacy for Multilingual Learners	3
CLDE 5825	Methods of Teaching Content for Multilingual Learners I (Additional Required Courses)	3
Additional Required Courses For CLDE Endorsement
CLDE 6912	Teacher Inquiry in Multilingual Classrooms	3
CLDE 5160	History & Law of Bilingual & Immigrant Education	3
Total Hours		24

Program Requirements and Courses

To complete the CLDE program and earn an endorsement students must complete the appropriate course work as outlined in the tables. All courses require a grade of B- or better to count to the MA or endorsement and a 3.0 minimum GPA is required for graduation. If necessary, courses may be retaken for a better grade.

Course Scheduling

All CLDE courses are offered online, with and without a synchronous class sessions.

Planning

For practicing full-time teachers, we recommend taking one to two courses each fall and spring semester and up to two courses each summer. Some courses are offered only once per year.

Active Status

Students must complete their programs within seven years, maintaining a GPA of 3.0. Students typically take four courses each calendar year. Failure to enroll over three contiguous semesters will result in a requirement to submit readmission materials.