EAL Training Center
This certificate program, created by Dr. Virginia Rojas, in partnership with the Teacher Training Center, provides an opportunity for our international community of mainstream classroom teachers, EAL specialists, and school leaders to learn or update their knowledge and skills on language-in-education policies, programs and instructional practices in the international school setting.
The EAL Training Center offers teachers the opportunity to earn an 'International English as an Additional Language (EAL) Certificate'. This certificate is an acknowledgement that the recipient has been trained to provide responsive learning conditions and instructional strategies for English learners in an international school.
EAL Course Schedule
Click here to view the schedule.
How do I register for a course?
Click the appropriate EAL registration button on the right sidebar (buttons appear only when registration is live). Registration is not complete until a payment option is selected and payment is made online or a check/wire payment has been received by the PTC office.
Space in every course is limited. Early registration is recommended. All courses that reach capacity will be closed to further enrollment and registrations received will be placed on a space-available wait list.
What is the cost?
2023-2024 Rates
Online: Below are costs for ONE EAL course of each of the two types - a fully asynchronous course and an intense immersion course with some synchronous time.
Cancellation Policy
Please visit our cancellations policies page here.
How do I earn my EAL Certificate?
The EAL Training Center offers teachers the opportunity to earn an 'International English as an Additional Language (EAL) Certificate'. This certificate is an acknowledgement that the recipient has been trained to provide responsive learning conditions and instructional strategies for English learners in an international school.
The Certificate of International English as an Additional Language (EAL) is earned by completing three essential courses:
Two online courses during the academic school year (Designing Learning for Multilingual Learners Through Linguistics and Instructing and Assessing Multilingual Learners)
One course online during the June/July institutes (EAL in the Mainstream Classroom)
*Participants may join the International EAL certification program at any time as the courses are not in chronological order. To earn the EAL certificate, all three courses must be completed within five years.
Certificate of Completion and Micro-Credentials
Participants in both online and in-person courses will receive an email after completion, giving them access to a digital micro-credential certificate to be printed, added to their LinkedIn profile, and/or included as evidence of professional growth in their TIE resume, one of the components of their free one-year subscription.
*It is possible to complete the TTC International EAL Certificate in one school year!
