Effective Science Teaching for English Language Learners (ESTELL): A Pre-Service Teacher Professional Development Research Project project is funded by the National Science Foundation DR-K-12 Discovery Research Program. The ESTELL project focuses on improving the science teaching and learning of K-6 linguistic minority students who are currently underserved in K-6 education through improving the pre-service education of elementary school teachers.
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Professor Trish Stoddart, is an expert in preparing teachers to teach academic subjects to ELL with an emphasis on science and math. Dr Stoddart has led several large federally funded projects including the NSF funded LASERS and ESTELL projects, the USDOE Federal Eisenhower Project CCTD (California Consortium for Teacher Development) She is the author of over 70 journal articles and monographs on research on teacher education and educational policy and reform.
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