Preparing Asian ESL and Bilingual Teachers for the 21st Century Classroom

California State University, Northridge (CSUN), one of 23 universities in" "University system, is the lead campus of the Asian Bilingual Teacher" "the California State" "Education Program (BTEP) Consortium, a partnership between four California State University campuses in Southern California (CSUN and CSU Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Pomona)." "CSUN, a novice applicant to the NPD program (Competitive Preference Priority 1), proposes to implement a professional development program designed to (1) prepare teachers of Chinese (Cantonese/ Mandarin), Filipino (Tagalog), Hmong, Korean, and Vietnamese backgrounds for State ESL and bilingual authorization in Asian languages; (2) provide training to in-service teachers (preferably of Asian background) for State ESL or Bilingual Authorization with an MA in Multilingual and Multicultural Education, in order to improve their teaching skills and outcomes for English language learners (Invitational Priority 2); and (3) provide training in the use of instructional technology and multicultural education to project students in core subjects (i.e., math, science, English, and social studies) (Competitive Preference Priority 3) to effectively work with English learners of multilingual and multicultural backgrounds.