The following resources are available:
Online Courses | Web Tools | Access to the Core | Professional Learning Communities | Publications

UCPDI is in the process of augmenting its professional development offerings with online courses providing teachers with opportunities to log on and learn from home, work or any convenient place. Courses are designed to deliver the high-quality content and expert instruction received in UCPDI "face-to-face" courses. Upon successful completion of online courses, teachers can receive credit which can be applied to district professional growth requirements and earn salary points. For courses that meet AB 466 and SB 472 requirements teachers may be eligible for a district stipend.

LAUSD Online Courses for High Point Teachers

UCPDI has collaborated with Los Angeles Unified School district to create online professional development for the High Point Curriculum. Four courses are currently available.

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UCPDI Web Tools provide teachers with information "on demand," tied to face-to-face and online professional development. Web Tools are available to districts partnering with UCPDI and provide teachers access to video examples used in trainings, student work and instructional strategies.

LAUSD High Point Web Tool

The High Point Web Tool is available to all teachers in LAUSD. The Tool provides video examples and content from professional development offerings developed by the University and the District over the last four years to support the successful implementation of the High Point curriculum.

UCPDI has received a California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) Improving Teacher Quality State Grant. The four-year grant is focused on improving the achievement of 8th and 9th grade second language learners in Language Arts and Mathematics. Access to the Core is built on a strong university and district partnership between UC and Los Angeles Unified School District Local District 6. UCPDI and Local District 6 are working together to address the needs of English learners in accessing academic language in core content classrooms through professional development designed to close content knowledge gaps.

Resources for Local District 6 Access to the Core Participants

Click here if you are a local district participant or instructor

Central to the success of UCPDI is its focus on building district capacity and supporting teacher leadership and expertise. UCPDI does this in multiple ways: experienced classroom teachers work with university faculty to develop and write curriculum, conduct research projects, analyze student work, district/school site data and provide professional development leadership. UCPDI provides experts and leaders multiple ways to engage with each other and work to take the lessons from their classrooms to a statewide community through regular meetings and through online communities.

Online Community Resources

• UCPDI State High Point Instructors
• LAUSD High Point Experts
• Access to the Core Local Distric 6 Instructors

UCPDI is pleased to offer Robin Scarcella's "Accelerating Academic English: A Focus on the English Learner" (University of California, Irvine, 2003).

Dr. Scarcella is Director of the ESL Program and Lecturer of the ESL Program/Linguistics Department of the University of California, Irvine. She has been widely recognized for her skill at bridging the gap between theoretical findings and pedagogical implications.

Accelerating Academic English addresses key research findings in socio-linguistics, cognitive studies, literacy and education. The book provides teachers with a deep knowledge of the research behind language acquisition - as well as practical advice for teaching students.

Click here to download the book (pdf file, 10mb)