Welcome to KEA's Professional Learning Portal

Course participants will examine the representation and exclusion of people with disabilities in civil rights movements, critically evaluate the reasons for this neglect, and explore the role of mass media in shaping societal views of people with disabilities. An understanding of how educational contexts and practices support or diminish the presence of students with disabilities in mainstream school spaces and anti-ableist curricular representation will be supported. Read more

To effectively cater to the diverse needs of students from various cultural and linguistic backgrounds, it's imperative to have a clear understanding of the concept of "culture" and how it impacts the process of teaching and learning. This course is designed to approach culturally relevant pedagogy as a teaching method that leverages students' cultural knowledge, backgrounds, and experiences. By doing so, the learning process becomes more meaningful and suitable, thereby enhancing student achievement. Read more

An advocacy perspective requires educators to believe that with adequate support, multilingual learners (MLs) can achieve at the same level as their non-ML peers. Advocates also believe that educators have a shared sense of responsibility for the academic achievement of MLs. For educators to approach MLs’ instruction from an advocacy perspective, they must understand the needs and key areas for ML advocacy, as well as understand the tools and strategies that can support advocacy efforts.  Read more

This course focuses on the need for educators to teach academic language as well as content.  Teachers must ensure that Multilingual Learners(MLs) have access to grade-level and challenging content within a standards-based framework.  They must also implement strategies that help MLs access the content Read more

In this module, educators will explore opportunities to increase family and community involvement with multilingual learners(ML) by understanding the five steps of advocacy leading to the implementation of a multilingual learner family workshop Read more

In this course, you will explore second language acquisition (SLA) and learn to understand the stages of acquiring a second language. You will also explore how SLA impacts educational experiences for multilingual learners’ cognitive processes, academic achievements, and socio-emotional growth.  Furthermore, this course introduces a variety of instructional strategies you can use in your classroom to support and engage your multilingual learners. Read more