Education Courses & Certificates

Providing top-tier education for educators.

As a teacher, you help the next generation learn, grow, and work toward their goals—it’s one of the most rewarding careers out there.

We can help you clear your credential, get qualified to teach early childhood education, acquire the skills for college counseling, learn methods for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and more.

UCLA Extension is the perfect place to start your teaching career or expand on your current skills as an educator. Our programs are designed to meet state requirements and prepare you to meet the challenges of the classroom and beyond.

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Education

Courses

Teacher Induction D: Capstone

This capstone course serves as the culmination of candidates’ learning, observations, and field experiences after completing three other courses in the Teacher Induction Program.

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Introduction to the TESOL Program

This required, first course in the TESOL certificate reviews student scope of work and portfolio assignments, English proficiency requirements, and prepares students for success in completing the certificate.

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Documentation, Observation and Assessment of Young Children

Learn to create appropriate curriculum for your group, to document growth and thinking and to use California ECE resources.

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TESOL Practicum Portfolio

The TESOL Practicum Portfolio is the capstone course for the TESOL certificate. Students compile a digital portfolio, including signature assignments, philosophy of teaching, and teaching videos.

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Child Development/Desarrollo Infantil

Learn about the development of young children. This online child development course covers the scientific study of developmental from the prenatal period through childhood, including development across social and cultural contexts and genetic and environmental factors.

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