ELA Standards Proficient Instructor (ESPI) Training is strongly recommended by the Illinois Community College Board for all adult education English Language Acquisition (ELA) instructors. It has three components:

• Introduction to ELA Standards online course through iLEARN (5 hours)
• In-person workshop or 2 live webinars (6 hours total)
• Final assignment (3 hours)

Participation is open to ELA instructors employed by ICCB-funded adult education programs only. There is no cost to attend.

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