Project EQUIP

Overview

Project EQUIP (Enhancing Quality Undergirding Improved Performance) is a National Professional Development grant designed to improve the quality of teachers of EL students.  As a recipient of this grant, JBU has partnered with selected schools in NWA to provide coursework for teachers to earn an ESL endorsement. The grant pays all costs for the coursework and other professional development activities and teachers receive a $500 stipend upon completion of the coursework and Praxis exam required for ESL endorsement.  For a printable brochure, click here: Project EQUIP Brochure . 

Of the 15 hours required for the ESL endorsement, 12 hours can be applied toward JBU's M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction: TESOL concentration.  To request more information about Project EQUIP and JBU's graduate programs, click here: Request Information

Project EQUIP Course Requirements (15 hours)

  • Second Language Acquisition (3 hours)
  • Intercultural Communications (3 hours)
  • Curriculum and Instruction (3 hours)
  • Educational Assessment (3 hours)
  • Three seminars (1 hr. each)

Class Locations
Rogers and Siloam Springs School District Facilities

Admissions Requirements

  • Submit application.  To request an application, contact Graduate Education Representative, Cliff Murphy at 479-426-0745 or cmurphy@jbu.edu.
  • Send official transcript from the university where your highest degree was earned (official transcripts must be mailed by the university or college directly to:
    Project EQUIP
    Heidi Smith, John Brown University
    2000 W. University Street
    Siloam Springs, AR 72761
  • Approval from district official will be obtained by JBU staff

Class Schedule

Fall 2012

Cohort 1

  • ED 8563 Intercultural  Communications
  • ED 7411 The Courage to Teach (1 hr. seminar)

Spring 2013

Cohort 1

  • ED 8353 Second Language Acquisition
  • ED 7421 Professional Learning Communities (1 hr. seminar)

Fall 2013

Cohort 1

  • ED 8533 Curriculum and Instruction
  • ED 7431 Coaching (1 hr. seminar)

Cohort 2

  • ED 8563 Intercultural  Communications
  • ED 7411 The Courage to Teach (1 hr. seminar)

Spring 2014

Cohort 1

  • ED 8553 Educational Assessment

Cohort 2

  • ED 8353 Second Language Acquisition
  • ED 7421 Professional Learning Communities (1 hr. seminar)

Fall 2014

Cohort 2

  • ED 8533 Curriculum and Instruction
  • ED 7431 Coaching (1 hr. seminar)

Cohort 3

  • ED 8563 Intercultural  Communications
  • ED 7411 The Courage to Teach (1 hr. seminar)

Spring 2015

Cohort 2

  • ED 8553 Educational Assessment

Cohort 3

  • ED 8353 Second Language Acquisition
  • ED 7421 Professional Learning Communities (1 hr. seminar)

Fall 2015

Cohort 3

  • ED 8533 Curriculum and Instruction
  • ED 7431 Coaching (1 hr. seminar)

Spring 2016

Cohort 3

  • ED 8553 Educational Assessment