Pawan Recognized for ESL Work: [unit], Indiana University at Bloomington

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Last Updated: Mon, Mar 6, 2006

Pawan Recognized for ESL Work

In January, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education awarded Faridah Pawan, assistant professor in language education, a two-year Improving Teacher Quality grant. The $208,672 award will be used to fund a joint professional development program in the instruction of English Language Learners for reading, math and science teachers in Gary and Hammond public school districts. The program incorporates collaboration of math and science professors from the College of Arts and Sciences who will be joining reading professors in Language Education in conducting integrated curriculum training workshops.

The professional development program is called Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Content Area Teachers (ICCATS) and will work in tandem with two US Department of Education funded projects under Pawan’s direction, namely, the Interdisciplinary Collaborative Program (ICP) and the program for the Tandem Certification of Indiana Teachers (TACIT).

In December of 2005, Pawan was also selected as a member on the national TESOL standards committee. The committee’s main responsibilities are to develop national standards for English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL); and to direct, monitor and oversee standards initiatives at the national level.