General and Program Specific Requirements for Bilingual Education Extensions**

18. Extensions authorizing the provision of Bilingual Education for certificates in library media specialist and educational technology specialist

General requirements: N/A

Program-Specific Requirements:

Coursework

The program shall include the following:

(i) theories of bilingual education and bilingualism;

(ii) multicultural perspectives in education; and

(iii) methods of providing library media services or educational technology services, as appropriate to the teaching certificate to bilingual English language learners, using the native language and English.

Field Experiences:

• college-supervised field experiences of at least 50 clock hours in providing bilingual services, as appropriate to the teaching certificate.