Project Ignite (Innovation to Grow, Nurture, and Inspire Teachers of English-learners) provides tuition support and professional learning opportunities for in-service and preservice teachers teaching in North Carolina or seeking NC teaching licensure to support equitable instruction for Multilingual learners and their families. Project Ignite covers the cost of tuition/fees at the NC resident rate. Non NC residents will be responsible for out-of-state tuition/fees. See Spartan Central for tuition rate schedule.
Project Ignite supports preservice ESL teacher preparation, ESL add-on licensure, and professional development for inservice teacher through UNC Greensboro’s TESOL program.
This project allows us to continue and expand the collaborations among UNC Greensboro, Guilford County Schools, Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools, and NC DPI to advance ESL and DL/I teacher preparation in North Carolina.
TEacher Education Programs
UNC Greensboro offers a variety of programs for preservice and inservice teachers. Project Ignite offers tuition support for three areas of TESOL programming that lead to ESL licensure. All programming is offered online:
TESOL MAT
The TESOL MAT Program is one pathway for preservice teachers to become ESL teachers. This program is designed for candidates who would like to obtain their NC ESL licensure and Masters of Arts in Teaching.
NC TEACh
North Carolina Teachers of Excellence for All Children (NC TEACH) allows teachers with a full-time teaching position as an ESL teacher to obtain their licensure while continuing to teach.
ESL Add-on
The ESL Add-On Licensure program is designed for K-12 teachers with NC initial licensure who would like to take courses and obtain their ESL licensure.
Professional Learning Community (PLC)
Ignite PLCs are designed to support multilingual learners and their families. All PLCs focus on promoting literacy through either 1) providing families with evidence-based strategies or 2) facilitating the use of data by educators to enhance students’ literacy skills based on the needs of the school and local communities.
Ignite News
September 18, 2024
Project Ignite Completer Receives Fulbright U.S. Teacher Award for 2024-2025
Holly Kolarova, an ESL and Special Needs Teacher at Clear Cree…
May 6, 2024
Project IGNITE Leader Chosen for English Language Specialist Project
An accomplished TESOL educator who boasts over 25 years of exp…
