Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL) Summer Institutes Help Educators Engage Students in High-Challenge, High-Support Learning
This summer, educators attending Quality Teaching for English Learners Summer Institutes will learn how to engage English Learners in high-challenge, high-support education that comes with high...Read More
Spotlight on English Learners: Virtual and In-Person Summer Professional Learning Opportunities
These Summer Institutes offer multiple strands of learning and, while different, share the same goal: to prepare teachers and leaders to support the needs of all English Learner students so that they...Read More
National R&D Center Studies the Impact of Curriculum, Course Access, and Co-Teaching on Secondary English Learners
National R&D Center studies the impact of curriculum, course access, and co-teaching on English Learners across content areas.Read More
Teacher Perspectives Are Key to Improving Professional Learning and Instructional Materials to Support Multilingual Learners
Just as multilingual students are a diverse group with particular needs, teachers of multilingual students are also different from each other and vary in the types and amount of tailored supports...Read More
Supporting Effective Teaching and Learning with the Building Excellence for English Learners (BEEL) Initiative
The educators at Centennial Middle School in Yuma, Arizona, knew the immense potential of their English Learners and wanted to accelerate their students' development of content knowledge and...Read More
QTEL 2022 Summer Institutes Spotlight: Meet Our Keynote Speakers and Facilitators
Dr. Aída Walqui, Dr. Ofelia García, Dr. Francisco Jiménez, and QTEL experts will share their deep understanding of how best to educate English Learners during these complex times.Read More
Summer Learning Series—Providing High-Quality Instruction for English Learner Students with Disabilities: Q&A with WestEd’s Silvia DeRuvo
In this Q&A, Senior Program Associate Silvia DeRuvo shares why working to support better outcomes for English Learners with disabilities is meaningful to her, what she likes best about working with...Read More
Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Assessment: Myths and Opportunities
Molly Faulkner-Bond explores how the education community can help make assessment more inclusive, diverse, and responsive to students' lived experiences.Read More
Spotlight on English Learners: Zone of Proximal Development—An Affirmative Perspective in Teaching English Learners
WestEd’s Elsa Billings and Aída Walqui explore the “zone of proximal development,” perhaps one of the most common and yet misunderstood terms in education.Read More
Spotlight on English Learners: Family and Caregiver Activities for Young Learners
Geared toward families of English Learners in grades PreK through 5, these accessible family and caregiver activities help children hone their language skills while engaging in everyday activities.Read More