From Cuba to Colorado

At the age of 17, Alma Flor found herself teaching classes to older university students in the United States.

"The Golden Coin"

Ada recalls how the story for this award-winning book came to her one night as she was driving home through the fields.

An organic process

Although she has written more than 200 books, Alma Flor Ada never set out to become an author.

George Ancona

Ancona talks about his photo-illustrated books and how he uses photography to offer insight into the everyday lives of children from different cultures.

Rafael Lopez

Full Rafael Lopez interview (English version)

Pat Mora

Mora is a Mexican-American author and poet. She writes short books for children about families, Mexican-American culture, and the desert. Many of her books have the English and Spanish words side-by-side.

Matching professional development to staff needs

Cindy explains the importance of matching professional development to different staff roles and expertise. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/multimedia/experts/video/lundgren/

Testing calendar

Cindy describes an example of a religious holiday overlapping with the district testing calendar. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/multimedia/experts/video/lundgren/

District resources for ELLs

Cindy suggests some places to start when evaluating a school's capacity for seving new ELLs. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/multimedia/experts/video/lundgren/ See more on this topic:

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