Learn how you can increase ELLs' peer collaboration and make their group work more successful with these strategies and recommended resources.
Manuel Gomez Portillo is an ESOL resource teacher in Fairfax County, Virginia who is currently pursuing his doctorate from Shenandoah University.
Family Engagement with Indigenous Families from Guatemala
Manuel Gomez Portillo is an ESOL resource teacher in Fairfax County, Virginia who is researching family engagement with Indigenous families from Guatemala, many of whom speak Ixil and Mam.
Learn more about Indigenous students from Latin America who are enrolled in U.S. schools and why their Indigenous identities, cultures, and languages may remain hidden within the school setting.
Support for families who speak Mixtec
Principal Mark Gaither and special education teacher Katrina Kickbush share the experience of realizing that a significant population of their Mexican families spoke Mixtec, not Spanish.
Omar Salem: Teaching During COVID-19
High school ELL teacher Omar Salem shares some of the successes and challenges of teaching during COVID-19.
A success story from virtual learning
High school ELL teacher Omar Salem shares an unexpected success story from a group of his students on an asynchronous learning day.
Juliana Urtubey is the 2021 National Teacher of the Year and Nevada's 2021 Teacher of the Year. She is a bilingual hybrid teacher and special education instructional strategist in Las Vegas, Nevada.