Community infrastructure for new immigrants
Cindy discusses the importance of understanding what brings new immigrants and refugees to a particular community. See more of the interview: ...
Children's self-esteem
José-Luis talks about the ways that music and the home language can help a child's self esteem.
Collaboration: Common Core in Poughkeepsie
Pam describes the relationship and collaboration between the teachers, David, and Diane.
Common Core & ELLs
Diane explains why the Common Core State Standards are an important step in creating higher expectations for ELLs. See more of the interview: ...
Vignette: One principal's journey
Learn about an administrator from Minnesota who traveled to refugee camps in order to better understand her students' experiences.
Dr. Cynthia Lundgren: How administrators set the tone in a school serving ELLs
Dr. Cindy Lundgren discusses the importance of administrators who serve ELLs, particularly refugees, setting the right tone in the building.
Lesson design
Cindy describes the objectives of designing effective lesson for ELLs. See more of the interview: ...
How AYP affects what we see
Cindy discusses the challenges of meeting AYP and focusing on ELLs' needs at the same time. See more of the interview: ...
"What does that poem mean?"
Pat explains some of the challenges that educators and students encounter when reading and writing poetry. See more of the interview: ...
Finding the Right Book
The library is a vital resource for one mom whose son's appetite for information — especially about dinosaurs — is growing as quickly as his shoe size.