How to Use This Toolkit
Our toolkit has ten sections. You may want to work through them sequentially by using our table of contents on the left or the arrows at the bottom of each page. The first couple of sections provide a helpful foundation that we refer back to in the later sections. You can also go directly to the section you need if you are looking for tips, resources, or recommended booklists.
PDF version
This guide is also available as a PDF, which you can:
- Download, print, and share
- Use in professional development settings
- Share in professional learning communities
Contributors & Reviewers
This toolkit was made possible by a partnership between Colorín Colorado and the American Federation of Teachers. Project leads include Lydia Breiseth, Director of Colorín Colorado, and Giselle Lundy-Ponce, Director for Educational Rights and Social Justice Initiatives and Policy at the American Federation of Teachers. Contributors and reviewers including the following:
AFT English Language Learner Cadre
Joanne Anderson, Nelver Brooks, Becky Corr, Evelyn DeJesus, Ameena Elder, Loyola García, Maria Elena Guzman, Gabriela Ibarra, Susan Lafond, Cassandra Lawrence, Glenda Macal, Ingrid Miera, Neyda Mora, Patricia Nuñez, Jesús Puig, Juan Ramírez, Christine Rowland, Erica Schatzlein, Areli Schermerhorn, Servia Silva, Christine Vasilev
Friends of Project
Dr. Ayanna Cooper, Valentina Gonzalez, Manuel Gomez Portillo, Kristina Robertson, Omar Salem, and Victor Tam