Effective Strategies for Boosting Achievement with Newcomer Spanish-Speaking ELLs

Presented by Efraín Tovar, M.A.Ed., ELD Department Chair, Abraham Lincoln Middle School, Selma Unified School District (CA)

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Technology is an excellent resource for teachers with English learners at a variety of different levels. However, it can be difficult to find tools that can easily be tailored to support all students, especially newcomers.

Watch this edWebinar featuring California educator, administrator, and newcomer advocate Efraín Tovar on boosting achievement with newcomers. Educators leave this session with practical instructional strategies for making lessons accessible for newcomer ELs.

This recorded edWebinar is of interest to teachers, school and district leaders, and education technology leaders of the elementary through high school grades.

About the Presenter

Efraín Tovar, M.A.Ed. is a California educator, Google Innovator, Lexile Ambassador, and newcomer advocate. An avid Twitter user, he founded the @Caellchat and @Calnewcomer accounts to connect, quip, and empower CA leaders who work with newcomers. He is currently teaching and serving as EL Department Chair at Abraham Lincoln Middle School in Selma, CA.

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