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Supporting Newcomers and Multilingual Learners in Your District
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST
Presented by Viviana Hall, Global Bilingual-ESL-Dual Language Consultant, Global VIDA; Lori Lynch, Vice President of Professional Learning, Britannica Education; and Criselda Dixon, Customer Experience Manager, Britannica Education
Sponsored by Britannica Education
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If you wonder what has provoked the recent student population shifts in your district, or how to find a solution that promotes adapting teachers quickly while slowly getting multilingual students invested in the learning processes—you are definitely not alone! This edLeader Panel introduces a roadmap to support both teachers and newcomer students in getting through this unprecedented immigration wave.
You will leave with a fresh look at newcomer education programs where both educators and newcomer students are engaged in the teaching and learning process. Additionally, you will explore the specific contexts and meaningful experiences that help move students forward and upward while achieving success on many implementation levels.
This edLeader Panel will be of interest to K-12 teachers, school leaders, district leaders, and directors of ESL, ESE, ESOL, ELL, language, culture, and family engagement. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
About the Presenters
Viviana Hall is a native of Colombia who started her career as an English learner herself. She has become a passionate voice representing minority students through many professional roles. She is the co-founder of Global VIDA, an organization dedicated to ending the teacher shortage in bilingual education by strengthening the bond between theory and practice. She currently works as the Executive Director of Academic Community in the College of Education of Texas A&M Commerce in Dallas. She has been a Text Reviewer for the Texas Education Agency (TEA), a Multicultural IBP Award judge, and a subject matter expert. Viviana has developed instructional strategies, content, and standard alignments for companies and curriculum development businesses devoted to leading innovations for nationwide and international reading programs in English and Spanish.
Lori Lynch has a mission to bring effective and engaging learning to educators in all settings and styles. After 11 years as an early childhood classroom teacher and school leader, Lori took a leap of faith into the world of professional learning and educational technology. Since then, and for the past 20 years, her mission for professional learning has been to provide relevant and effective learning and coaching opportunities for the 21st century educator. Lori believes that the main goal in the ever-evolving needs of professional learning is that the content must be fun, interactive, focused on best practices, cutting-edge technological advances, and meet educators where they are in the world today. As the Vice President of Professional Learning at Britannica Education, her approach to global learning is done with purpose. A major focal point for her is that educators everywhere receive consistent, trusted, and well-researched approaches to pedagogy in today’s classrooms.
After a multi-decade career in classroom and district leadership, Cris Dixon began working as a professional learning consultant in the edtech industry across the United States with schools and districts. Her goals in supporting education have been to impact educators by serving them through meaningful onsite and virtual learning opportunities and coaching on the importance of data-driven support and instructional strategies to achieve academic success. Cris retired in 2013 from the public school sector and began her career impacting educators through her work as a Customer Experience Manager within the professional learning group of Britannica Education. Cris is a passionate educator with expertise in literacy, biliteracy, dual language, and more. Cris’ education includes an undergraduate degree in elementary education and a master’s in reading from Texas A&M Commerce.
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