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Tuesday, April 1, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by Dr. Edith Treviño, ESL Educational Consultant, Dr. ET & Company
Sponsored by Listenwise
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In this interactive edWebinar, educators will explore how to effectively teach social language while providing equitable access to academic content for newcomer and emergent multilingual students using tech tools that provide speech recognition, visual aids, translation, and more. Attendees will learn practical, tech-driven strategies that support both conversational fluency and academic language acquisition, fostering student confidence and engagement.
This session will also highlight how these tools align with state English Language Development (ELD) Standards, ensuring that instructional practices meet linguistic and academic expectations while accelerating language growth. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies and digital resources to enhance instruction and empower multilingual learners in their classrooms.
This edWebinar will be of interest to K-12 teachers, school leaders, district leaders, and education technology leaders. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
About the Presenter
Dr. Edith Treviño, also known as “Dr. ET,” is a professional education consultant. She is an author, advocate of language, wife, mother, and passionate educator who lives and teaches in La Frontera. Born and raised in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, Dr. ET came to the U.S. at age seven. After serving time in the U.S. Army Reserves, Dr. ET’s life trajectory changed, leading her to dedicate the past 20 years to supporting and championing English learners in Texas and beyond. Dr. ET holds a doctorate in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis on bilingual studies from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, a Master of Education degree from Sul Ross State University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education from Edinboro University in Pennsylvania.
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Listenwise provides authentic podcasts and videos to teach academic content and language together across the curriculum. Listenwise’s newest product, Lingolift, is designed for newcomers and emergent multilinguals in grades 2-12. Lingolift helps students develop English language proficiency across all four language domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Built-in language and literacy tools like speech recognition improve pronunciation and fluency. Interactive language supports, assessments, and teacher’s guides offer the flexibility to use this product in any teaching scenario. Intended as an onramp to Listenwise to help newcomers use and learn social and academic language as quickly as possible. Try Listenwise and Lingolift together—request a quote today!
