What a fun interview! Tan asked great open-ended questions, and I was able to highlight the primary concepts of the book I just published in November 2024. I hope you enjoy the specific ideas and stories I share. I am sure you can relate to many of them. Maybe you can listen on your commute.
Here are some links to the interview:
This book is written for teachers with intellectual agility, compassionate hearts, and creative minds — those who want to support their students and appreciate specific strategies. This essential guide is compact, research-based, and includes the most basic supports. It's accessible with ideas that can be implemented in a teacher's established or current structure. This book will provide secondary teachers with essential tools to support Multilingual Learners (MLs) in your classes. After reading this book, teachers will have two main takeaways: one; you’ll realize that your classroom is enhanced when you are fortunate enough to have Multilingual Learners in it; two, you’ll have the tools to support MLs or English Learners or ESL learners in your classroom and see their growth without compromising the learning of primarily English speakers.
Find the CENTERING MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS book here!
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