Highest Aspirations

How can we determine the difference between pushing our language learners to productive struggle vs. past their frustration point? What can educators do to intentionally address or decrease the impact that our own implicit bias may have on our expectations for our students? How can we support students, particularly multilingual learners, in un-learning low self-esteem or self-confidence for their own learning abilities? We address these questions and more with Amy King and Yvonne Williams from WCEPS, who each have over 20 years of experience in multilingual education in a variety of roles. They specialize in providing highly effective professional learning opportunities to help educators best serve their multilingual learners. Download the full episode transcript here and find additional episode resources and takeaways on our EL Community blog. Finally visit our EL Community Facebook page where you’ll find valuable tips from others as well as the connections you need to help you grow professionally. There is