Highest Aspirations

How might we create and nurture a classroom and school culture that encourages respectful conversations where everyone has a chance to participate?  What are some practical ways to increase quality conversations with English learners? What is QSSSA and how might it help engage all students in high quality classroom conversations?  We discuss these questions and much more in our conversation with John Seidlitz, founder and CEO of Seidlitz Education.  Seidlitz Education's mission is to support school districts and teachers with increasing academic achievement for English Language Learners. They provide research-based consultations, trainings, coaching, and products with innovative educational tools that focus on ways we can help give students the gift of academic language. We are always looking for user-friendly ways to help teachers give students rich background knowledge and the ability to communicate in academic settings. John Seidlitz is an independent educational consultant and the author of