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Designing Powerful Outcomes: Integrating Language and Content through Specialist Roles

In our recent Tips & Dips professional learning session, we explored how crafting effective intended outcomes, including those that align…

The Value of Collaborative Assessment and Reflection

The Importance of Collaborative Assessment Why Assessment Matters Collaborative assessment is an equally important part of the education process as…

The Value of Co-Planning to Impact Academic Performance - Effective Backward Design

Backward design is a framework that supports the development of effective instruction, ensuring that lessons are goal-driven, intentional and aligned…

Partnering with EL families: Building more inclusive environments where students can thrive

This blog post is created in partnership with the team at Ellevation Education. The original post can be viewed on…

Quick dips: Partnering with families of English learners

How to engage with families of English learners (ELs) Families of English Learners (ELs) are valuable assets and resources. Schools…

Quick dips: Considering individual English learners’ needs

How to best support English learners Teaching and supporting English learners (ELs) demands a specific knowledge base and a system…

Quick dips: Engaging in collaborative conversations

Learn effective instructional learning for teaching English learners Effective instructional leadership for teaching English learners (ELs) starts with crafting a…

Quick dips: Enhancing instructional practices

How to enhance instructional practices with teacher collaboration Teacher collaboration is now widely recognized as a crucial element for improving…

Addressing limiting beliefs & implicit bias in education

Podcast featuring Yvonne Williams and Amy King: “Addressing limiting beliefs & implicit bias in education” Listen to the Podcast Implicit…

What is multimodal literacy?

Amongst households and friends, there is a common debate: subtitles on or off during a TV show? Some people feel…