Educators of Multilingual Learners

Raise the Bar: How Community-Based Schools Can Contribute to the Multilingual Landscape

May
30, 2024
Event Type
Webinar

We at OELA are excited to announce that we will be holding a webinar on "Raise the Bar: How Community-Based Schools Can Contribute to the Multilingual Landscape" on Thursday, May 30th at 2:00 pm Ea

Teacher collaboration to support multilingual students designated as English learners: Ecological perspectives and critical questions

Published Year
2022
Resource Type
Journal
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Educators of Multilingual Learners
Administrators
Researchers

Collaboration between English as a Second Language (ESL) and content teachers to support multilingual students designated as English Learners is a growing but complex phenomenon in U.S. schools, and one that has continued to evolve during the pandemic and related disruptions to schooling.

Raising the Bar for English Learners: Tips and Resources to Create Robust Pathways to Multilingualism (November 2023)

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Infographic
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
State Education Agencies
Educators of Multilingual Learners
Administrators
Policy makers

The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) is supporting and amplifying the Department of
Education’s goal to create pathways for global engagement by working to provide every student with a

Information ELevated: Rural Localities and ELs in the United States (October 2023)

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Media
Target Audience(s)
English Learners
Educators of Multilingual Learners
Dual Language/Bilingual Educators
Originating Organization
OELA

This episode of Information Elevated provides an overview of rural localities and English learners (EL) in the United States. The video includes data snapshots that offer insight into the diversity of localities and languages spoken by ELs.

Benefits of Multilingualism - Vietnamese (September 2023)

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Infographic
Target Audience(s)
Educators of Multilingual Learners
Multilingual Learners
Policy makers
Researchers
Originating Organization
OELA

There are multiple benefits to being multilingual, multiliterate, and multicultural in today’s global society. Knowing more than one language from birth, acquiring a new language through school, or learning languages later in life, can provide tangible advantages in many areas.

Benefits of Multilingualism - Portuguese (September 2023)

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Infographic
Target Audience(s)
Educators of Multilingual Learners
Multilingual Learners
Policy makers
Language Researchers
Originating Organization
OELA

There are multiple benefits to being multilingual, multiliterate, and multicultural in today’s global society. Knowing more than one language from birth, acquiring a new language through school, or learning languages later in life, can provide tangible advantages in many areas.

Educators of English Learners: Availability, Projected Need, and Teacher Preparation (June 2023)

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Infographic
Target Audience(s)
Educators of Multilingual Learners
Administrators
Researchers
Legislators
Originating Organization
OELA

Many educators support English learners (ELs).* Almost 45% of all public school teachers reported teaching ELs in school year (SY) 2020–21. The numbers and the projected need for EL instructors fluctuate from year to year for a variety of reasons.