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Professional development for the educators our students deserve

Every module is grounded in biliteracy, bilingualism, translanguaging, and anti-racism. We train educators and leaders, and we build the frameworks they need to transform their classrooms and programs.

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Training for Educators in Dual Language Programs

Twelve modules organized across three strands of translanguaging pedagogy. From building ideological clarity to designing biliteracy instruction to disrupting linguistic hegemony in real time.

Translanguaging Stance

The ideological work educators must do before they can design or shift.

Building a Translanguaging Stance — R.I.C.A.

Culturally and linguistically rich education

La Mente Bilingüe

How language works in the bilingual mind

Translanguaging Design

The instructional architecture that builds translanguaging into the structure of teaching and learning.

Biliteracy by Design

Effectively teaching emergent bilinguals to read and write in two languages

Authentic Practices for Spanish Instruction

Teaching Spanish on its own terms

The Puente: El Bridge

Connecting languages through cross-linguistic transfer

The Emergent Bilingual Toolbox

Cross-linguistic strategies for multilingual learners

Lesson Planning for Language Nexus

Designing instruction that builds cross-linguistic connections

Cognate Conscious Classrooms

Leveraging cognates as a bridge to deeper literacy

Dynamic Linguistic Assessments

For a dynamic classroom

Translanguaging Shifts

The responsive, in-the-moment teaching moves that disrupt linguistic hegemony as it surfaces.

Disrupting Linguistic Hegemony

Practices for la Aula Bilingüe Estadounidense

Reinforcing Individual Student Identities

Infusing Black and Brown excellence in instruction

A.I. in the Dual Language Classroom

Language, technology, and identity in bilingual education

Training for the people who shape programs

The educators in classrooms can only do what the systems around them allow. These trainings are for the leaders who shape those systems.

Supporting Dual Language Programs

Building, strengthening, and advocating for effective bilingual programming

Racial Equity in Your District and Schools

Examining how race operates in your policies, hiring, and instruction

Hiring and Retaining Latine Teachers

Differentiated recruitment and retention strategies that reflect lived experience

Teaching Multilingual Students Beyond Dual Language Programs

Not every multilingual student has access to a dual language program. These four modules equip educators in monolingual settings with frameworks designed for multilingual minds.

La Mente Bilingüe

How language works in the bilingual mind

Building a Translanguaging Stance — R.I.C.A.

Culturally and linguistically rich education

The Emergent Multilingual Toolbox

Cross-linguistic strategies for multilingual learners

Inclusive Linguistic Landscapes

Honoring multilingualism in school environments

Coming Soon

Building Power Through Translanguaging

A book on dual language education, biliteracy, translanguaging, and linguistic liberation. The intellectual foundation behind every training module we offer.