WHO WE ARE

WestEd’s Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL) works to provide both elementary and secondary educators with the tools they need to accelerate language development, academic literacy, and disciplinary knowledge of all students, particularly English learners.

QTEL supports teachers’ development of expertise in providing students high challenge learning opportunities coupled with high support by offering services tailored to address the unique language assets facing individual classrooms and districts.

With a focus on promoting long-term academic and professional success, QTEL’s pragmatic and classroom-friendly approach to learning is informed by rigorous sociolinguistic research and more than fifteen years of experience working with educators across the U.S.