Explore how schools can support newcomer English Learners through integrated, simultaneous language and content instruction, and preview how QTEL Summer Institutes deepen this work through sustained professional learning. Date: Thursday, May 28, 2026 Time: 12–12:30 p.m. PT / 3–3:30 p.m. ET As newcomer populations grow nationwide, schools are challenged to move beyond remediation-focused approaches toward models that integrate language development with rigorous content learnin

End of Year Reflections Metacognition, or thinking about thinking, helps all people take control of their own learning. By offering space for reflection, we create an opportunity for ourselves, our teams, and our students to better understand not only what we learn, but also how we learn. This allows us to replicate successful learning methods in the future. In this issue, we recommend a few ways that you can invite yourself, your students, and/or your school team to reflect

We are excited to share that WestEd’s Kathia Romo will be presenting at the California Association for Bilingual Education - CABE Riverside Regional Conference on Tuesday, May 12, and she will be leading two workshops: Language, Leadership, and Learning: Jurupa USD’s Journey Towards Equity for English Learners (with partners from Jurupa Unified School District)—highlighting how systematic leadership can drive sustainable, equity-focused change for English Learners (10:45-11:4

QTEL's Tanya Warren will present at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) 2026 Annual Conference , held April 15–18, 2026 , at the Anaheim Convention Center . NSTA ANA26 is the premier national professional learning event for science and STEM educators, bringing together teachers, curriculum leaders, instructional coaches, and district administrators for 4 days of learning and collaboration. This year’s theme is “ Growing Together: Collective Insights for Lifelon

Teaching and Leading As educators, it’s our job to ensure that the curriculum we teach provides high-challenge, high-support learning opportunities for all students, including Multilingual Learners (MLs). This means that we need to take an analytical eye to our curriculum. You can use this QTEL Curriculum Review Tool to guide you and/or a group of educators to consider and discuss the strengths and needs of a particular unit or an entire curriculum. Should this curriculum be

Now enrolling: Elevating Access in Master Scheduling (E-Series) — a 4-part professional learning series that helps school and district teams use master scheduling to strengthen English Learners’ access to grade-level coursework, language development programs, and graduation pathways. Session 1 starts April 28, so register now! https://tinyurl.com/yc79d3fb