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

Do English and Multilingual Learners in your schools receive quality opportunities to learn?  Every summer, QTEL holds professional development institutes for educators focused on building educator expertise to engage English Learners—and all students—in deep, generative learning. During our summer institutes, participants experience and unpack powerful models of learning that they can translate into school and classroom practices that accelerate academic language and literac

Addressing Misconceptions of a Language Focus When we treat language as a resource for meaning-making—not just grammar rules or vocabulary lists—we create opportunities for multilingual learners to develop both language and disciplinary understanding at the same time. By intentionally planning for purposeful language use, we strengthen learning and ensure language is seen as a tool that accelerates understanding rather than as something that needs to be taught separately. Tea

QTEL experts will present at the California Association for Bilingual Education Annual Conference  this March 4–7, 2026 , in San Francisco, California . This year’s conference theme is  CABE Strong: United for Equity & Empowerment by Our Cultures and Multiplicity of Languages . Wednesday, March 4  System-Level Conditions for Implementing and Sustaining Quality DLI Programs Time:  2:30–3:30 p.m. Location:  Yerba Buena Salon 2 – Lower B2 Level Presenters:  Gabriela Uro and Anne

A Renewed Focus on Learning Through Talk   With spring semester now in full swing, we invite teachers and leaders to recommit to designing learning spaces where student talk is intentional and rigorous. Quality interactions don’t happen by chance; they are deliberately planned, supported, and sustained.  Deep conceptual and language learning—especially for English and multilingual learners—relies on multiple opportunities for students to engage in sustained quality interactio

Don’t miss WestEd ’s Leslie Hamburger, Vice President of Language and Literacy, presenting “ESL Certification: Cultivating Educator Communities to Serve Multilingual Learners,” featuring Angel Zimmerman and Wanda Gonzalez-Crespo from Reading School District. Join them on Thursday, February 12, 2026, from 1:45–2:45 p.m. in Mile High 4B to discover how a district-run ESL certification program is transforming educator pathways and improving outcomes for English and Multilingual

Tomorrow, Friday, January 30th at the 2026 Kaʻū-Keaʻau-Pāhoa Complex Area Summit, WestEd’s Johnpaul Lapid will present two sessions for educators: Promoting Multilingualism: Discover how quality classroom talk boosts student engagement, achievement, and belonging. Wordless Books & Oracy: Explore ways young English Learners can develop language skills through interactive, culturally diverse texts. Looking forward to a day of meaningful learning and collaboration! Learn more:..

They're Ready—Are We? The question isn't whether multilingual learners can handle rigorous content. It's whether we're providing equal access and scaffolded opportunities to engage with it.  This month, we're spotlighting two critical practices that transform belief into action for multilingual learners: intentionally inviting prior knowledge into the classroom and designing a master schedule  that removes systemic barriers. Teacher Corner  Surfacing Prior Knowledge Not Prere

Casey McAlduff , Program Associate with WestEd’s English Learners and Migrant Education team, will present at  Learning Forward’s 2025 Annual Conference , which will take place December 7–10, 2025, in Boston, Massachusetts.  Each year, Learning Forward’s Annual Conference brings together thought leaders, experts, researchers, and other practitioners to share insights and evidence-based practices. It focuses on high-quality professional learning that can change educator practi

Ready to join us? Registration for the 2026 QTEL Winter and Summer Institutes is open! Secure your spot at one of our incredible locations—Washington, D.C. in January, Santa Cruz, CA in June, or Austin, TX in July—and be part of a dedicated community of educators committed to supporting multilingual learners. Don’t miss this opportunity and register here !

Register a team of 10 educators  for our QTEL Winter Institutes  and receive a full scholarship for one district administrator to attend the Leadership Institute. Why now? Build coherent leadership for multilingual learner success Leave with actionable tools for school- and system-level improvement Learn with national experts and peer districts How it works Register 10 educators from your district by Friday, November 21, 2025 Receive a complimentary administrator registration

Learn how K–12 educators can design high-quality, challenging, and supportive learning opportunities for Multilingual Learners.  Date:  Thursday, October 30, 2025 Time:  2–3 p.m. ET | 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT The first edition of the book Amplifying the Curriculum ,   published by Teachers College Press in association with WestEd, offered an ambitious model for educators to design tasks, lessons, and units of study that invite English Learners and other students in need of language

WestEd’s recent Leading Together webinar explored how collaborative lesson inquiry cycles expand teacher expertise and support English Learners in secondary mathematics classrooms.  Led by Haiwen Chu , research director for the English Learner and Migrant Education team at WestEd, and Monique Evans , program associate for the same team, the session demonstrated how structured teacher collaboration can transform instructional practice.  The Importance of Teacher Expertise in

Teaching & Leading October and all it brings with it is here. Homecoming, Halloween candy, and the dreaded October slump! With the school year now in full swing, it’s also an advantageous time to ensure a shared vision of quality teaching for all students, with a focus on multilingual learners. This vision requires a principled practice—academic excellence is possible with all students when we share:  agreement on prerequisites for quality instruction  concrete descriptions o

This Friday, join WestEd’s  Haiwen Chu  at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics - NCTM 2025 Annual Meeting in Atlanta. Hear and see Multilingual Learners' sophisticated thinking as they explore equivalence as a crosscutting concept. Learn how to link this research to the design of interactive activities in classroom practice!  https://lnkd.in/g4uGG-fz

Register now for our 2026 QTEL Winter Institutes in Washington, DC! Enhance your skills in teaching multilingual learners through engaging sessions and insightful discussions. Secure your spot now—spaces are limited! Special Offer: 2025 QTEL participants get a $100 discount—offer ends October 17!  https://www.qtel.wested.org/2026-qtel-winter-institutes

In this blogpost series, we have unpacked the ideas in the latest WestEd Perspectives brief on Realizing Multilingual Learners’ Immense...

To ensure schools and districts have access to quality English language development resources, educators need opportunities to explore...