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Join Pía Castilleja and Lee Hartman at NABE 2025
For many schools and districts, supporting Newcomer students in ways that offer them quality opportunities to learn is something new and...
Feb 19


Join Us at ESEA 2025
Join WestEd at the 2025 National ESEA Conference on February 19–21, 2025 , at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas, and...
Feb 18


Anticipatory Reflection: Planning for Concepts, Practices, and Language
What’s critical in planning a mathematics lesson for English Learners? Often, when we work with groups of teachers planning lessons, we...
Feb 12


Haiwen Chu and Monique Evans Co-Author an Article with Math Teachers in NCTM's Premier Journal
Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching in PK-12. February 2025. QTEL experts Haiwen Chu and Monique Evans were honored to co-author...
Feb 11


The Power of Collaboration: Lesson Inquiry Cycles
What expertise do teachers need to plan quality lessons for English Learners? One answer lies in collaboration around key shared elements...
Feb 3


Join Us at NABE 2025
WestEd experts from Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL) and the National Research & Development Center to Improve Education...
Jan 28


SAS Institute 2024 Purposeful Leadership Conference
Come join WestEd’s K-12 Vice President Leslie Hamburger on December 11 at the SAS Institute 2024 Purposeful Leadership conference....
Dec 6, 2024


Prince William Schools Enhancing English Learner Program Following Outside review
Both WestEd's K–12 Vice President Leslie Hamburger and Senior Program Associate Martha Palacios of English Learner and Migrant Education...
Nov 22, 2024


Putting Multilingual Students at the Center of Curriculum-Based Professional Learning
Casey McAlduff and Lyn Westergard from our English Learner and Migrant Education Services team at WestEd recently published an article...
Nov 7, 2024


Register Now!
We've opened registration ahead of schedule for the highly anticipated 2025 QTEL Summer Institutes! Don't miss this chance to deeply...
Oct 13, 2024


Settling Into the School Year: Fall 2024
During Hispanic Heritage Month, we invite you to join our QTEL team in taking a moment to honor the rich history, culture, and...
Sep 30, 2024


Register Now for Our 2025 QTEL Winter Institute!
Dear Educators, We are excited to invite you to the first-ever QTEL Winter Institute at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, from...
Sep 22, 2024


K-12 Classroom Research in Language Teaching and Learning
Sara Wiger co-authored a chapter in a researcher/practitioner partnership about leveraging student assets to support status, language...
Aug 15, 2024


When We Hear Them: Attuning Teachers to Language-Diverse Learners
Sara Wiger co-authored a chapter of the recently published book, When We Hear Them: Attuning Teachers to Language-Diverse Learners. You...
Aug 12, 2024


CUNY Alumni 50 Under 50
Congratulations to QTEL's Haiwen Chu who has been recognized as one of the CUNY Alumni 50 Under 50 outstanding alumni! Learn more about...
Aug 12, 2024


2024 QTEL Summer Institutes in Charlotte, NC
Thank you to the committed educators who participated in our 2024 QTEL Summer Institutes held in Charlotte, NC.
Aug 1, 2024


2024 QTEL Summer Institutes in Santa Cruz, CA
Thank you to all the dedicated educators who attended our 2024 QTEL Summer Institutes in Santa Cruz, CA.
Jul 20, 2024


NABE Reflections: Mary Schmida’s Passion for Linguistics and Language
The English Learners and Migrant Education Services (ELMES) team members recently attended the National Association for Bilingual...
Apr 14, 2024


Celebrate National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month with Us!
In honor of National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month, the Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL) Team at WestEd...
Apr 9, 2024


NABE Reflections: Annette Gregg’s Passion for Quality Education
The English Learners and Migrant Education Services (ELMES) team members recently attended the National Association for Bilingual...
Apr 8, 2024


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