By Sarah B. Ottow As educators, we know that students can’t learn if they don’t feel safe. This truth has long guided schools committed to ensuring that every child—including multilingual learners a...

But they say not all educators have been given guidance on how to respond to ICE visits — or how to quell students’ fears about their fate.

by Sarah B. Ottow In schools, we often emphasize the importance of engagement, collaboration, and critical thinking—but how often do we give students the reins to truly lead their learning? As an exp...

by Sarah B. Ottow In schools, we often emphasize the importance of engagement, collaboration, and critical thinking—but how often do we give students the reins to truly lead their learning? As an exp...

We Offer Seven Facilitated, Online Professional Development Courses for Leaders and Teachers of Multilingual Learners. Topics Include: Formative Assessment, Family Engagement, Differentiation and Acad...

by Sarah Bernadette Ottow Originally published on Colorín Colorado Becoming a Changemaker When I became an English Language (EL) teacher, I had high hopes — not only for my work with my student...

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by Sarah Bernadette Ottow, Founder & Director of Confianza LLC Originally posted in NAELPA’s Spring 2024 Newsletter “Massachusetts, like many states, has seen an increase in the number of...

Sentences contain subtle hints in their grammar that tell young children about the meaning of new words, according to new MIT research.

by Sarah B. Ottow As I write this in September 2024, we are in the midst of a presidential election in the United States. Unfortunately a central part of current American political discourse consist...

by Sarah B. Ottow and Jennifer Noorjanian Language matters, especially in how we talk about students. In the guidebook, The Language Lens for Content Classrooms (2nd ed.) , Ottow urges all educat...

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