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Sep 2023
35m 39s

Translating the Explosion in ELL with An...

Jamie Howell
About this episode

In just two short years it is projected that 25 percent of all students in American schools will be English Language Learners (ELL). Are our schools prepared for that? Seasoned educator Andrea Bitner helps us understand the explosion in ELL students and how our school systems can best handle this change.

Bitner, an educator for 23 years, fills us in on the unique challenges of teachers and schools as they prepare to cater to these students' distinctive needs, illuminating the paths to progress. Communication strategies with the parents of multilingual students are critical, along with a commitment to empathy in education. She shares her groundbreaking AACE system and some of the currently available assistive technologies that can help foster a conducive learning environment for ELL students.

Bitner is also an author and speaker who travels the country providing resources to help educators better teach, connect and communicate with their ELL students and families. She is the author of "Take Me Home," in which she shares the true and inspiring stories of 11 of her former students through first-hand accounts of what it's really like to be bilingual in the American school system. (The book includes English and Spanish versions under the same cover.) Find out more about Andrea, her speaking services and other ELL resources at andreabitnerbooks.com or email her at 4andreabitner@gmail.com

"Outliers in Education" is a project of CEE, The Center for Educational Effectiveness. Find out more at effectiveness.org.

Produced by Howell at the Moon Productions.

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