QTEL Summer Institutes support educators in engaging English Learners and all other students in deep, generative learning. The Institutes feature keynote addresses from scholars in English Learner education and are led by recognized experts. Join us to experience powerful learning practices and lessons and understand how to construct, enact, and support them.

Join WestEd at the TESOL Convention & English Language Expo, March 21–24, in Portland, Oregon. Participate in our session and visit us at booth #327 to learn about our resources, services, and research to support better outcomes for English Learners.

How can English Learner educators determine whether to provide interventions for their students? When can they begin identifying whether an English Learner has a disability? Attend our Virtual Summer Institutes to learn new skills for supporting English Learners with disabilities:

• Pre-referral practices that support English Learners
• Culturally sensitive special education evaluation and IEP development for English Learners

The educators at Centennial Middle School in Yuma, Arizona, knew the immense potential of their English Learners and wanted to accelerate their students' development of content knowledge and language. Teachers experienced promising results when they refined their instructional approach.

WestEd's National Research and Development Center for Secondary English Learners advances the capacity of educators, policymakers, and researchers to serve English Learners. Learn more about the Center's research and save the date for the upcoming English Learner Success Across Content Areas Conference.

Just as multilingual students are a diverse group with particular needs, teachers of multilingual students also vary in the tailored supports they need. Including teachers' perspectives is essential for improving the materials they use and professional learning opportunities.

Family members and caregivers of young English Learners bring cultural and linguistic assets to their interactions with their children. These fun research-based activities leverage those assets to support children’s language development as they engage in everyday activities.