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English Learners & Multilinguistic Teachers and Coordinators Unite

Who: English Learner Leaders, Coordinators, TOSA, integrated and designated teachers

What: Through this series, work with other English Learner leaders fighting to ensure the voices of one of our most vulnerable populations get heard. Examine current practices, and share solutions with others in the field supporting English Learners. Become more intentional about our decisions to reimagine successful outcomes for EL students.

Participants Will:

  • Gain clarity on why serving our multilingual students is a civil rights matter needing our highest sense of urgency
  • Discover the power of leaning into our students’ experiences and how leveraging their voices can be used as a tool to influence the system that supports them
  • Collectively unpack the obstacles educators face in these spaces and capture ways to continue to be mission-focused and student-centered to overcome these challenges
  • Dive into resetting our mindset, leaving with rediscovered skills that help influence the current support system for multilingual learners
  • Get access to a network of teachers, coordinators, and leaders who share common dilemmas in supporting multilingual students to discuss viable solutions to our current most pressing needs

JOIN THE MOVEMENT

Support the holistic, diapers-to-diplomas approach to liberatory education.

Eric Barela, Ph.D.

Senior Consultant, Raya Cooper Impact Consulting

Dr. Eric Barela has worked as a measurement & evaluation professional for over 2 decades, helping organizations to better understand and act on their social impact. He’s currently a Senior Consultant with Raya Cooper Impact Consulting and previously worked at Salesforce, where he led efforts to measure the social impact of the company’s work with nonprofits and educational institutions across the globe. He began his career working with the Los Angeles Unified School District and with the nonprofit, Partners in School Innovation. Eric previously served on the Board of the American Evaluation Association and currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of the American Journal of Evaluation.

Eric grew up in East LA and was educated in the Montebello Unified School District. He holds a Ph.D. in education from UCLA. He loves a good road trip, with his husband serving as trusty navigator.