• Educators representing pubic, private, and charter schools taking the UH grad course Leaders of Social Justice shared projects they are managing that range from our own EL family member Tanya Mau's EL Connect sessions to finding creative ways to teach multilingual students interpretation skills. Let's all find ways to support these awesome attempts to increase equity in education!

Free Webinars and Resources

• Conversation with Gene Wilhoit, Executive Director of the National Center for Innovation in Education (West Ed)

• Teaching in the Online Classroom for Teachers (Teaching Channel & Teach Like a Champion)

• The Predictive Brain: How do predictions of threat and safety drive our behavior and the behavior of those around us? (Southern Arizona Trauma Informed Network)

• Easy Tools for RTI in Action Session 1 (Riverside Insights)

• Easy Tools for RTI in Action Session Two (Riverside Insights)

• Understanding Structural Racism and Its Impact on Students (Catapult Learning)

• Supporting Secondary English Learners at the Developing and Expanding Levels of Proficiency through Designated ELD (West Ed, recording)

• Integrating ELD into Elementary Settings – ELA, Science, Social Studies (West Ed, recording)

• Leading in high EL impact schools: A course in EL-centered school improvement (Leading for School Improvement, Dr. Karen C. Woodson, recording)

• The Effects of Remote Testing on the ELL Population and What Can Be Done to Help (Dr. Pedro Olvera, Riverside Insights, recording)

• Teaching in a Changing Landscape: How to support all you students and optimize your digital workflows (Joni Degner, Texthelp, recording)

• The Distance Learning Playbook Webinar Series (Doug Fisher, Nancy Frey, Corwin/Teaching Channel, ongoing & recorded)

• Saddleback Educational Publishing Webinar Series (ongoing, recordings of previous sessions available)

  • The Literacy Triangle: High-Impact Tools For Every Child (Saddleback, recording)

  • Assessing Student Learning During Remote Instruction (Saddleback, recording)

  • Bilingualism and Disabilities: Shedding Light on the Intersections (Saddleback, recording)

  • That's The way We've Always Done It: Disrupting the Systems to Provide Equity and Access for English Learners With Disabilities (Saddleback, recording)

  • Low-Tech, No-Tech, No Problem: Creative Approaches to Remote Learning for English Learners With Limited Technology (Saddleback, recording)

  • Integrating Reading Supports with Educational Technology: Tools For Explicit Multi-sensory Instruction (Saddleback, recording)

  • Part 1: Four Ways to Create Effective E-Learning (Saddleback, recording)

  • Part 2: Grading and Assessment for E-Learning And The Modern Classroom (Saddleback, recording)

  • The Power of Your School Librarian in a COVID-19 World: Harnessing Technology, Literacy, and Community (Saddleback, recording)

  • Creating a Culturally Responsive Learning Environment (Saddleback, recording)

  • Gamification in the Classroom for English Language Learners (Saddleback, recording)

  • Mitigating Trauma in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Settings: Tools for the Traditional or Virtual Classroom (Saddleback, recording)

  • Engaging EL Families in a Virtual World (Saddleback, recording)

  • Accelerating English Langaugae Learners' Literacy Skills (Saddleback, recording)

  • Social Story Narratives For Remote Learning: A Solution for Students With Special Needs And Newcomers (Saddleback, recording)

  • Supporting ELs With Remote Reading Lessons (Saddleback, recording)

In the News

HITESOL May 2020 Article: EL Success Initiative (p. 34)

Hawaii EL Students Show Progress on National Report Card, HIDOE Media 2019

Here’s Why Student Absenteeism Is Plummeting At Waipahu Elementary, Civil Beat article, June 21, 2019

Teachers Who Stay In Hawaii Find Ways To Close The Culture Gap, Civil Beat article, May 30, 2019

'They deserve to be heard’: Poetry project gives a voice to English language learners, Hawaii News Now special, April 2019