Linguistically Diverse Learners & the NYS Next Generation P-12 Learning Standards Topic Briefs

Produced for the New York State Education Department by Nonie K. Lesaux, Ph.D. & Emily Phillips Galloway, Ed.D.

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is pleased to present to you a series of eight topic briefs produced for NYSED by Nonie K. Lesaux, Ph.D. from Harvard University & Emily Phillips Galloway, Ed.D. from Vanderbilt University.  These briefs are designed to aid New York State educators in implementing the NYS Next Generation Learning Standards; complement and support the Next Generation Standards and related documents;  offer an expansion and deeper explanation of concepts embedded in the Standards, Introduction, and Preface; and provide additional guidance to the field particularly in settings serving linguistically diverse learners.   

The Co-Teaching Series

• Module #1: The Importance of Collaboration and Building Relationships

• Module #2: Co-Planning

• Module #3: Co-Teaching

• Module #4: Focusing on Students' Needs