Multilingual Learners
What You'll Learn

By taking these micro-credentials, educators will learn to advocate for multilingual learners' rights, implement culturally relevant teaching practices, build strong family partnerships, understand and support second language acquisition, and use effective, equitable assessment strategies tailored for multilingual students.

Who Should Apply
  • K-12 educators who work with multilingual learners
7
micro-
credentials
15
Approximate hours each
Description
The Multilingual Learners Micro-Credential Stack equips educators with crucial skills for supporting multilingual students. In this stack, you will learn to advocate for the rights of multilingual learners, incorporate culturally relevant pedagogy, and strengthen connections with their families and caregivers. Additionally, you will gain expertise in utilizing standards-based instruction and implementing equitable assessment practices. This comprehensive stack ensures educators are well-prepared to create inclusive, effective, and supportive learning environments for all students.
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Multilingual Learners: 1 Multilingual Learners 101
The educator will apply their understanding of the multilingual learner experience to develop a successful plan for teaching them in their school.
Types of Evidence Required
Compile background information, write an action plan and a lesson plan

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Multilingual Learners: 2 Culturally Relevant Pedegogy
The educator will understand how culturally relevant practices support a multilingual student's academic, social, and emotional learning.
Types of Evidence Required
Written analysis, and unit plan

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Multilingual Learners: 3 Advocating for Multilingual Learners
The educator approaches multilingual education from a perspective of advocacy and understands the needs of multilingual learners.
Types of Evidence Required
Written analysis, action plan, letter writing, and talking points.

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Multilingual Learners: 4 Understanding Second Language Acquisition
The educator applies appropriate instructional strategies for multilingual learners' second language acquisition (SLA)
Types of Evidence Required
Reflect on a case study and write a lesson plan

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Multilingual Learners: 5 Family and Caregiver Engagement and Partnership
The educator plans and implements a workshop or other activity to increase the engagement of families and/or caregivers of multilingual learners.
Types of Evidence Required
Plan and implement a family event

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Multilingual Learners: 6 Multilingual Learners: Assessments
The educator will design assessments to support multilingual learners' growth in understanding and application of language and/or content skills.
Types of Evidence Required
Create an assessment, describe accommodations, and write a rubric

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Multilingual Learners: 7 Multilingual Learners and Standards-Based Instruction
The educator applies knowledge of their state and national standards in lesson plans and instructional practice with multilingual learners.
Types of Evidence Required
Analysis of learners, lesson plan, and student work

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