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The Immigrant Learning Center gives immigrants a voice through free ESOL classes, public education and research on the economic contributions of immigrants.

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CLA Collective – An online gathering space for teachers interested in Critical Language Awareness Pedagogy

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Confianza | For Educators of Multilingual Learners

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VALUING EDUCATORS. IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES THROUGH EQUITY, LANGUAGE & LITERACY. Confianza builds cultural understanding, communication, and collaboration between educators and multilingual learners. Through tailored coaching, practical guidance, and world-class content, we positively change the lives of teachers and students. Confianza's personalized approach to professional learning impacts teachers, schools, and students alike.

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"An online resource hub and gathering space for teachers committed to promoting Critical Language Awareness (CLA) in our writing, literacy, and language classrooms and curricula.   This site also serves as a companion website for the book Cultivating Critical Language Awareness in the Writing Classroom. "

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It is centered around a book written by Dr. Shapiro but allows for other opportunities for teachers to engage with the content other than purchasing the book.

They offer a lot of student activities and materials in order to enact the pedagogy! Which would allow for other community member to engage with the work.

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A Bibliography that allows for teachers to learn more about CLA Pedagogy!

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Critical Language Awareness for L2 Classrooms and Curricula: A Selected Bibliography

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The Four Pathways are

1. Sociolinguistics

2. Critical Academic Literacies

3. Media/Discourse Analysis

4. Communicating Across Difference

Within her Lists she includes readings, lessons and Ted Talks that guide the Educator to inform themselves further.

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Top 5 Lists for CLA Pedagogy – CLA Collective

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Their mission is to give immigrants and refugees a voice.

The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc. (The ILC) is a not-for-profit organization that gives immigrants a voice in three ways:

1. Teaching English

2. Educating the Public

3. Research Immigration

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There main role is not just surrounding the professional development of teacher, but rather goes further to provide resources and assistance to immigrants in their community!

Though the teacher education resources offer a great variety and allow teachers to self pace their learning!

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Professional Development < The Immigrant Learning Center

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Video was found under the Culturally Responsive Teaching section within the Teacher Resources HUB:

https://www.ilctr.org/for-teachers/resource-hub/culturally-responsive-teaching/

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Developing Critical Consciousness: 5 Things Teachers Can Do

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https://www.ilctr.org/for-teachers/resource-hub/culturally-responsive-teaching/?sf_paged=2

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At Confianza, they provide practical, proven tools to help you tackle challenges and drive meaningful change.

They build expertise to transform educator practices, beliefs, and student success.

How?? Through dynamic courses, interactive workshops, and actionable strategies designed to help educators lead change, support all students in reaching their potential, and create classrooms where growth and success are the norm—for every learner, every day.

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Although Confianza also is centered around a book, they offer a lot of resources that include personal development trainings to schools.

This can allow for deep learning and guidance for teachers and schools as a whole who are interested. Their main focus is PD.

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"Our Language Lens™ stance is that language can include or exclude, and educators are in a critical role to reinforce the status quo/inequities or to disrupt it so that students have access to reach their potential"

Offer the book to purchase as well as free resources that allow teacher to self reflect on their language lens.

https://www.sarahottow.com/self-assessment

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As an educator, you face the daily challenge of reaching out to every student, bridging gaps, and ensuring no one is left behind. But how can you tap into the profound strength that lies in linguistic diversity? How do you ensure that every student not only learns but thrives? Here's the resource that will help redefine your approach.

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The Language Lens Book | Guide for K-12 Educators | ELL - Confianza: Equity, Language & Literacy

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As an educator, you face the daily challenge of reaching out to every student, bridging gaps, and ensuring no one is left behind. But how can you tap into the profound strength that lies in linguistic diversity? How do you ensure that every student not only learns but thrives?

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Polish Your Professional Practice the Confianza Way

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Featuring Helpful Strategies and Teacher Resources for Multilingual Learners. The Confianza Way is a Collection of Articles, Tips, Practices, and Research Inspired by Real-world Experiences. Posts Touch Upon ELLs, ELP, Language Levels, Differentiation, Scaffolding, Curriculum and Instruction, Assess

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Going Beyond Asset-Based Language to Equity-Based Language

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Going Beyond Asset-Based Language to Equity-Based Language

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The Language We Use to Talk about Students — Confianza

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by Sarah B. Ottow and Jennifer Noorjanian Language matters, especially in how we talk about students. In the guidebook, The Language Lens for Content Classrooms (2nd ed.) , Ottow urges all educators to reflect on the language they use when talking about (and thinking about!) students. See this

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How to get involved? Donate and Support!

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How to get involved? Donate and Support!

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Support Us < The Immigrant Learning Center

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Your donation to The ILC helps a refugee find a job, an immigrant become a citizen, a teacher educate immigrant children and so much more

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Request more information or bring them to your school!

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Contact us for a quote today — Confianza: Equity, Language & Literacy