Multilingual Learners Resources

Multilingual learners are students who are developing proficiency in multiple languages. This includes students learning English as an additional language in school (often referred to as "English learners" or "English language learners").

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The (Trans)Formative Assessment Planning Template

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The Science Teacher—November/December 2021

Volume 89, Number 2 Culturally Relevant Science Pedagogy Validating students’ cultural identities in classroom practices—such as understan...

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Instructional Scaffolding to Engage All Learners in Complex Science Text

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Enhancing Science Lessons to Support Multilingual Students’ Engagement in Science and Engineering Practices

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Using Collaborative Digital Summary Tables to Impact Student Engagement and Learning

This manuscript reports on the impact of using collaborative digital summary tables on student engagement and learning. First, traditional summary tab...

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Exploring Climate Change through Students’ Place Connections and Public Data Sets

Climate change is a pressing societal challenge. It is also a pedagogical challenge and a worldwide phenomenon, whose local impacts vary across differ...

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, April 23, 2024

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, February 27, 2024

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Translanguaging as an Essential Practice in Socially Just Science Classrooms

In this interaction, Manuel and Rico (all names are pseudonyms) expertly mix Spanish and English to communicate as they collect data in a ninth grade ...

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Computational Modeling With Multilingual Learners

While the vision for science education through A Framework for K–12 Science Education (NRC 2012) and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) co...

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Kids Love Nonfiction!

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 22, 2023

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 8, 2023

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Engaging ALL Students in the Science Classroom

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, June 20, 2023

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, May 2, 2023