Empower Your English Learners!

This book tells a story of how a district leader uses tools, skills and processes to help her build a strong system on the heart, mind and shoulders of strong teams to ensure that strong collaborative leadership and  project management to ensure that the district office was functioning optimally and that effective teamwork crossed every aspect of the organization. As a result, work accomplished by the district office and in schools completely aligned to the district goals of the organization. As a result, the district leaders have been able to maximize learning in every single classroom systematically across the district and district offices are fully focused on serving the customers.

As a district leader, do you want to create the conditions where every leader can establish a vision and help their teams align their work to the district goals and every student is actively engaged and develop the knowledge, skills and processes to become effective independent learners who can solve problems and apply learning in novel situations?

Listen to lessons that Elena learned in Leading Success for Diverse Learners in Chapter 2.

Visit the the book website at https://www.leadingsuccessfordiverselearners.com/

We know that there are several barriers to improving the success of diverse learners in public education today. So, what practices can help educators get to the root causes in public education? Listen to this episode and learn more. Join our free courses at CREATE Solutions Academy and learn more about practices, research and tools that you can apply to improve teaching and learning for English Learners in your schools or districts. Courses @ https://createsolutions.learnworlds.com/

The pandemic seems to have tipped the scale in education towards change. There are so many challenges that are impacting diverse learners around the country. If you want to better understand the challenges facing us, listen to this episode. Attend our free courses at CREATE Solution Academy at: https://createsolutions.learnworlds.com/

So many districts are trying to figure out how to best serve the diverse learners in their district. We know that any comitted change agent has been taking on this challenge to improve learning an engagement for diverse learners in every classroom. However, have you considered what systems need to be put in place to ensure that there is a comprehensive strategic approach in place to address the professional learning needs at the district level. Learn how one leader tackles this challenge and triumphs over upleveling the culture of her central office to create collaborative teams and get better results.

Learn more about the book Leading Success for Diverse Learners and visit our website to download free resources and buy your book. The world needs more courageous leaders who are relentless in the pursuit of excellence for all students. Visit us at CREATE Solutions, LLC to learn more about our work and how we can support you to elevate the assets of your English learners and other diverse learners.

With the huge influx of students from the border, we know that districts will need to build a comprehensive program to address the learning needs of English Learners with interrupted education. Listen to how one district leaders has developed an instructional approach to improve instructional support and monitoring for this group of students to improve results. Visit us at CREATE Solution, LLC and let us help you better support the academic success of the ELs in your district. 

Learn more about these students that need your support:

Colorin Colorado's Information and Resources

Hechinger Report about Older ELs

Challenges at the US Border

Are you trying to figure out how to engage your Latino Community? Learn about the lessons that one district leader learned and how they involved the community in the systemic work of the school system. 

Some Resources that may be helpful:

Video Introduction about LSAAG

Video about LSAAG Event

Video about LSAAG in English

Video about LSAAG in Spanish

What practices are part of the most effective professional development efforts for teachers? Learn how one district leader worked with her teachers and leaders to establish a coaching program to support the academic success of English Learners. Check out more information about things to keep in mind as you build an ELD teacher coaching program.

Are you wondering what you need to do to prepare for the influx of English learners that will be coming to districts this school year? Listen how one leader talks about the work that they are doing in a district to coordinate efforts to support these students. Visit us at CREATE Solutions, LLCfor more information about how we can support your professional development iniatives to support the academic success of diverse learners after the pandemic.

As a school and district leader, we are sure that you are aware that emergency funds have been provided to districts and schools to help them work on supporting learning disruptions. Many districts have used these funds to purchase technology, literacy and math interventions, online tools and program and provide tutoring supports. Hear what one leaders shares about how these funds have helped to support learning and engagement for diverse learners.

Visit us at CREATE Solutions, LLC at http://createsolutions.us/ to learn about some of the resources and services that we provide to schools and districts to support this work.

Are you a school or district leader and you are committed to improving learning outcomes for the English Learners and/or Multilingual Learners in your classrooms or schools? Learn about the philosophy and work from one educator who has been a champion for diverse learners. She shares how she has been engaging ELs with the grade-level curriculum and complex text and leveraging technology to enhance engagement and learning in the classroom and across schools.

We look forward to collaborating with you. Visit us at CREATE Solutions, LLC. (http://createsolutions.us/).

Be the change that you want to see in the world!

So many leaders are trying to figure out how to improve teaching and learning for English Learners and Multilingual Learners. Listen to this episode to hear how this district leader and principal implemented various systems and practices to improve opportunities and outcomes for her diverse learners. You can also find an article about Creating Equitable Access for English Learners on Colorin Colorado.

As always, be the change that you want to see in the world.

Are you a school or district leader who is committed to shifting learning and engagement for ELs in the classroom? Listen to a district leaders share lessons learned about high leverage practices to ensure that teachers and leaders are implementing to ensure that they are valuing rigor, relationships and relevance to address equity for English learners.

Visit us at CREATE Solutions, LLC. to learn more about how we can work with you support your curriculum and professional development efforts.

As a school or district leader, are you wondering what it will take to move the engagement and achievment of your English Learners (ELs). What core beliefs are needed to grapple with this work? Learn how one district leader defines the shift that needs to happen to begin to change the outcomes of ELs.

Be the change that you want to see in the world. We look forward to working with you! Visit us at CREATE Solutions, LLC.

As a school or district leader, are you trying to figure out how to balance teaching to grade level standard and manage reading and math interventions for your English learners (ELs)? Learn how one district developed systems to manage this process to ensure that ELs had access to grade level standards and interventions based on their learning needs.

Check out the Florida Intervention List or the What Works Clearinghousefor Interventions. Washington State has also done an amazing job delineating considerations, planning and analyses that need to be considered when selecting and implementing an intervention.

As always, be the change that you want to see in the world!

As a school or district leader, are you trying to figure out how to improve the instructional program for your English Learners (ELs) in the context of the Common Core? Listen to hear how one leader unpacks the Common Core and talks about some of the practices that her schools and districts implemented to improve instruction for ELs.

As you work with your teachers to implement complex texts, be the change that you want to see in the world! Visit us at CREATE Solutons, LLC. to get more information about how we can support your improvement efforts.

As a school or district leader, are you trying to better understand the factors that may be impacting the academic success of your English Learners (ELs)? Do you know what factors are impacting the Social Emotional Learning needs of your ELs? Listen to how one leader talks about the aspects that need to be considered to ensure that ELs feel safe, valued and supported in their school community.

Check out information about the La Cultura Cura training provided by the National Compadre Network.

As a school or district leader, do you want to find a model that leverages the collaboration of the experts in your building and provides your English  Learners (ELs) with a rigorous academic program that supports their language and content learning needs. Learn how one district leader build systems to implement model in her district. 

Taking on this challenge is all about being an effective system thinker and change champion. Be the change that you want to see in the world!

As a school or district leader, are you trying to figure out what instructional models best meet the needs of the English Learners in your district? Learn how different instructional models impact the learning outcomes of ELs at the elementary and secondary level.

Check out the USDOE's definition of different instructional models for ELs. Your ELs deserve the best models to get to their highest levels of academic success.

As a school or district leader, have you found a way to shine the spotlight on the bright spots for English Learners (ELs) as you are managing your change effort to improve learning and engagement for this group of students? Learn how one district leader shares a practice of giving out awards to students, teachers and principals to elevate her ELs.

Be the change that you want to see in the world. Your ELs deserve it!

As a school or district leader, are you trying to figure out how you can schedule your Secondary English Learners (ELs) to ensure that they get the language supports that they need and have access to grade level standards. Learn how one district leader defines the model that they applied in the district to balance both learning needs for ELs to improve learning outcomes and engagement at the school and district level.

Be the change that you want to see in the world.

As a school or district leader, are you struggling with helping your teams own the Equity work to improve outcomes for your English Learners (ELs)? Listen to what one district leader shares about her work in one district to help stakeholders unpack the equity work in the district for ELs.

Check out the Ready for Rigor framework to help guide conversations with school and district teams. Be the change that you want to see in the world.

As a school or district leader, are you frustrated with how your diverse learners are performing? Are you determined to shift their learning outcomes and engagement in your classroom, school and community? Listen how one leaders shares how her own personal lens impacts her committment to "Be the Change that She Wants to See in the World".

As a school or district leader, are you ready to tackle the Equity work needed to improve learning outcomes and engagement for the English Learners (ELs) in your school or district. Learn how one school system engaged their a multi-stakeholder workgroup to tackle this work to improve the instructional program for ELs. 

Check out a video about the Cynefin Framework and an blog about the Cynefin Framework to better' understand how you can make sense of complex change. By the way the name actually sound like the "Ke-ne-vian" framework and is derived from Welsh. 

Remember to keep learning and leading to become "the change that you want to see in the world"!

As a school or district leader, are you wondering what systems you can put in place to address the learning needs and engagement of your Multi-Lingual Learners (MLLs) in your school or district? Listen to a district leader highlight the work that Ms. Infante-Green has been doing in Rhode Island to develop systems to improve achievement for MLLs.

Click here to access the Rhode Island Blueprint for MLL Success. Be the change that you want to see in the world.

As a school or district leader, are you trying to figure out what resources and supports that your ELs and their families need to have addressed so that they can be available for learning? Listen to how district leaders and the community collaborated to share critical information with their community.

Remember to 'Be the Change that You Want to See in the World". Your students and families need you to make a difference in their lives.

As a school or district leader, are you wondering how you can better engage your English learners in the middle of this pandemic? Listen to find out what one district leader learned about the best practices and tools that can be used to engage ELs in the virtual classroom.

Check out this link for tips and tools for Best Practices during Remote Learning in the virtual classroom. Visit us at CREATE Solutions, LLC. to learn how we can partner with you to improve teaching and learning in your district.

As a district or school leader, have you been struggling to engage your English learners (ELs) during this pandemic? Listen how leaders shifted their practices to engage more ELs in their district.

Check out this Distance Learning Playbook based on Jim Knight's work.

Have you been trying to figure out how to improve the academic outcomes for the English Learners in your school or district? Listen to what one district leader learned as she was exploring best practices across the country and examined a Framework for ELs from the Council of Great City Schools. 

Find a link to the Framework for Raising Expectations and Instructional Rigor for English Language Learners here. As always, stay committed to being a systems thinker and change champion. 

Be the change that you want to see in the world. Visit us at CREATE Solutions, LLC.

As a school or district leader, are you committed to being a system thinker who owns the improvement work for your English Learners? Listen to hear what one leader learned about the work that New York is doing to coordinate the work for ELs in their state.

Check out the NYSED Blueprint for Success for ELLs. Be the change that you want to see in the world.

Are you concerned about the current performance of the English Learners in your school or district? Learn about the guidelines that the USDOE has outlined in their Dear Colleague Letter about ELs for school and district leaders. 

Hear how one leader summarizes her learning and shared experiences that was gleaned as she worked with staff in a workgroup.

As a school or district leader, have you been struggling with how you can navigate the sticky politics in your district and still follow guidelines as you work hard to improve learning outcomes for English learners in your school or district? 

Learn how one district leader navigated these political challenges and worked with a workgroup to unpack federal guidelines and navigate the politics in her district.

Be the change that you want to see in the world, as you strengthen your muscles as a Change Champion in your school or district.

We can help at CREATE Solutions, LLC.

Do you believe that you can effectively lead the work around improving learning outcomes and engagement for the English learners (ELs) in your school or district? Have you decided that you truly believe in equity for all of your students?

Listen to how one district leader worked with a collaborative workgroup to analyze the curriculum resources and plan for the curriculum revisions needed to align to grade level standards, approaching the work as a systems thinker,. innovation implementer and change champion.

Being the change that you want to see in the world means not waiting but acting together to tackle the challenges that you are facing.

Are you a school or district leader who is committed to improving learning outcomes and engagement for English learners (ELs) in your school or district. 

Listen to how one district leader used Roger Martin's Integrative Thinking Process a workgroup structure to unpack two opposing models for programming for ELs.

Visit us at CREATE Solutions, LLC. to learn more about how we can work with you to improve learning outcomes for ELs.

Are you a school or district leader who is determined to improve learning outcomes for your English learners? Listen how one district leader used the Six Hat Thinking Tools from Ed De Bono to engage stakeholders in a collaborative discussion around the work. Be the change that you want to see in the world.

Are you a school are district leader that is determined to move the needle on the achievement of your English learners? Listen to learn how one district leader used the SWOT Analysis in her district-level workgroup to engage with her stakeholders. Be the change that you want to see in the world!

Are you a school or district leader who believes that you can become a change agent in your district? Listen to hear how one district leader organized meetings and subgroups to tackle a change effort in her district. Be the change that you want to see in the world!

Are you a school or district leader committed to improving learning outcomes for the English Learners in your school or district? Listen to how one district leader explains the workgroup process that was used to collaborate with various stakeholders across the district to address needed changes in programming for this group of students at the secondary level.

Are you a district leader who is committed to improving outcomes for English Learners? Listen to this episode to learn about how a district leader was deliberate in her practices to co-labor with other teams to improve academic outcomes for English learners and other diverse learners.

Are you a school or district leader who is determined to shift the learning outcomes for the English Learners in your school or district? Listen to this episode to hear how one district began this process to improve outcomes for English Learners by shifting their practices.

Are you a school or district leader trying to figure out how to improve learning and achievement outcomes for your English Learners? Listen to this episode to hear how one district leader analyzed data and addressed this challenge in her district. 

Are you a district leader who is determined to improve learning outcomes for your English Learners (ELs)? Listen to this episode to learn what one district leader learned after conducting a Root Cause Analysis process to better understand how to lead change in ther district and get better results for this group of students. 

At CREATE SOlutions, we develop diverse learners and leaders to become change agents in their fields of study and industries.

As a district leader who is committed to better understanding how to effectively serve the English Learners in your school system, what questions do you need to be asking to get a better handle around your improvement work. Listen to this episode to learn more about what we have learned from the research and what we discovered as we asked ourselves questions and dug into our data.

As a school district leader, you will often need a way to better understand the problems that you are facing to improve your learning outcomes. Listen to what one district leader did to better understand various perspectives around the challenges that her district was facing with the performance of English Learners in her district. Listen and learn about how she used focus groups and interviews to better understand what was behind these data.

As you explore ways to conduct your own root cause analysis as a district leader to better understand the needs of your English learners, one of the most helpful steps that worked for us was to contact other districts to do some benchmarking and check with them to get some ideas about what was working and what challenges they were facing. 

As a district leader, how do you determine what actions need to be taken to manage change. Learn about the process that we followed to better understand the challenges that we were facing with the English Learners in our district.

What processes can you put in place to better understand the challenges that you are facing and get to the root cause of the issues that you are facing as a leader in your school or district?

Listen to a process that we used to help us unpack our challenge with a systems thinking lens to better understand the perspectives around our challenge.

This podcast is designed to help school and district leaders, who are grappling with the challenges that they are facing with the underperformance of too many of their diverse learners, take bold action that are systemic and systematic to shift the learning outcomes for diverse learners in their schools and districts.

Many teachers, school leaders and district leaders are trying to better understand the opportunity and achievement gap for diverse learners. They are committed to work hard to improve learning outcomes for these diverse learners. These episodes will focus on theh various strategies, practices and initiatives that teachers, leaders and the community advocates can implement to ensure that English Learners (ELs) are more actively engaged; are learning more academic language and are content; and achieving at higher levels in their classroom and thrive school communties.