Terminology to Describe Multilingual Learners: Labels and Their Implications 

  • Posted by Michele Iris
  • On March 17, 2023
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At SupportEd, we had been hearing the terms English learner, multilingual learner, multilingual language learner, and emergent bilingual being used interchangeably. These were just a few of many terms used in the field of English language development, and we wanted to gain a true picture of how the field was evolving. So, the SupportEd team […]
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SupportEd to host free webinar on Multilingual Learners’ Oral Language Development and Content Understanding 

  • Posted by Michele Iris
  • On January 2, 2023
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FAIRFAX, VA — SupportEd is hosting a free webinar titled Peer Learning: Fostering Multilingual Learners’ (MLs’) Oral Language Development and Content Understanding. The interactive webinar will be hosted by Diane Staehr Fenner, PhD, SupportEd President and Founder, alongside Sydney Snyder, PhD, Principal Associate at SupportEd. Staehr Fenner and Snyder are both Multilingual Learner experts, best-selling […]
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SupportEd earns three golds in the 10th Annual Education Digital Marketing Awards

  • Posted by Michele Iris
  • On November 8, 2022
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ATLANTA, GA — The 10th Annual Education Digital Marketing Awards have announced this year’s 2022 winners. Entries were received from colleges, universities, secondary schools, and organizations across the country. The Education Digital Marketing Awards recognize the best educational websites, digital content, electronic communications, mobile media, and social media. SupportEd was among the winners announced earning […]
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SupportEd presents at the 2022 WIDA conference, previews book content 

  • Posted by Michele Iris
  • On October 11, 2022
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The SupportEd team traveled south to Louisville, Kentucky for the 2022 Annual WIDA Conference on September 28 – 30. SupportEd hosted an exhibitor booth and presented two session topics in person and one topic virtually during the span of the conference. This year’s conference theme was Advancing Learning Together. “If we’ve learned anything over the […]
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How to Serve Your Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE)

  • Posted by Michele Iris
  • On July 19, 2022
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Have you noticed any changes to your multilingual learner (ML) population in recent years? As educators of MLs, we are aware that world events often have an impact on our newly arrived MLs’ lived experiences. In this point in time in which immigrants and MLs are often the topic of conversation among policymakers, it is […]
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7 Resources on Culturally Responsive Teaching for ML Educators 

  • Posted by Michele Iris
  • On May 27, 2022
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Finding quality resources online on culturally responsive teaching for MLs can be tricky.  Look no further — We’ve compiled 7 resources that are filled with quality content, PD hours, and everything to help guide you on strengthening your expertise around culturally responsive teaching for MLs.     1.) Padlet Padlet is an easy-to-use platform that […]
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SupportEd President conducts keynote and pre-conference session at MABE 2022 

  • Posted by Michele Iris
  • On May 17, 2022
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DEARBORN, MI, MAY 17, 2022 — SupportEd President and Founder, Diane Staehr Fenner, PhD, gave the keynote presentation at the Michigan Association for Bilingual Education (MABE) in Dearborn, Michigan on May 5. MABE is a nonprofit organization that has been formed to encourage and promote multilingual education in the State of Michigan so that all […]
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SupportEd seeks to hire Multilingual Learner (ML) Coach position

  • Posted by Michele Iris
  • On May 5, 2022
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Multilingual Learner (ML) Coach Position | SupportEd  About SupportEd SupportEd, LLC is a woman-owned small business based in Fairfax, VA specializing in Multilingual Learners (MLs). Founded in 2011 by Dr. Diane Staehr Fenner, best-selling author and ML expert, SupportEd meticulously crafts customized solutions to fit each client’s strengths, needs, and provides teachers and administrators the […]
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EL Advocacy Case Study #2: Social Emotional Learning and ELs During COVID-19

  • Posted by Michele Iris
  • On April 5, 2022
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EL Advocacy Case Study #2: Social Emotional Learning and ELs During COVID-19 This case study is the second of three that will focus on advocating for English learners (ELs) during the Covid-19 pandemic. We developed this case study based on conversations we have had with teachers of ELs as well as research and best practices […]
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Culturally Responsive Teaching and Social-Emotional Learning among Topics from Supported’s NABE Conference Presentations

  • Posted by Michele Iris
  • On February 18, 2022
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NEW YORK CITY, February 18, 2022 — The SupportEd content team attended and presented at the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) Conference on February 7-10 in New York City. NABE, a non-profit membership organization, strives to advocate for educational equity and academic excellence for bilingual/multilingual students in a global society since 1975. The annual conference is […]
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