Meet Mindi, ML Coach and Co-author of the Book Social Emotional Learning for Multilingual Learners.
Staff Profile: A Look At Mindi Teich
Mindi joined the SupportEd team in 2020 and has served key roles as ML Coach and Project Manager on a number of long-term coaching projects including Metro Nashville Public Schools, Reading, PA, and Together is Better (TIB), a pilot project supporting co-teaching in the School District of Philadelphia. As a coach, Mindi works at school sites to support teachers in planning and delivering lessons that include best practices for MLs. Through discussion with her coached teachers, Mindi identifies target instructional strategies to develop during classroom visits, models lessons, tracks evidence of implementation using a class visit tool, and provides debriefs for teachers and administrators after visits.
Mindi Teich, MEd, SupportEd ML Coach and Project Manager.
Flourishing in Specialty Areas
In addition to her work as an ML Coach, Mindi has conducted over 40 professional development sessions and 16 conference sessions during her tenure with SupportEd on a variety of topics including Scaffolding Content, Oral Language Development and Peer Learning, Academic Language, SLIFE, and SEL. Mindi recently conducted professional development for Metro Nashville Public Schools, Massachusetts SLIFE Community of Practice, Reading School District, and KIPP New Orleans.
Mindi also provides technical assistance including conducting needs assessments and consultations for SupportEd partner districts such as Shrewsbury and Hudson Public Schools in Massachusetts, Downingtown Area School District in Pennsylvania, and KIPP New Orleans.
Reviewing and assessing educators during a coaching visit is one of Mindi’s specialty areas of focus.
Passion for SEL Leads to Book
Mindi’s passion for understanding how to foster social emotional learning for multilingual learners led her to co-author Social Emotional Learning for Multilingual Learners with SupportEd President Diane Staehr Fenner. This practical and engaging guide provides SEL considerations that are unique to MLs, relevant research, easy-to-implement educator actions, and tools to seamlessly integrate SEL practices into content and language instruction. Visit the SEL Resource Library page to discover valuable free tools and strategies Mindi and the team have created for ML educators over the years.
To learn more about Mindi and her book, Social Emotional Learning for Multilingual Learners: Essential Actions for Success, visit SupportEd.com/sel-mls to enjoy free shipping and purchase your copy today.
To implement professional development work like Mindi’s in your school or district, schedule a free online discovery meeting with our team. You’ll meet with SupportEd’s ML experts who will listen and assess your goals and needs and plan next steps.
Social Emotional Learning for Multilingual Learners: Essential Actions for Success.
About SupportEd
SupportEd is a woman-owned business based in Fairfax, Virginia providing Multilingual Learner (ML) professional development, personalized coaching, technical assistance, and resources for educators across the United States and Canada. Founded in 2011 by Dr. Diane Staehr Fenner, four-time best-selling author and ML expert, SupportEd builds authentic partner relationships and meticulously crafts customized solutions to fit every partner’s strengths and goals. SupportEd equips teachers and administrators with the practical tools and strategies necessary to champion MLs’ success within and beyond the classroom. Visit SupportEd.com or call (202) 660-1444 to learn more.
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