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SupportEd

PA Refugee Education Summit 2026

Empowering Multilingual Voices Through Focus Groups

Mindi Teich

Mindi Teich, MEd
Multilingual Learner Coach

Shannon Smith

Shannon Smith, PhD
Multilingual Learner Coach

Session Resources

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Book: Unlocking Multilingual Learners’ Potential: Strategies for Making Content Accessible

IIn this eagerly anticipated revision of their bestselling book, authors Diane Staehr Fenner, Sydney Snyder, and Meghan Gregoire-Smith share dynamic, research-backed strategies that every educator of multilingual learners (MLs) can add to their repertoire. Including more of what educators loved from the first edition—authentic classroom examples, a wide variety of research-based instructional strategies, and practical tools to implement across grade levels and content areas—this is the ultimate practical guide to unlocking the potential of MLs in K-12 classrooms. Paperback: $43.95

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Toolbox: Multilingual Learner Instructional Strategy Toolbox 

This dynamic toolbox consists of 30 ready-to-implement tools and is meticulously designed to empower educators using proven instructional practices. The digital toolbox is a companion to SupportEd’s acclaimed best-seller, Unlocking Multilingual Learners’ Potential: Strategies for Making Content Accessible, and while encouraged to pair together, it is not required. Digital: $25 | Paperback: $35

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Online Course: Supporting Multilingual Learners: Foundational Strategies for Teachers (1 PD hour)

In this asynchronous course, learn research-based strategies to create welcoming, language-rich classrooms that support multilingual learners through effective scaffolding and instruction.. $115/person | $99/person groups 10+

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