Beyond Google Translate: Working with ELL Students to Make an Impact for Long-Term Learning
Seattle Convention Center - 613
Assistive technology only goes so far in helping ELL students. Eddie Flores and Hortensia West are both bilingual teachers who have first-hand experience not only with ELL students but as ELL students. This session helps others understand the difficulties that come with the ELL label and why it is about so much more than things getting lost in translation. We will discuss labels and how they can harm or help students.
50-minute Session
Assessment, Accessibility, Brain Research/Neuroscience, Leadership, Special Education
Administration, All Educators, CTE Educators, Curriculum Specialists, ELL/ESL, Second/Foreign Language Educators, Special Education Teachers, Teacher-Librarians
All levels
All Grade Levels
Presented by
Special Education Teacher
Kingston High School
I am a special education teacher with more than 15 years of experience in two states. I have a passion for learning, and helping others find ways they learn best.
Special Education Teacher
Port Gamble S'Klallam Career and Education Department
I am a Special Education Teacher, Library Media Specialist and English Teacher with almost 20 years of experience in Florida and Washington State. My husband and I work together as a SPED team where we work to support our students and the greater community in order to make learning more accessible for all.
EL TOSA
North Kitsap School District
I'm one of two Teachers on Special Assignment (TOSA) for Multilingual Learners in the North Kitsap School District and have had this role for three years. Prior to that, I was a bilingual teacher and Spanish Immersion Lead Teacher. These roles have allowed me to experience the many diverse facets of students' learning and the wide variety of tools available to meet the student's needs. My passion is meeting the needs of multilingual students and in my journey of twenty-eight years in education I found myself gravitating to these students whose needs are often overlooked in our education system.
