Supporting Multilingual Learners
Got a Minute? Supporting Multilingual Learners Through the Lens of UDL
Participants will:
Reflect on your own journey as a learner and educator.
Explore how educators can design learning experiences to support learner agency and access.
Apply your learning to designing a lesson or unit using the UDL Guidelines.
Course materials: Supporting Multilingual Learners Slide Deck
Webinar - Translanguaging: An Approach to Universally Support Multilingual Learners
In this universally designed webinar session, we explored some of the ways we can adopt a translanguaging stance through the lens of the framework of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). We also explored some of the variabilities that exist within the typologies of our multilingual learners, define what a translanguaging classroom is, and how to leverage translanguaging uses within the UDL framework.
Supporting Resources:
Top Tips! for Supporting Multilingual Learners
The term "multilingual learners" refers to students who are in the process of developing proficiency in English while also maintaining or developing proficiency in their native language. The goal is for multilingual learners to achieve high levels of proficiency in English, master grade-level standards, and have the opportunity to develop proficiency in multiple languages. How might we design learning environments that support asset-based and inclusive learning environments?