Professional development is most impactful when teachers apply their learning in real time. Educator’s mindsets and instructional practices transform when there is a clear focus on creating the conditions for multilingual students to be protagonists of their own learning. Teachers learn to listen to students in languages that may be unfamiliar to them and use this data to shift their teaching. This session will present a powerful tool for professional development, “learning labs,” how this practice has positively impacted collaboration and instruction, and how they can be implemented in any school setting.
