Date: Thursday, February 29
Time: 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (Pacific) / 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (Eastern)
Multilingual Learners of English (MLE) are an important and growing population in the United States, yet the postsecondary pathways available to MLE students are often misaligned and poorly structured.
In this webinar, the authors of the paper Translating Opportunity: Improving Postsecondary Pathways for Multilingual Learners of English will discuss their findings about the pathways across Adult Education and community colleges and the experiences of the students and faculty navigating those pathways. The authors will be joined by faculty who will discuss innovations at their institutions and the voices of students through interview videos.
Speakers:
- Amy Getz, Senior Program Associate, WestEd
- Vanessa Keadle, Partner and Chief Strategy Officer, Student-Ready Strategies
- Eleisha Moreno, Coordinator, English for Academic Purposes Program and Academic Literacy and Language Center, Reading Area Community College, Pennsylvania
- Julie Sandeno, ESL Faculty and Site Coordinator, Transitional Education, Pierce College, Washington
- Sabine Burghagen, Associate Professor and Chair, Transitional Education, Pierce College, Washington
Who Will Benefit
Those working in higher education, especially those that work with ESL programs, adult education, and community colleges.
- Higher education administrators
- Higher education staff and faculty
- Higher education researchers and policymakers