Jesus' Story
Meet Jesus, a student who had a profound impact on Dr. Meléndez and her career.
See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/multimedia/experts/video/melendez/
Administration and policy support
Dr. Meléndez describes her experiences working on behalf of ELLs with the President Obama's administration.
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Different teachers, different expectations
Dr. Meléndez shares her personal insight on the importance of having high expectations for students.
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Recognizing good language instruction
Cindy describes what effective language instruction looks like as you walk-through of the building.
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Leading ELL professional development
Cindy offers some suggestions for creating effective ELL professional development programs.
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Cultural shifts
Cindy discusses the importance of acknowledging challenges when serving a new population of ELLs.
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Eyes of the students
Cindy reminds us to always look at the school day looks through the eyes of students.
Culture of success
Cindy describes some of the elements needed to create a culture of success for ELLs.
See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/multimedia/experts/video/lundgren/
Celebrating ELLs' diversity and culture
Learn how the staff at Kevin's school celebrate their students' diverse cultural heritages.
See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/multimedia/experts/video/eberle/
Community ties
Learn how a recent visit from Extreme Makeover to Kevin Eberle's high school brought the school closer to the community. See Kevin's full interview in our Meet the Experts section.