A Conversation on Increasing Achievement for English Learners through Professional Learning with the Louisiana Department of Education

Listen to this edWeb podcast with Alice Garcia, EL Federal Programs Coordinator, Louisiana Department of Education. Alice shares how she coordinates support for wide-ranging needs and how virtual professional learning helps support EL achievement for the state’s vast school system.The state of Louisiana serves over 800,000 students in 200 school systems and successfully manages the increasing number of English language learners and multilingual students in the state with the 2nd highest poverty rate in the nation. Hear how Alice supports Louisiana’s EL educators and school leaders with data analysis, actionable plans, and supportive communication. Alice shares how she implements virtual professional learning, support cohorts, turnkey training, and parental engagement to meet the needs of a diverse school population.edWeb Coffee Chats provide a forum for education leaders to talk about innovative ways they are re-inventing professional learning to meet the needs of all staff with more choice and flexibility using edWeb’s resources. Visit our Coffee Chat page for more recordings and articles of past chats and information about upcoming chats. Learn more about viewing live edWeb presentations and on-demand recordings, earning CE certificates, and using accessibility features.