Multiple Lenses Lead to a Clear Vision for English Language Learners with Andrea Bitner - Ep 35

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Access a workshop guide to help your teams craft effective goals to guide their collaborative work - https://bit.ly/jlgoalsThis virtual summit is for educators, school leaders, and anyone else who wants to increase their impact on student success. Don't miss this opportunity to learn and collaborate with educators from all over. Register now at bit.ly/datasummit2025. In this episode of Building a Culture of Collaboration, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by  Andrea Bitner, an English Language Learner educator, international author, and dynamic speaker with 24 years of experience working with students from around the world. She’s the author of Take Me Home, a powerful collection of real student stories about the journey to bilingualism in America, and a contributor to multiple influential education books. Andrea is passionate about helping educators confidently support EL students and build meaningful connections with their families.Learn more about Andrea Bitner at www.andreabitnerbooks.comAccess Culture First Classrooms at https://a.co/d/2tQx7LK Facilitating Effective Collaborative Team Meetings online course - https://bit.ly/facilitatectm ---------Connect with Andrea BitnerEmail: [email protected]: @BitnerAndreaLinkedIn: Andrea BitnerConnect with Kurtis Hewson Email: [email protected] X: @hewsonk27Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hewsonk27 LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson Connect with Lorna Hewson Email: [email protected] X: @LornaHewson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorna-hewson-713a59104---------Learn more about Collaborative Response https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tbgetTdAiA&t=0s Access the FREE Overview of Collaborative Response Article https://bit.ly/CR-overview Explore the book Collaborative Response by downloading the introduction for FREE https://bit.ly/CR-intro - if interested in ordering the book, use the code JLPodcast10 to receive 10% off!Learn more about WeCollab and access a FREE three month trialhttps://jigsawlearning.ca/wecollab.ca Become a JL Insider to receive access to newly added resources and video content, advance notice for sessions/workshops, discounts for learning events and resources, plus so much more! https://bit.ly/JLinsider Join the Facebook Group “The Collaborative Leader”, to engage in further conversations and resource sharing with others dedicated to ensuring effective teams and collaborative structures - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecollaborativeleader🔔 Don't forget to subscribe and click the little bell icon to be notified when @jigsaw_learning posts a new video! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3U_RKp7yxQhckpKaQur7owWebsite https://jigsawlearning.caEmail [email protected] https://www.twitter.com/Jigsaw_LearningFacebook https://www.facebook.com/JigsawLearningAB/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jigsawlearningab/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/jigsaw-learning-incMusic: “Culture of Collaboration” has been composed, recorded, and produced by Trent Ferguson for Building a Culture of Collaboration.Images: Visuals included in this video not generated under agreement with Jigsaw Learning Inc. have been carefully selected under Creative Commons for their permissions.

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