Dear readers and friends, it’s time for my annual collation of resources for your easy access. I know that before this year is over, I’ll probably write at least 4 more blogs. We’ll see – my dad is coming from Ukraine to celebrate this 80th birthday here with us in the U.S., so maybe I’ll actually stop writing for a while and cook a turkey, cranberry sauce with a cinammon stick and tons of brown sugar, or something like that. His birthday is Nov 22nd and my husband’s birthday is Nov 22nd – crazy, right? So, if I don’t write more in November, don’t worry, I’ll be back in Dec or January!
Pass along this link to your friends. Thank you for reading and thank you for your equity-driven hearts and minds who always learn and grow!
About the Author
Dr. Ruslana Westerlund is a researcher of disciplinary literacy and CEO at Westerlund Consulting, LLC. She works with schools, districts, and educational organizations across the globe to support the implementation of high-quality instruction that integrates language, literacy, and disciplinary learning through Systemic Functional Linguistics. She is also an Executive Officer at LLEN North America (LLENA). Her work focuses on making language visible through the Teaching and Learning Cycle, the WIDA ELD Standards Framework (which she co-authored), and evidence-based approaches that provide multilingual learners with high challenge and high support.
Westerlund Consulting LLC is a certified Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) providing professional learning, curriculum design, instructional coaching, keynote presentations, and strategic consultation in disciplinary literacy, multilingual education, and language-focused instructional design. The company partners with educational organizations to build educator capacity and improve equitable access to rigorous, language-rich learning for all students.
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