Boosting Achievement: The ESL Podcast

How do we create conditions where MLs thrive right now? In this episode, @DrCarolSalva offers a productive, powerful mindset and practical ideas that will be useful in the 2026-2027 school year. The show should support educators who work with language learners facing challenging realities at home.

Trauma-Informed Instruction doesn't need to be a mystery. This show is so important because now, more than ever, we need practical ways to support students from hard places. In this episode, Dr. Carol Salva  interviews Elise White Diaz , a key figure in the space of trauma-informed instruction for multilingual… Read more

The newcomer teacher's role may be changing as Multilingual Learner numbers change. In this episode of the Boosting Achievement ESL Podcast, Dr. Carol Salva shares about how an ELD professional can support content teachers who may be new to serving Multilinguals. You'll also get free resources to go with the… Read more

How should newcomer teachers approach this school year when there are so many challenges for our immigrant families? What are the best activities for the first days of school? Dr. Carol Salva discusses these questions with award-winning educator and author, Larry Ferlazzo.  Find extensive show notes with links… Read more

What questions do educators have right now about serving SLIFE and other new arrival Multilingual Learners? Maybe you're feeling overwhelmed? Or perhaps you want to know how to manage multiple student perspectives in this challenging climate. I received some very thoughtful questions from some outstanding educators… Read more

Dr. Carol Salva interviews award-winning professor and author, Dr. Francisco Jiménez. Full show notes at bit.ly/BAPODCAST. This show offers inspiration to anyone teaching Multilingual Learners with interrupted education, students who may be fearful of deportation, and any students who may be struggling due to… Read more

Yes, we need to show students what to do to become more fluent. They can make their language acquisition go so much faster. Dr. Carol Salva shares tips for that in the "What to do Right Now" part of this episode. But these ideas fall flat if you are not helping learners reflect on how far they have come, and show… Read more

Show notes are at bit.ly/BAPODCAST.  If you are feeling distraught right now, Dr. Carol Salva has a process that might help you. Many teachers of immigrant students are feeling distraught due to the results of the 2024 election. So this show is drawing on what Dr. Salva learned while teaching newcomers during… Read more

Based on the last 12 months of working with newcomer teachers, Carol (@DrCarolSalva) creates a short list of what Newcomer teachers can do to best serve new arrival learners and support their own self care. The reflections in this show are for the beginning of the school year but can be done at any time. Â

@DrCarolSalva offers ideas for getting the most out of time with Newcomer students. The show covers research and practical ideas for Newcomer Learners, Newcomer Teachers, and Content Area Teachers. Some of the things mentioned in this show are KEY to receiving higher numbers of newcomers throughout the year in a way… Read more

In this episode Dr. Carol Salva interviews Khalil El-Saghir about supporting the educators of Multilingual Learners. His background is extensive! In the first half of this episode, we get to hear about where his passion comes from. The second half of the show ended up being a blueprint for an effective Language… Read more

Has your class grown?? Behavior getting off the rails a bit? It's a great time to hit the reset button if things have gone off track in the newcomer classroom. Mid-year was always the time of year that Dr. Carol Salva needed to think about doing a hard stop to reset things. Find the show notes at Bit.ly/BAPODCAST

Show notes are at the short link: bit.ly/BAPODCAST. This is a quick show that should resonate with SO MANY educators. Dr. Salva reflects on a quote by Voltaire, "Perfect is the Enemy of Good." Listeners may find it helpful to reflect on what they are not doing or not appreciating in their own work as they strive for… Read more

The wonderful Jessica Lander (@Jessica_Lander) is here to share about her book, Making Americans: Stories of Historic Struggles, New Ideas, and Inspiration in Immigrant Education . Dr. Salva highly recommends the book but you can get lots of the ideas for free by listening to this episode. All show notes are at… Read more

Dr. Carol Salva shares about how any teacher can differentiate and lift up the voices of their students with co-created text. This technique does not require planning but has quite a bit of research on its effectiveness. Find links in the show notes at bit.ly/BAP117

Our guest for this episode is world-renowned educator, Larry Ferlazzo. He joined Dr. Carol Salva to talk about his new book, The Student Motivation Handbook: 50 Ways to Boost an Intrinsic Desire to Learn. This is not a book exclusively for teachers of Multilingual Learners but it DEFINITELY is imporantt for the… Read more

Dr. Salva recommends co-creating text with newcomer students. It is no-prep and high return on investment. Key for accelerating language acquisition is to reuse that text! This episode is full of ideas for what teachers can do to support language acquisition through the re-purposing of co-created text.

How can foundational literacy skills be taught to older Emergent Bilingual students? This show is in direct response to educators and education leaders asking Dr. Carol Salva about phonics instruction (based on what we are hearing from the Science of Reading) and how that makes sense for our Multilingual Learners. I… Read more

Kim Thyberg (@KimberlyThyberg) joins Carol (@DrCarolSalva) to talk about how we begin teaching again after a traumatic event. This show focuses on new arrival students but the messages would apply to any classroom. The notes are at bit.ly/BAPODCAST and include several resources to dealing with trauma and… Read more

Emily Francis (@EmilyFranESL), author of If You Only Knew: Letters from an Immigrant Student joins Dr. Carol Salva (@DrCarolSalva) to discuss Free Voluntary Reading with Newcomers and her own journey.

Dr. Salva reflects on holding our nSewcomers in high regard and teach them what to day when they don't know what to say. Language is not a cognitive issue. We need this important strategy so that everyone can be included and participate. But some things can go wrong when they don't speak the target language yet.

Dr. Salva revisits the top 5 things she always recommends for starting the school year but this show is mostly about the MINDSET we need as we serve our most marginalized students. @DrCarolSalva #BoostingAchievement

Dr. Carol Salva (@DrCarolSalva) is joined by author, trainer, and instructional coach, Nancy Motley (@NancyMotleyTRTW). Nancy shares several tips and strategies from her new book, "Small Moves, Big Gains: Teacher Habits that Help Kids to Talk More, Think More and Achieve More."

Dr. Carol Salva (@DrCarolSalva) is joined by Christopher Hagy, Assistant Director for Multilingual Learners in Charleston County School District. They are using this show to explain the QSSSA strategy and offer his teachers a padlet full of resources to learn about this powerful technique. The show offers the… Read more

Larry Ferlazzo (@LarryFerlazzo) and Katie Hull Sypnieski (@KHullSyp), educators and authors of The ESL/ELL Teacher's Survival Guide 2nd Edition, join Carol Salva (@MsSalvaC) to talk about their new resource. The three discuss all the free opportunities listeners have to use content from the book and the conversation… Read more

Dr. Denise Furlong (@denise_furlong) joins host Dr. Carol Salva (@MsSalvaC) to offer tips for supporting Newcomer students. Dr. Furlong also shares about her new book, Voices of Newcomers; Experiences of Multilingual Learners. Denise is a teacher educator at Georgian Court University in New Jersey, she is a… Read more

If you want to make a difference for all the newcomers enrolling in your schools, this is a great show with lots of free resources. Carol Salva (@MsSalvaC) interviews guest iMargaret Gisala Rutaquio (@aggie_rutaquio), a Multilingual Programs Newcomer Facilitator from Garland ISD. Margaret shares her Ambassador… Read more

Derek Rhodenizer (@DerekRhodenizer) and Carol (@MsSalvaC) reflect on several aspects of leadership. He is about to take a new assistant principal position and will begin serving Multilingual Learners in public education for the first time. The conversation is full of reflective moments that can support the learning… Read more

SLIFE (or Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education) are able to learn quickly but their degree of motivation can significantly affect their progress. This show breaks down the 4 things Carol focuses on for increasing motivation. The advice is aligned to an article by Larry Ferlazzo & the work of Dr. Lora… Read more

Dr. Ilene Winokur (@IleneWinokur) joins Carol and Stephen to discuss her new book, Journey to Belonging. The three talk about the research, the impacts and practical ways to create a safe place for learning.

In the show, Dr. Margaret Aisicovich (@MAisicovich), Stephen Hurley (@Stephen_Hurley) and Dr. Carol Salva (@MsSalvaC) talk about some of the realities outlined in Margaret's new book, "100 Ways to Kill a Teacher: Cautionary Tales about Public Education in Canada). It is a collection of stories regarding the pitfalls,… Read more

Take your choice boards to the next level! John Carlson of Kid-Inspired Classroom joins Carol Salva & Stephen Hurley to share a practical idea that offers increased engagement & differentiation for all level learners. John and Carol also reflect on the benefits of sharing your practices and sharing the ideas of others.

Are you ready?? In some parts of the world, we are already in Back-to-School PD! So, as we do every year, we are sharing top tips for the New Arrival classroom & how they may look in the current reality. Carol Salva talks about the 2021-2022 school year with Stephen Hurley on a LIVE Boosting Achievement episode and… Read more

Special guest, John Seidlitz (@JohnSeidlitz), joined a live show to talk with Carol (@MsSalvaC) and Stephen (@Stephen_Hurley) about an incredible opportunity on July 21, 2021. The free conference, Amplifying the Voices of Unaccompanied Minors, will feature inspiring speakers who have lived the experience of arriving… Read more

Carol Salva (@MsSalvaC) & Stephen Hurley (@Stephen_Hurley) are joined by special guest Dr. Margaret Aisichovich (@MAisicovich). Dr. Aisicovich is a PhD, author, former ESL educator, former principal and more. Her research is important to our thinking about how prepared we feel to support SLIFE (Students with Limited… Read more

@KatieToppel, @TanKHuynh, and @MsSalvaC are thrilled to bring you their 5th annual completely free, YouTube conference for teachers of Multilingual Learners. Even if you find this show after July 2021, all the sessions are still there...as are the ones from 2017 to 2020! Shownotes are at bitl.ly/BAPODCAST

The Newcomer Academy in Jefferson County Public Schools has been serving new arrival high school students for 15 years. Principal Gwen Snow (@GwenCSnow) and Assistant Principal, Dr. Irina McGrath (@Irina_McGrath) share some very important actions they are taking to best educate their newcomer and SLIFE learners in… Read more

In this show, Carol (@MsSalvaC) and Stephen (@Stephen_Hurley) reflect on the labels we use to describe language learners. In the conversation includes a discussion on multiple perspectives and hope but also offers some practical advice on creating an environment that supports and embraces diversity.

Viana Armstrong (@armstrongvi) joins Carol (@MsSalvaC) to talk about a successful family engagement experience. Viana talks about how a virtual concert had a positive impact on the families of multilingual learners in her rural Texas district. She also shared a program for family involvement and education. Carol… Read more

Author and award-winning journalist, Jo Napolitano (@Jo_Napolitano) joins Carol (@MsSalvaC) to talk about her new book, "The School I Deserve, Six Young Refugees and Their Fight for Equality in America." The show includes an excerpt read aloud by Jo, a conversation about the true events, and the importance of the… Read more

Natalia Heckman (@NataliaESL) joins Carol (@MsSalvaC) to offer us tips on engaging ELs with writing. A student may not be excited about constructing and deconstructing sentences, but we can certainly engage them enough to do just that. Natalia shows us how!

Dr. Katie Toppel (@Toppel_EDL) shares her tips, techniques, and mindset for successfully supporting Kinder and 1st grade diverse students. Tan Huynh (@TanKHuynh) and Carol Salva (@MsSalvaC) interview their co-author, Dr. Toppel, about what's working with her young students.

Instructional coach, Sara Sparks (@SaraSparks21) joins Carol (@MsSalvaC) and Stephen Hurley (@Stephen_Hurley) for a LIVE show about supporting unengaged or failing students. Sara has practical tips for connecting with families and engaging students in this difficult time. Show notes are at bit.ly/BAPODCAST

Carol reflects on her week in the Texas Blizzard. She describes what it was like for her family and friends and how the experience helps her reflect on the mindset we need to support our students right now.

Natalia Heckman joins Carol to explain the need for syntax instruction with ELs and how it does not need to be boring! Natalia is an educational consultant in high demand because she offers engaging EL trainings. She also has a proven track record for boosting the writing scores of older ELs on standardized… Read more

Description: Carol explains her favorite January activities to support immigrant youth. She includes many resources for educators that want to work with compelling text and support ELs to listen, speak, read and write daily. The show explains how to facilitate the activities so they are practical and highly engaging… Read more

Carol's guest is Michigan Educator Jen Steffens (@JenJenniels) who shares about a breakthrough with some of her Newcomer students. Jen and Carol reflect on the incredible payoff that is possible, even during a pandemic, when we exercise persistence, patience and high expectations for all learners.

You may have some great websites for your English Learners but what if they move? Do they still have access to them? Are they high interest for older learners? This show offers a top tip. Carol explains how to use NewsInLevels and how it can help your ELs take ownership of their language acquisition and literacy. It's… Read more

Valentina Gonzalez (@ValentinaESL ) and Dr. Melinda Miller (@DrMelindaMiller ) join Carol to offer a sneak peek at their new book for K-5 educators. They share tips, insight and advice for working with ELs in a Balanced Literacy Framework. They also share about opportunities to join free PD events with them.

Michelle Shory (@Michelleshory) and Drew Courtney (@mrcourtney_esl) join Carol Salva (@MsSalvac) to talk about teaching ELs online when you've never met them, they have jobs, they don't have chromebooks, and they are at risk of aging out. Their adventures in teaching summer school and their roles at coaches offer… Read more

Michelle joins Carol to reflect on a recent risk she took presenting PD live over YouTube. The show offers several examples of educators taking risks and the benefits that follow even if there is a tech fail.

Many parts of the world are going back to school. It will be a challenge regardless of how your school is going back. Carol offers ideas for starting the school year whether your ELL class is online or in person.

Carol shares information about the 4th annual VirtuEL conference. She explains why this free, online conference is important for educators during the pandemic and beyond.

Authors of new content resources join Carol to offer insight about their books, to share free resources and for an inspiring conversation about how to serve students in our changing reality.

Carol and Dorina take live calls and, along with several callers, they discuss their roles, responsibilities and potential to make a difference in the fight for racial equality.

Carol offers highlights from all the various webinars she has given during the pandemic. They have the language learner in mind but the principles can propel the learning of on or above level students as well.

Stress in inevitable, how you manage it is up to you. Dorina Sackman Ebuwa and April Williams join Carol and her call in guests to discuss ways to manage the stress so many of us are feeling right now

Carol is joined by Dr. Stephen Fleenor and Tina Beene, co-authors of Teaching Science to English Learners. They discuss teaching content to ELs, their book and the free content available from the authors.

If you wonder what happened to the rest of Ep 72, so are we! Here is he rest of that LIVE show where @Dorina_Believe and @MsSalvaC are addressing issues of mental health and emotional intelligence.

Dorina Ebuwa, joins Carol for another call in show. They address mental health, lack of engagement from students and how to help ELs when you can't be with them.

Dorina Ebuwa, aka Miss Dorito, joins Carol to take live call in questions about how to meet the challenges facing teachers right now. They are joined by listeners who have great perspective to add!

Digital coach Brad Shreffler joins Carol o discuss some of the potential effects COVI19 may have on the education of English Learners and also just to catch up.

What mindset do we need to weather the current pandemic? We need to persevere and Carol's background offers perspective on how we can move forward in a productive way.

Jordan has a unique background that helped him identify a literacy issue with one of his under-educated English learners. We can learn so much from his explanation of the issue and how they are resolving it.

An episode packed with learning opportunities! Carol shares information about her webinar on SLIFE, recent breakout sessions on newcomers, her P3 with @NoasBOBs and why we should all join NAELPA.

Don't have enough class time? Restricted by curriculum blocks or grading timelines? Then you need to know about Carol's guest, Noa Daniel, and her innovative approach to instruction. You need to be building outside the blocks!

@Alycia_Owen an educator in Guangzhou, China, is Carol's guest for this VoicEd anniversary show. They discuss teaching English abroad and Alycia offers insight from the educator and the parent point of view.

Carol, Derek and Stephen talk about foundations of Second Language Acquisition because a teacher in Derek’s school is welcoming a newcomer student mid year. Carol ties those practices to effective instruction for all learners and offers many techniques that we can start tomorrow.

Carol is joined by Tan Huynh (@TanELLclassroom), Valentina Gonzalez (@ValentinaESL), & Dr. Katie Toppel (@Toppel_ELD) to discuss what to keep in mind for equitable grading and assessment of ELs.

With precious little time to reflect, we must make every minute count. Carol offers resources for the EL educator and also offers considerations for how we spend our off time.

Emergent Readers can gain literacy and language quickly once they understand how. Carol walks us through her process for partnering with Emergent Readers.

We may have literacy strategies, but we didn't all get training in how to teach a person to read when they don't know how to decipher the text. What should we focus on? Phonetics? Something else? Carol offers an explanation and some hacks for the upper grades!

Tonya Ward Singer returns to the podcast to chat with Carol about what teachers and administrators need to know when working with ELs. Listeners get a peek into their planning conversation for their upcoming ELevate Conference keynotes.

Carol talks with Lori Patten about how to differentiate in secondary for a wide range of ability levels.

Carol recaps specific moves to start the school year and adds a heavy emphasis on how to support new arrival students in a challenging, often negative, political climate.

Derek Rhodenizer returns! This episode offers many insights into personalized PD opportunities and Derek shares how he created, modeled and ran a personalized PD system for this staff.

Carol celebrates students with interruptions in education who are graduating and passing state assessments. She is joined by two students who help explain some of the support they get and give through One World Club.

Carol offers advice and concrete suggestions for supporting our students who may not meet end of year requirements. All of this with a healthy dose of inspiration!

ESL Leaders talk about Comprehensible Input and Strategies in an ELLchat_BkClub discussion. Allyson Newton leads the group in breaking down these two components of the SIOP Model and answering questions from our twitter PLN.

Carol answers questions from ESL and content teachers who are working through a book study of Boosting Achievement. The questions are about working with students with limited education.

Carol breaks down the practical techniques that make it possible to teach grade level writing to emergent writers.

Positive outcomes of honoring voice, choice and reflection.

Carol offers reflections from NABE2019 along with two different professional development sessions you can use for yourself or with your teachers.

Karina Chap (@BilingualPride) and Carol (@MsSalvaC) give you a powerful opportunity to help English learners and their families. They talk about what is really happening in her Texas border town and how we can support migrant families who are in desperate need.

A special voicEd Radiothon version of Boosting Achievement ESL Podcast.

Carol talks with @JudieHaynes and @KarenNemethEdM about their very popular #ELLchat. They discuss it as a hashtag, a twitter chat and also as the backbone of the EL PLN all week long.

We all need to step up if want things to improve for ELs. Hear from Carol, Derek Rhodenizer & Jennifer Hunter Dillon (@italkliteracy) on why you should be a part of #MADPD.

Carol explains a unit of study that takes students from examining historical events to taking action and showing kindness. This episode offers a step by step for the first lesson, ideas for taking the thinking to higher levels and links to many resources. Throughout the learning the focus is listening, speaking,… Read more

If you need to start over, this show is for you. Carol breaks down her 5 most practical ideas to get an ESL classroom back on track PLUS a Bonus Tip!. Any teacher will benefit from this show as most of the suggestions work for all students. Get ready for a reboot!

Stephen Hurley, Ramona Mahberg and Jen Cort join Carol to lift up Paul McGuire as a thought leader and champion of underprivileged youth. The group discusses gratitude and offers many take aways for teachers of ELs.

Author and consultant Tonya Singer (@TonyaWardSinger) joins Carol (@MsSalvac) to talk about how we can support English Learners with excellence. Tonya has some innovative ideas about instruction and how we hold the bar high for ELs!

Tan Huyhn (@TanELLclassroom) & Deborah Brey (@ELL_Deb) join Carol to think through ways to deliver your own #VirtuEL style online conference. Resources & ideas are shared plus a special cameo by Derek Rhodenizer of #MADPD

Carol & Derek try a new way to podcast. That build this one outside the blocks of time a la @noasbobs!

Everyone can participate in the writing process. Carol reflects on how this might look for ELs in their content classes and also in grade level Language Arts.

Sara and Carol explore ideas to try when ELs don't seem to be progressing. They also share ideas for teaching newcomers at grade level in the ELA secondary classroom. Sarah can be found on Twitter: @SaraSparks21 Carol can be found on Twitter: @mssalvac

in this episode Carol and Kenzie Twitchell discuss more classroom activities that boost literacy and language development for ELs.

In this episode Carol takes Kenzie Twitchell through the steps of Language Experience Approach and why it's powerful for ELs.

Sarah Williams is a new teacher. She and Carol discuss activities for the first week and how to find your cohort online.

Some of your English Learners will not pass some assessments or classes needed for graduation. Talisa Harris (@tharris3esl) joins Carol to discuss the practices they both employ in their high schools to move these kiddos toward success.

Carol and Emily debrief their conversation with Newcomers and SIFE learners and discuss what teachers can be doing to shine a light on what is possible for them.

With help from Emily Francis, Carol discusses how she supports students who may not meet graduation requirements. Follow Carol on Twitter: @Mssalvac Find Emily on Twitter: @emilyfranESL

Carol is joined by three of her students who reflect on what has helped them achieve success in a comprehensive high school. These are new arrivals who are graduating and reflecting on things like years of missed schooling, learning a new language in your new land and what their teachers did to propel their learning… Read more

Carol reflects on how newcomer students should be able to participate at grade level while they begin to acquire the target language.

Larry Ferlazzo joins Carol as they discuss his new book and all the ways teachers are supporting teachers.

This week Carol models Language Experience Approach. Listen in to get a non-example and an example of this effective approach for English learners.

Monica Spillman (@MOSpillman) joins Carol and shares about her ESOL endorsement program and the professional development she is already giving.

This week Carol (@mssalvac) breaks down her steps to carrying out a unit of study that supports math, science, social studies, heritage and culture while being engaging for her students. Sound too good to be true? It's not! Learn how you can do the same without ever leaving your classroom.

What happens when you give your newcomers voice and authentic reasons to engage in English? Blanca Huertas joins Carol this week to celebrate her students' growth!

Carol (@mssalvac) is joined by Emily Francis (@emilyfranESL) as they explore how ESL teachers might participate in this years #MADPD virtual PD sessions being organized by Peter Cameron (@cherandpete) and Derek Rhodenizer (@derekrhodenizer)

Tan Huynh chats with Carol about six actions to avoid when instructing English learners. They offer explanations and reasoning for each one.

Nancy Motley joins Carol to describe her Talk Read Talk Write routine for delivering instruction and to answer questions about her book that is popular with teachers from every content area.

Dr. Katie Toppel joins Carol this week to discuss the book club she co-founded and to share high impact strategies for language learners.

Diana Delaney (@DelaneyELDiana ‏brings a positive outlook and offers great tips to help teachers keep their language learners on grade level.

Carol shares the audio of a student who accelerated his language acquisition. She reflects on how she uses the media and why it seems to have an effect on her students.

Christy Reynolds joins Carol to talk about the successes of her first year English learners. She shares what has been working in her class and across her middle school campus.

Carol offers two classroom practices that she considers critical for supporting English Learners. Learn how to implement them and why they are such game changers for any classroom.

Derek Rhodenizer (@derekrhodenizer)joins Carol Salva (@mssalvac) to discuss a range of topics that includes risk taking and modelling for teachers.

Passionate educators from different countries, grade levels and positions talk about their biggest take-aways from Carol's Boosting Achievement Book for supporting ELs.

Carol Salva and Emily Francis discuss ways they've inspired students to realize their potential despite having odds stacked against them.

Take a peek into an effective Newcomer Science classroom! Carol and Michele discuss strategies for teaching grade level standards to students who are just beginning to learn the language.

Do you want motivated students? The bad news is that you can't motivate them. The GREAT news is that we know how to help them motivate themselves.

In this episode, Carol Salva (@mssalvac) speaks with Kelly Reider of the English Learner Portal. Find out more about Kelly's work at englishlearnerportal.com For notes on today's episode, visit Carol's blog: salvac.edublogs.org/the-boosting-ac…nt-esl-podcast/

In this episode, Carol is joined by Katie Toppel(@Toppel_ELD), Katie Gardner (@gardnerkb1), Jenny Vo (@JennyVo15) and our president, Karen Lewis (@KarenElizLewis). Carol is returning from #TxTESOL2017 and connects with her guests on their learning from the experience.

In this episode, Carol reflects on the reading class for Students with interrupted formal education (SIFE) experiences. You can read more about the show at: http://salvac.edublogs.org/2017/10/30/ba-podcast-episode-7-reflections-on-the-reading-class-for-sife/

Today, Carol Salva is joined by ESL educator, Carlota Holder (@carlota_holder)

On today's show, Carol continues to explore her own ESL practice, and offers 4 messages for Language Learners. You can read more about the show at http://salvac.edublogs.org/2017/10/15/four-messages-for-language-learners/

Carol is joined today by Karen Lewis and Valentina Gonzalez from the Katy Independent School District in Texas.

Tina has lived and worked in North Texas throughout her career as a classroom teacher, instructional specialist, and district program coordinator. She has overseen an elementary bilingual program that serves almost 10,000 students and now supports secondary ELL students and teachers.

Tan Huynh knows firsthand what its like to be an English Language learner. He is a passionate voice in the ESL/ELL community and when you listen to this episode of Boosting Achievement you'll learn why! Tan can be reached on Twitter at @TanELLclassroom

In this first episode of Boosting Achievement, Carol Salva talks about her passion for working with ESL learners and her desire to share her learning, as well as draw from the learning of others.