Why We Often Miss the Amazing Strengths of Immigrant Students

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Join us as we explore the benefits of combining expertise when working with English language learners and discuss four principles for building our skills in this area. Follow on Twitter: @ASCD @Eklundteaches @bamradionetwork @andreahonigsfel Andrea Honigsfeld, EdD, is Associate Dean and Professor in the Division of Education at Molloy College, Rockville Centre, New York. She directs a doctoral program in Educational Leadership for Diverse Learning Communities. Before entering the field of teacher education, she was an English-as-a-foreign-language teacher in Hungary (Grades 5–8 and adult) and an English-as-a-second-language teacher in New York City (Grades K–3 and adult). Abbie Eklund is a National Board Certified Teacher, achieving certification in 2010 as a middle childhood generalist and ASCD emerging leader.