ABOUT THIS EPISODE
You’ll be inspired by this week’s ML Chat guest, Valentina Gonzalez. Her journey began as an immigrant and language learner, and she is now a 25-year veteran in multilingual education and co-author of Welcome to Teaching Multilingual Learners. An advocate for ML students and language-rich classrooms, Valentina supports teachers through embedded coaching and practical strategies to honor students’ native languages.
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