Promote inclusive classrooms, combat prejudice and integrate immigration into your lesson plans.
Immigration is a contentious topic in and out of the classroom. How do you create classrooms where all students feel welcome and prepared to succeed? Learn how to integrate themes of migration into classroom and school culture, build relationships among all your students, and create more welcoming environments for everyone in the free, interactive, online workshop Immigrant Student Success: Models and Tools for K-12 and Adult Educators on July 9 and 10 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT.
This annual workshop brings you the latest resources, tools and techniques for addressing the current challenges and opportunities of teaching immigrant students. Whether you are an ESOL (English for Speakers of other Languages) teacher, or your classroom is a mix of English Language Learners (ELLs) and native English speakers, this workshop can help you bring out the best in all your students.
This free professional development opportunity is for teachers, librarians, administrators, volunteers, community leaders and others interested in promoting the success of students of any age or nationality. Register now for new lectures, group activities, chat rooms, panel discussions and presentations from experts nationwide to learn how to:
- Integrate immigration into your courses
- Self-reflect and build relationships with and among students
- Contextualize immigration stories of both foreign- and U.S.-born students
- Empower immigrant students and their families
- Create more welcoming classrooms, and more
Certificates of completion are available upon request. A complete resource library is available below with materials curated from the past seven years of online workshops for educators.
I felt like after every session, I came away with either clear, key facts to combat misconceptions, a better understanding of rich ideas, what these things feel like to an immigrant student/parent/teacher experiencing them, or concrete ideas for how these can be applied. Thank you for offering this excellent event, and for free, which put it within my reach.
– 2018 Participant
Meet the Presenters:
Adam Strom
Re-Imagining Migration
Adam Strom connects the academy to classrooms by using scholarship to encourage learning about identity, bias, and the challenges and opportunities of civic engagement in a globalized world. He has developed resources used by millions of students around the world including Stories of Identity: Religion, Migration, and Belonging in a Changing World and the viewer’s guide to I Learn America. Adam previously worked at Facing History and Ourselves.
Rachel Peric
Welcoming America
Rachel Peric works to create communities where all residents can thrive and belong. She helped grow Welcoming America into an award-winning organization with a global footprint that develops innovations in immigrant integration. Rachel serves on the board of Art and Remembrance, which uses art and personal narrative to recognize individual courage. She previously directed MCAEL, a community literacy coalition.
Federico Salas-Isnardi
FSI Diversity and Education
Federico has a passion for developing narratives of inclusion and social justice in diverse communities. He has 30 years of experience in adult literacy, linguistics, diversity training and storytelling, and he contributed in the creation of today’s standardized United States Naturalization Test. He is the coauthor of Future – English for Work, Life, and Academic Success and Future U.S. Citizens. Federico recently served as interim CEO of Literacy Texas.
Kira Simon
Anti-Defamation League
Kira began her career as an elementary school teacher, and she brings her classroom experience into her work with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). She strives to help fellow educators understand the value of diversity and multiculturalism in order to address bullying and bring out the best in their students. Kira previously worked with ADL’s Read4Respect program and with delegations to the National Youth Leadership Mission.
Sarang Sekhavat, JD
MA Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition
Sarang Sekhavat, JD, is the federal policy director at the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition. Sarang was an immigrant rights advocate in New York City, where he designed a legal training program, and he served as the interim-director for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee’s New York Office.
Denzil Mohammed
The ILC Public Education Institute
Denzil Mohammed is an intercultural communications professional who, since 2011, has managed specialized online education, a variety of research initiatives, and collaborative public events that promote immigrants as economic and social assets to America as director of The ILC Public Education Institute.
Educator Resource Library
| Title | Description | Media | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huddled Mass or Second Class?: Challenging Anti-Immigrant Bias in the U.S. | K-12 curriculum unit to build empathy, establish facts, and empower students to challenge discrimination | Website | Anti-Defamation League |
| We Were Strangers Too: Learning about Refugees through Art | Middle and high school lesson using artwork to help students understand the refugee crisis and promote empathy | Website | Anti-Defamation League |
| What is the Dream Act and Who Are the Dreamers? | High school lesson in which students learn about the DREAM act and reflect on different perspectives | Website | Anti-Defamation League |
| Who Are the Children at Our Border? | Middle and high school lesson in which students learn about why unaccompanied children seek entry to the United States and reflect on how to respond | Website | Anti-Defamation League |
| Becoming American: Immigration Experiences | This lesson focuses on the experiences of Chinese and Jewish immigrants in America during the late 1800s as a means of exploring the process of becoming “American” and looks at what makes someone an American | Website | Facing History |
| Art & Remembrance Lesson Plans | Series of lesson plans and resources that connect the art and story of Holocaust survivor Esther Nisenthal Krinitz to contemporary human migration and human rights issues | Website | Art & Remembrance |
| What is Our Obligation to Asylum Seekers? | Lesson plan to help students understand international and US policy on asylum and its human consequences | Website | Facing History and Ourselves |
| The Immigration Detention Syllabus | Sixteen-part series of readings and tools to support education, research and action to examine the U.S. immigration detention system | Website | Freedom for Immigrants |
| Islamic Networks Group | Several lessons for middle school through college audiences, teaching about Muslims and their faith | Website | Islamic Networks Group |
| Teaching Immigration with the Immigrant Stories Project | A three-unit curriculum for students grades 8 to adult that helps students learn about immigration, past and present, through original video stories made by immigrants and refugees. | The Advocates for Human Rights | |
| Energy of a Nation, Immigrants in America, 3rd Ed. | Comprehensive curriculum for teaching about immigration for students in grades 8 to adult, with a module for upper elementary and middle grade students. | Website | The Advocates for Human Rights |
| Podcasting the Immigrant Experience | This project was implemented by 8th grade students, but this lesson plan can be adapted for students at other grade levels. | Website | Share My Lesson |
| Everyday Bias | In this lesson, students explore implicit and explicit bias, learn about recent incidents of everyday bias and self-reflect about situations in which they have experienced or encountered everyday type of bias. | Website | Anti-Defamation League |
| Hispanic Heritage Month Resource Collection | Curated collection of lesson plans, activities, and classroom resources from Share My Lesson. | Website | Share My Lesson |
| Telling the Family Story | The finished product of this lesson is an illustrated book and an opportunity to read the story aloud to others. | Website | Share My Lesson |
| Lesson Plans to Create More Welcoming Classrooms | Slides from the 2017 Immigrant Student Success workshop | Sara Burnett, LMNO Educational Consulting | |
| Lesson Plans to Create More Welcoming Classrooms | Recording from the 2017 Immigrant Student Success workshop | Video | Sara Burnett, LMNO Educational Consulting |
| Discovering our Shared History: An ESOL Curriculum | Slides from the 2017 Immigrant Student Success workshop | Sarah Lynn, Pearson English Language Teaching | |
| Discovering our Shared History: An ESOL Curriculum | Recording from the 2017 Immigrant Student Success workshop | Video | Sarah Lynn, Pearson English Language Teaching |
| Anti-Bias Resources for Educators | Extensive resources for K-12 educators, administrators, students and family members to promote diversity and anti-bias behavior | Website | Anti-Defamation League |
| Huddled Mass or Second Class?: Challenging Anti-Immigrant Bias in the U.S. | K-12 lesson plans to help students build empathy and understanding for the experiences of immigrants | Website | Anti-Defamation League |
| The Legacies of Chinese Exclusion | Lesson plan examining the question: How has the history of Chinese exclusion shaped enduring attitudes about difference, citizenship, and American identity? | Website | Facing History and Ourselves |
| My Part of the Story: Exploring Identity in the United States | Unit of six lessons designed to launch a course about United States history, literature or civic life through an examination of students’ individual identities | Website | Facing History and Ourselves |
| Becoming American: Exploring Names and Identities | Icebreaker lesson plan in which students create a class identity chart | Website | Facing History and Ourselves |
| Understanding the Global Refugee Crisis | Lesson plan featuring Samantha Power, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and a critical look at a historical moment | Website | Facing History and Ourselves |
| Teach Immigration Lesson Plans | Collection of 23 lesson plans (and growing) on U.S. immigration | Website | Teach Immigration |
| Teaching Immigration with the Immigrant Stories Project | Lessons for grades 8 to adult audiences that help students learn about aspects of United States immigration, past and present, through the personal experiences of immigrants and refugees | The Immigration History Research Center and The Advocates for Human Rights | |
| Changing Demographics: What Can We Do to Promote Respect? | Grade Level 9-12 | Website | Teaching Tolerance |
| How Does Immigration Shape the Nation’s Identity? | Grade Level 9-12 | Website | Teaching Tolerance |
| Building Welcoming Schools | This toolkit an easily accessible way to promote a welcoming school and participate in Welcoming America’s Welcoming Week. | Welcoming America | |
| Living Undocumented | Short film Living Undocumented with lesson plan and resource guide | Website | Dr. Tatyana Kleyn, City College of New York |
| Crossing Borders with Digital Storytelling | Common-Core aligned immigration lesson plan developed by the AIC’s Community Education Center | American Immigration Council | |
| Immigration Lesson Plans | Lessons, printables, references and articles to enhance U.S. immigration history curriculum, including immigration statistics, lessons on Ellis Island, the Pilgrims and much more | Website | TeacherVision |
| Public Broadcasting Lessons on Immigration | Lesson plans, videos, audio and documents about U.S. immigration from PBS | Website | Public Broadcasting System (PBS) |
| Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today | Teacher’s activity guide | Website | Schoolastic |
| Primary Source | K-12 lesson plans and resource guides on global issues, cultures and histories. | Website | Primary Source |
| Title | Description | Media | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waking Dream | Six-episode series showing the reality of young people in the DACA program | Video | Indie Lens Storycast |
| Muslim Youth Voices | Series of stories showing the many identities and experiences of Muslim Americans | Video | Center for Asian American Media |
| Immigrant Student Trauma | Presentation Recording from 2018 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Claire Tesh, LMNO Educational Consulting |
| Immigrants Escaping War and Conflict: Sharing, Learning and Healing | Presentation Slides from 2018 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Claire Tesh, LMNO Educational Consulting | |
| Immigrants Escaping War and Conflict: Sharing, Learning and Healing | Presentation Recording from 2018 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Claire Tesh, LMNO Educational Consulting |
| Creating a Pipeline of Hope and How Teachers and Schools Can Respond | Presentation Recording from 2018 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | David Aguayo, University of Missouri; Eileen Kugler, Embrace Diverse Schools; Alaisa Grudzinski, LCSW-R, Molloy College |
| Immersion: A Short Fiction Film | Twelve-minute film about a ten-year-old boy who has just immigrated from Mexico. He doesn’t speak English but hopes to do well on his math test. | Video | Richard Levien, Director |
| My Immigration Story | Miriam Martinez told her story at TEDxCarverMilitaryAcademy | Video | TEDx Talks |
| Psychological Profile of Immigrant and Refugee Students | Slides from the 2017 Immigrant Student Success workshop | Dr. Usha Tummala-Narra, Lynch School of Education, Boston College | |
| Psychological Profile of Immigrant and Refugee Students | Recording from the 2017 Immigrant Student Success workshop | Video | Dr. Usha Tummala-Narra, Lynch School of Education, Boston College |
| I Learn America trailer | Video clip of the documentary I Learn America that follows five recent immigrants in their senior year at NYC’s International High School at Lafayette | Video | Jean-Michel Dissard |
| Interview with Adult Children of Immigrant Entrepreneurs | Graduate students profiled in The ILC report Adult Children of Immigrant Entrepreneurs speak about their emotional and inspirational journeys to success | YouTube video | The Immigrant Learning Center |
| Promoting Success of Immigrant Students: Charlestown High | A digital story of the struggles of Chinese immigrant students at a Charlestown, MA, high school | YouTube video | Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center |
| Books that Explore the Refugee Experience | List of books for all grade levels on the experiences of refugees around the world | Website | Edutopia |
| How Can Schools Best Support Immigrant Students? | Michael Sadowski, author of the book Portraits of Promise, shares the perspective and voices of successful immigrant students from across the country. | Podcast recording | Dr. Michael Sadowski, Harvard Education Press |
| Asian Immigrants in the U.S. | Recording from 2013 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Dr. Paul Watanabe, University of Massachusetts Boston. |
| Latino Immigrants in the U.S. | Recording from 2013 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Jared Sanchez, University of California |
| Latino Student Success: A Key Driver on the Road to Goal 2025 | Case studies from a report showing how America’s economic future increasingly depends on graduating more Latinos from college | Video | Lumina Foundation |
| Research from Excelencia in Education | Research and data on Latino students in higher education on topics such as “What Works for Latino Students in Higher Education” and “Supporting Latino Community College Students” | Website | Excelencia in Education |
| Growing What Works: Lessons Learned Replicating Promising Practices for Latino Student Success | This report examines the ways in which America can accelerate Latino student success in higher education. It looks at programs and strategies that improve the success of Latino students that can be replicated or scaled up to serve more students. | Excelencia in Education | |
| Immigrant Struggles, Immigrant Gifts | Immigrant Struggles, Immigrant Gifts chronicles the experience of 11 immigrant groups in the U.S. written by 11 experts in their respective fields. | Book | The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc. |
| The Sociology of Immigration | Slides from 2012 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Dr. Lorna Rivera, University of Massachusetts Boston | |
| The Sociology of Immigration Part 1 | Recording from 2012 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Dr. Lorna Rivera, University of Massachusetts Boston |
| The Sociology of Immigration Part 2 | Recording from 2012 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Dr. Lorna Rivera, University of Massachusetts Boston |
| Movie List | List of recommended films that feature the immigrant experience | ||
| Empowering Immigrant Students and Dreamers | Slides from the director and co-producer of the short film Living Undocumented presentation from 2016 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Dr. Tatyana Kleyn, City College of New York | |
| Empowering Immigrant Students and Dreamers | Recording of the director and co-producer of the short film Living Undocumented presentation from 2016 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Dr. Tatyana Kleyn, City College of New York |
| Leaving Family Behind: Understanding the Irregular Migration of Unaccompanied Asylum-seeking Minors | This article focuses on why unaccompanied minors chose to leave their families and their experiences | Ignacio Correa-Velez, Mariana Nardoneand Katharine Knoetze | |
| Stress Related to Immigration Status in Students: A Brief Guide for Schools | Guide for educators on classroom support | Lisa M. Edwards and Jacki Black |
| Title | Description | Media | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-of-its-kind Survey Reveals Alarming Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Public Schools | Findings of a new national survey of educators | Website | The Civil Rights Project, UCLA |
| America’s Evolving Classrooms: Latest Immigration Data | Presentation Slides from 2018 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute | |
| America’s Evolving Classrooms: Latest Immigration Data | Presentation Recording from 2018 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute |
| Immigrants by State | Fact sheets containing demographic and economic information about immigrants by state. | Website | American Immigration Council |
| Mapping Immigrant Populations | Fact sheets for select cities and states containing maps, demographic and economic data | Website | Institute for Immigration Research |
| Immigration Data on Demand | This free service provides customized fact sheets with maps and data on U.S. immigration. | Website | Institute for Immigration Research |
| America’s Changing Classrooms and Communities: Data and Projections | Presentation slides from 2017 Immigrant Student Success workshop | Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute | |
| America’s Changing Classrooms and Communities: Data and Projections | Presentation recording from 2017 Immigrant Student Success workshop | Video | Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute |
| Interactive Immigration Map | An interactive map that depicts how groups of immigrants settled across the United States | Website | New York Times |
| Migration Data Hub | Collection of white papers and interactive data visualization tools about U.S. immigration | Website | Migration Policy Institute |
| Timeline of U.S. Immigration | Slides from 2014 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Dr. Marcia Drew Hohn, The ILC Public Education Institute |
| Title | Description | Media | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identities and Stories as Teaching and Community-building Tools | Presentation slides from 2019 workshop Teaching Immigration Now | Federico Salas-Isnardi, FSI Diversity and Education | |
| Identities and Stories as Teaching and Community-building Tools | Presentation recording from 2019 workshop Teaching Immigration Now | Video | Federico Salas-Isnardi, FSI Diversity and Education |
| Culturally Responsive Teaching Checklist | Checklist and visual to support teachers in reflection and self-assessment | Website | Re-imagining Migration |
| Ecology of Identity | “Human ecosystem” model of identity from psychologist Uri Bronfenbrenner | Website | Re-imagining Migration |
| Multicultural Learning | Set of resources about multicultural education in the classroom | Website | The National Association for Multicultural Education |
| Teacher as Ally: Taking Back the Immigration Narrative | Presentation Slides from 2018 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Federico Salas-Isnardi, Literacy Texas | |
| Teacher as Ally: Taking Back the Immigration Narrative | Presentation Recording from 2018 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Federico Salas-Isnardi, Literacy Texas |
| Developing Critical Consciousness: Five Things Teachers Can Do | Presentation Slides from 2018 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Lisa Dorner, University of Missouri/Missouri Dual Language Network | |
| Developing Critical Consciousness: Five Things Teachers Can Do | Presentation Recording from 2018 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Lisa Dorner, University of Missouri/Missouri Dual Language Network |
| How Teachers’ Pasts Impact Students’ Futures | Presentation Recording from 2018 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Alaisa Grudzinski, LCSW-R, Molloy College |
| Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race | The classic, bestselling book on the psychology of racism, fully revised and updated | Book | Beverly Daniel Tatum |
| Can “Critical Consciousness” Close the Opportunity Gap? | Researchers study how schools engage students of color in analyzing and challenging racial inequity | Article | Sara Rimer, Boston University |
| Patterns and Perceptions: Breaking Down Implicit Bias | Recording from the 2017 Immigrant Student Success workshop | Video | Stacy Davison, Anti-Defamation League |
| Debunking the Middle Class Myth: Why Diverse Schools are Good for All Kids | This book helped change the dialogue about the benefits of diversity for every student. It earned two national Book of the Year awards from The National Association for Multicultural Education and Delta Kappa Gamma International. | Book | Eileen Kugler, Embrace Diverse Schools |
| Models that Value Classroom Diversity | Panel discussion from 2016 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Silja Kallenbach, World Education, Inc.; Eileen Kugler, Embrace Diverse Schools; Claire Tesh, LMNO Educational Consulting; Susan Rojas, The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc. |
| Reflections from Teachers of Culturally Diverse Children | Beginning the journey toward increased cultural competence requires teachers to rethink their assumptions and consider life’s issues through the lenses of people who come from cultural backgrounds different from their own. | Dr. Michaela W. Colombo, Beyond the Journal | |
| ELL Shifting to an Asset-Based Paradigm | Rather than view educating English language learners as a problem, the innovative practioners, scholars and policy analysts writing this issue of VUE urge us to embrace and value ELLs as bicultural, bilingual leaders of the future. | Annenberg Institute for School Reform | |
| White Privilege | Exercise based on Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack | Dr. Peggy McIntosh | |
| You Have to Live in Somebody Else’s Country to Understand | Exercise based on poem You Have to Live in Somebody Else’s Country to Understand | Noy Chao | |
| Developing an Asset-Based Perspective of Immigrant Students | Slides from 2015 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Chiara Magini, The ILC Public Education Institute | |
| Developing an Asset-Based Perspective of Immigrant Students | Recording from 2015 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Chiara Magini, The ILC Public Education Institute |
| Developing an Asset-Based Perspective of Immigrant Students | Worksheet from 2015 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Chiara Magini, The ILC Public Education Institute |
| Title | Description | Media | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impact on Students and Resources for Teachers | Presentation slides from 2019 workshop Teaching Immigration Now | Monica Bauer and Kira Simon, Anti-Defamation League | |
| Impact on Students and Resources for Teachers | Presentation recording from 2019 workshop Teaching Immigration Now | Video | Monica Bauer and Kira Simon, Anti-Defamation League |
| 6 Ways to Be an Ally (En español) | Six simple things youth can do to be an ally to targets of name-calling and bullying, in English and Spanish | Website | Anti-Defamation League |
| 3 Ways to Address the Latest News on Immigration With Your Students | Blog post with suggestions for helping students address fears and reflect on immigration policy changes | Website | Facing History and Ourselves |
| Essential Resources from Re-imagining Migration | List of key resources from 2019 Share My Lesson webinar, “A Framework to Address Anti-Immigrant Bias and Encourage Culturally Responsive Inclusion” | Website | Adam Strom & Aakanksha Gupta, Re-imagining Migration |
| Building Welcoming Schools Teaching and Lesson Activities | Presentation Slides from 2018 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Claire Tesh, LMNO Educational Consulting | |
| Building Welcoming Schools Teaching and Lesson Activities | Presentation Recording from 2018 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Claire Tesh, LMNO Educational Consulting |
| The Inner World of the Immigrant Child | Book telling the story of one teacher’s odyssey to understand immigrant children and create a learning environment that is responsive to their feelings and needs | Website | Christine Igoa |
| Creating a Welcoming Classroom Environment | Article with stages of cultural accommodation and classroom strategies | Website | Colorín Colorado |
| Using a Strengths-Based Approach with ELs: Supporting Students Living with Trauma, Violence and Chronic Stress | Article with strategies | Website | Debbie Zacarian, Lourdes Álvarez-Ortiz and Judie Haynes, Colorín Colorado |
| Traumatic Experiences | Resources for working with children and families who have experienced trauma. | Website | Sesame Street in Communities |
| Supporting Families in a Time of Fear | Article with advice for educators responding to the stress experienced by immigrant students and their families. | Article | Gale Kugler, Educational Leadership |
| How Teachers Can Help Immigrant Kids Feel Safe | Five ways to inform and support immigrant and refugee students. | Article | Amy L. Eva, Greater Good Science Center |
| Anatomy of an Ally | Advice on becoming an effective ally in and out of the classroom. | Article | Teaching Tolerance |
| Immigrant and Refugee Children: Guide for Educators and Support Staff | This guide is for educators, school support staff and service providers who teach, mentor and help open the doors of opportunity for undocumented youth and unaccompanied and refugee children currently living in the United States. | Article | Teaching Tolerance |
| Building Ally Behaviors- Online Course for Educators | This free 20 minute course will help teachers in Grades 3-7 maintain a positive classroom environment that is safe and inclusive so all students can learn and thrive. | online course | Anti-Defamation League |
| Empowering Immigrant Students to be Leaders and Advocates | Slides from the 2017 Immigrant Student Success workshop | Julie Mann, Newcomers High School, NY | |
| Empowering Immigrant Students to be Leaders and Advocates | Recording from the 2017 Immigrant Student Success workshop | Video | Julie Mann, Newcomers High School, NY |
| Innovative Voices in Education: Engaging Diverse Communities | Seventeen innovative educators and community leaders around the world share insights and strategies for building diverse and inclusive school communities. | Book | Eileen Kugler, Embrace Diverse Schools |
| Welcoming Immigrant Students Into the Classroom | Article on best practices to create a welcoming classroom for immigrant students as well as some helpful do’s and don’ts for building relationships with them and their families | Sara Burnett, Edutopia | |
| Promoting a Culture of Welcome for Refugees in Schools | One-hour webinar recording that shows how schools can promote a culture of welcome and models that work | Website | Welcoming America |
| Welcoming Refugees – Education | Stories and case studies of welcoming practices in education throughout the U.S. | Website | Welcoming America |
| Welcoming Week Toolkit | Toolkit designed for adult educators who are interested in building more inclusive classrooms and communities | Welcoming America | |
| The Role of the Teacher in Diverse Classrooms | Slides from 2016 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Federico Salas-Isnardi, Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy & Learning | |
| The Role of the Teacher in Diverse Classrooms | Recording from 2016 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Federico Salas-Isnardi, Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy & Learning |
| Migration of Unaccompanied Children to the U.S.: Factors in Successful Integration | This article focuses on six themes that promote, and at times hinder the successful integration of unaccompanied minors in their communities | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops | |
| Building Support for Student-Centered Learning: A Toolkit | This toolkit is for people who value student-centered approaches to learning, based in solid science and best practice. | Website | Jane Feinberg, Helen Beattie and Daniel Baron, Students at the Center |
| Student-Centered Learning | Slides from 2014 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Dr. Barbara Cervone, What Kids Can Do | |
| Promising Educational Practices for Immigrant Students and All Students | Slides from 2014 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Dr. Susan Eaton, One Nation Indivisible and Harvard University |
| Title | Description | Media | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Informed Immigrant Guides | Resources to support immigrant individuals and families in navigating TPS, DACA, laws and rights, family preparation, detention and deportation, and mental health | Website | Informed Immigrant |
| Building Relationships With Immigrant Communities Through Local Cultural Immersion | An episode of Higher Aspirations, a podcast series for the ELL community, featuring Laura Gardner | Website | Ellevation |
| How to Cultivate Immigrant Parents Leadership Skills and How Immigration Impacts Our Schools | Presentation Slides from 2018 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Laura Gardner, Gardner and Associates: Immigrants, Refugees and Schools; Lisa Dorner, University of Missouri/Missouri Dual Language Network; Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute | |
| How to Cultivate Immigrant Parents Leadership Skills and How Immigration Impacts Our Schools | Presentation Recording from 2018 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Laura Gardner, Gardner and Associates: Immigrants, Refugees and Schools; Lisa Dorner, University of Missouri/Missouri Dual Language Network; Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute |
| Creating Empathy in the Classroom | Presentation Slides from 2018 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Dawn E. Duncan, Concordia College / Narrative 4 | |
| Creating Empathy in the Classroom | Presentation Recording from 2018 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Dawn E. Duncan, Concordia College / Narrative 4 |
| Relationship-building in the Classroom and Community | Presentation Slides from 2018 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Eileen Kugler, Embrace Diverse Schools | |
| Relationship-building in the Classroom and Community | Presentation Recording from 2018 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Eileen Kugler, Embrace Diverse Schools |
| Developing Inclusive Multilingual Family Literacy Projects | Paper describing one school’s attempt to create a unique, asset-based multilingual literacy project with families, including challenges and recommendations | Lisa M. Dorner, et al | |
| Information for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Parents and Guardians and for Schools and School Districts that Communicate with Them | This fact sheet answers common questions about the rights of parents and guardians who do not speak, listen, read, or write English proficiently because it is not their primary language. | U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Education | |
| Making Your First ELL Home Visit: A Guide for Classroom Teachers | Article with practical tips for home visits | Website | Gisela Ernst-Slavit and Michele Mason, Colorín Colorado |
| A Guide for Engaging ELL Families: Twenty Strategies for School Leaders | In-depth document with strategies and resources | Lydia Breiseth, Colorín Colorado | |
| Family Engagement with Refugee Populations | Presentation from the 2018 National Family & Community Engagement conference | Laura Gardner, MSW on behalf of Bridging Refugee Youth & Children’s Services (BRYCS) | |
| Why I’m not involved: Parental involvement from a parent’s perspective | Article sharing an immigrant mother’s personal experience with American education | Website | Jung-Ah Choi |
| Four Stages of Immigrant Parent Involvement | Reprinted with permission: “From Survivors to Leaders: Stages of Immigrant Parent Involvement in Schools” (Young-chan Han, 2012) | Young-chan Han | |
| Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors | Abriendo Puertas / Opening Doors is the nation’s first evidence-based comprehensive training program developed by and for Latino parents with children ages 0-5. | Website | Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors |
| Resources for Supporting Immigrant Families | Resource list for supporting families of K-12 students | Eileen Kugler, Embrace Diverse Schools | |
| Building Partnerships with Immigrant Parents | Creating authentic two-way partnerships with immigrant families by transcending traditional parent involvement approaches | Andrea Sobel and Eileen Gale Kugler, Educational Leadership | |
| Partnering with Parents and Families to Support Immigrant and Refugee Children at School | Supporting the academic success of immigrant and refugee students often focuses on improving their knowledge of English, yet the immigrant experience itself brings challenges beyond learning a new language. | The Center for Health and Healthcare in Schools | |
| Helping immigrant and refugee students succeed | School-based mental health services which partner with families open doors to academic achievement. | The Center for Health and Healthcare in Schools | |
| Is Anyone Listening to Families’ Dreams? | Schools can build partnerships with “invisible” parents through targeted programs that value their dreams and experiences. | Eileen Kugler, Educational Leadership | |
| Debunking Myths by Engaging with Immigrant Students and Parents | Recording from 2016 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Claire Tesh, LMNO Educational Consulting; Eileen Kugler, Embrace Diverse Schools; Tatyana Kleyn, City College of New York; Dana Brown, Malden High School |
| Collaborative Support for English Language Learners | Presentation from 2016 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld, Molloy College | |
| Establishing Optimal Relationships Between Educators, Parents and Students Through Dialogue | Presentation from 2016 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Alaísa Grudzinski, psychotherapist | |
| Alternative Approaches to Teacher-Student-Parent Engagement | Recording from 2016 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Dr. Stephen Burby, Brentwood School District; Andrea Garcia-Fernandez, Year Up; Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld, Molloy College; Alaísa Grudzinski, psychotherapist |
| Emergency Planning Guide for Parents with Uncertain Immigration Status | Resource offering support on how to make care plans for children | Office of the Attorney General Maura Healy |
| Title | Description | Media | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moving Stories | An app to record, share and explore migration stories | Website | Re-Imagining Migration |
| Digital Resources to Create Independent Learning Opportunities for Your ESOL Students | Digital Literacy resource list | First Literacy Resources | |
| Storytelling | Slides from the 2017 Immigrant Student Success workshop | Dr. Elizabeth Venditto, Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota | |
| Storytelling | Videofrom the 2017 Immigrant Student Success workshop | Video | Dr. Elizabeth Venditto, Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota |
| The Building Bridges Welcoming Stories Project | Slides from the 2017 Immigrant Student Success workshop | Julie Mann, Newcomers High School, NY | |
| The Building Bridges Welcoming Stories Project | Recording from the 2017 Immigrant Student Success workshop | Video | Julie Mann, Newcomers High School, NY |
| Crossing Borders with Digital Storytelling | Recording from 2015 Immigrant Students Success Workshop | Video | Sara Burnett, LMNO Educational Consulting |
| Crossing Borders with Digital Storytelling | Lesson plans for using digital storytelling to capture immigration stories | Website | Teach Immigration |
| Building Bridges Through Storytelling: What Are Your Students’ Stories? | Article, booklist and tips for helping ELLs tell their stories | Website | Laura Grisso, Colorín Colorado |
| English Language Learners and the Power of Personal Stories | Article published by The New York Times | Website | Larry Ferlazzo and Katherine Schulten |
| Empowering ELLs with Digital Stories | Article and resources | Website | Rusul Alrubail, Teaching Tolerance |
| How to Incorporate Digital Storytelling to Empower Student Voice | Guide and digital tools | Website | Rusul Alrubail, Edutopia |
| A Guide to Producing Student Digital Storytellers | Article with steps and subject-specific ideas | Website | Michael Hernandez, EdSurge |
| Exploring Young Immigrant Stories | Lesson plan for grades 3-5 | Website | Teaching Tolerance |
| 7 Storytelling Apps That Get English Language Learners Talking | Article with apps for elementary, middle, and high school students | Website | Erin Wilkey Oh, Common Sense Graphite |
| Title | Description | Media | Author |
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| Tasting History: How to Teach Immigration to a Class of Immigrants | Blog post about making a class cookbook with immigrant students | Website | Facing History and Ourselves |
| Academic Language and ELLs: What Teachers Need to Know | Article that helps educators understand the role that academic language plays in their classrooms and in ELL student success | Website | Lydia Breiseth, Colorín Colorado |
| Connect Students’ Background Knowledge to Content in the ELL Classroom | Article with strategies and best practices | Website | Kristina Robertson, Colorín Colorado |
| Immigrant Integration and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) | Reports, case studies, toolkits and more resources for ESOL teachers | Website | World Education |
| Teacher to Teacher: Creative Ideas for Teaching ESOL | Blog posts from an ESOL educator, writer and presenter of development workshops for ESOL teachers | Website | Sarah Lynn |
| Discovering our Shared History: An ESOL Curriculum | Slides from the 2017 Immigrant Student Success workshop | Sarah Lynn, Pearson English Language Teaching | |
| Discovering our Shared History: An ESOL Curriculum | Recording from the 2017 Immigrant Student Success workshop | Video | Sarah Lynn, Pearson English Language Teaching |
| Teaching Language and Content Through Projects | Slides from 2015 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Katie Li, Charlestown High School; Internationals Network for Public Schools | |
| Teaching Language and Content Through Projects | Recording from 2015 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Katie Li, Charlestown High School; Internationals Network for Public Schools |
| ELL Shifting to an Asset-Based Paradigm | Rather than view educating English language learners as a problem, the innovative practioners, scholars and policy analysts writing this issue of VUE urge us to embrace and value ELLs as bicultural, bilingual leaders of the future. | Annenberg Institute for School Reform |
| Title | Description | Media | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immigrant and Refugee Children: Guide for Educators and Support Staff | This guide is for educators, school support staff and service providers who teach, mentor and help open the doors of opportunity for undocumented youth and unaccompanied and refugee children currently living in the United States. | Article | Teaching Tolerance |
| In the Classroom and Beyond: Supporting Refugee Students | Resources from 2018 webinar, including video recording. | Web page | Cities of Migration Learning Exchange webinar series |
| Promoting a Culture of Welcome for Refugees in Schools | One-hour webinar recording that shows how schools can promote a culture of welcome and models that work | Website | Welcoming America |
| Welcoming Refugees – Education | Stories and case studies of welcoming practices in education throughout the U.S. | Website | Welcoming America |
| Books that Explore the Refugee Experience | List of books for all grade levels on the experiences of refugees around the world | Website | Edutopia |
| Title | Description | Media | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Boston | Digital project chronicling the history of immigration to greater Boston since the early nineteenth century | Website | Boston College |
| Global Boston: For Teachers | Unit Plan, including seven lessons and a final project, on different aspects of immigration history in Boston. Aligned with 2018 MA curriculum framework for US History I and II (high school). | Website | Boston College |
| Dreams of Freedom: Boston’s Immigrant Experience exhibit at Skywalk Observatory | Interactive multimedia exhibits that bring to life the experiences of the immigrants who have made Boston their home for more than 400 years | Exhibit | |
| Who We Are: Boston Immigration Then and Now exhibit at Norman P. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library | This exhibition compares the landscape of today’s “new” Boston with that of 100 years ago. | Exhibit | |
| The West End Museum | Neighborhood museum dedicated to the history and culture of the West End of Boston, which was heavily influenced by immigrants and was one of the city’s most diverse neighborhoods | Exhibit | |
| Royall House & Slave Quarters | In the eighteenth century, the Royall House and Slave Quarters was home to the largest slaveholding family in Massachusetts. It is now a museum featuring the only remaining slave quarters in the northern United States. | Exhibit | |
| Boston Black exhibit at the Boston Children’s Museum | The Boston Black exhibit invites dialogue about race, ethnicity, identity and community. | Exhibit |
| Title | Description | Media | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helping Students Make Sense of News Stories about Bias and Injustice | Tools for educators to support students to be part of the conversation | Website | Anti-Defamation League |
| Immigration History | Galleries, articles and videos on immigration throughout U.S. history | Website | History.com |
| Teaching Immigration Now Discussion | Presentation recording from 2019 workshop Teaching Immigration Now | Video | Adam Strom, Re-imagining Migration; Monica Bauer, Anti-Defamation League; Kira Simon, Anti-Defamation League; Federico Salas-Isnardi, FSI Diversity and Education |
| Migration Framework | Questions to ask when teaching stories of migration | Website | Re-imagining Migration |
| 8 Resources Every Undocumented Student Should Know | List of key organizations and resources for undocumented students | Website | Get Schooled |
| Scholarships for DREAMers | List of financial aid opportunities for undocumented students and DREAMers | Website | Get Schooled |
| Family Preparedness Plan | Guide to help everyone create a Family Preparedness Plan, regardless of immigration status; available in English, Spanish and Chinese | Website | Immigrant Legal Resource Center |
| Special Attributes Scholarships | Comprehensive list of scholarships available to undocumented/TPS/DACA students and other groups | Website | Scholarships.com |
| Anti-Semitism and Addressing Hate | Resource collection in response to the tragedy at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh | Website | Share My Lesson |
| Re-imagining Migration Learning Arc | Research-based, comprehensive and actionable set of principles designed to prepare educators and institutions to respond to changing demographics | Website | Veronica Boix Mansilla |
| Understanding Prejudice | Collection of resources and activities on prejudice, discrimination, multiculturalism and diversity | Website | Understanding Prejudice |
| What Teachers Supporting Undocumented Students Should Know | Short article outlining student and family rights as well as tips for educators | Website | Paula Ann Solis |
| Immigrant Student Success: Strategies and Tools for K-12 and Adult Educators | Summary and resource guide from 2018 educator workshop | The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc. | |
| Children of Immigrants Webinar Series | Recorded webinar series sharing research relating to the early learning and development needs of children in immigrant families. | Website | Foundation for Child Development |
| Immigrant Voices and Stories: Empowering Your Immigrant Students | Join experts from Listenwise, Reimagining Migration and UCLA Labor Center for an important conversation on teaching immigrant voices and stories and empowering your immigrant students. | On Demand Webinar | Share My Lesson |
| 3 Ways to Address the Latest News on Immigration with Your Students | This article was written in response to a particular news story, but could be helpful in dealing with any negative news on immigration. | Facing History | |
| The Community College Consortium for Immigrant Education | The CCCIE is a national network of community colleges dedicated to giving immigrants and refugees full access to higher education in order to accelerate their success as new Americans and enable them to achieve their educational, career and personal goals. | Website | The Community College Consortium for Immigrant Education |
| Teacher as Ally and Advocate for Immigrant and Refugee Students | Slides from 2017 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Federico Salas-Isnardi, Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy & Learning, Texas A&M University | |
| Teacher as Ally and Advocate for Immigrant and Refugee Students | Recording from 2017 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Federico Salas-Isnardi, Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy & Learning, Texas A&M University |
| Supporting Immigrant Families in Today’s Climate: What Can Schools Do? | Slides from 2017 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Eileen Kugler, Embrace Diverse Schools | |
| Supporting Immigrant Families in Today’s Climate: What Can Schools Do? | Recording from 2017 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Eileen Kugler, Embrace Diverse Schools |
| Key Elements for Immigrant Student Success | Recording from 2016 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Sarah Lynn of Pearson ELT; Center for Workforce Development, Harvard University |
| Promoting Success of Immigrant Students | Slides from 2014 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Dr. Phitsamay Uy, University of Massachusetts Lowell | |
| Promoting Success of Immigrant Students | Recording from 2014 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Dr. Phitsamay Uy, University of Massachusetts Lowell |
| The History Project | Digital library of images, texts and videos that can be helpful for teaching U.S. immigration history | Website | UC Davis |