The ILC Public Education Institute Educator Webinars give teachers the latest teaching strategies for working with immigrant students and and lesson plans for teaching about immigration in K-12 and adult classrooms. The Institute convenes the best education experts for free, professional development training every July in the two-day Immigrant Student Success virtual conference that features many experts and throughout the year for educator webinars. In addition to the online conference and webinars for educators, we host Immigrant Integration Webinars on related topics including immigrant trauma, local integration policies and re-framing the immigration narrative. We have also created “Welcome to the New World Curriculum and Learning Guide,” a series of lessons based on Welcome to the New World by Jake Halpern, a nonfiction graphic novel following the Aldabaans, a family of Syrian refugees. The curriculum is appropriate for English or social studies classes in grades seven to 11.
A wealth of resources from our webinar series, including material from the 2022 Immigrant Student Success: Strategies and Tools for K-12 and Adult Educators virtual conference, are available below.
To explore more of our educational resources, check out our account on Share My Lesson or explore our Educator Resource Hub, a searchable collection of more than 100 resources for teachers of immigrants and immigration.
Download our new teacher resource, Teaching Immigration and the American Revolution.
Recent Webinar
2022 Immigrant Student Success Toolkit
Learn how to support your immigrant and refugee students and integrate immigration into your curricula with The ILC’s annual Immigrant Student Success conference. New this year: Specialized sessions for early childhood and elementary, middle and high, and adult ESOL educators. This year’s conference covered:
- How to foster belonging, identity and self-efficacy in your students
- How to incorporate culturally relevant pedagogies
- How more diverse books can improve student outcomes
- How to strengthen teacher-student relationships
- The impact of immigration on school safety
- Using theater to build student confidence in ESOL classrooms
- New immigration lesson plans from The ILC Public Education Institute
- And much more!
The ILC’s free virtual conference is for teachers, librarians, administrators, volunteers, social workers, community leaders and anyone interested in immigrants and immigration in K-12 and adult classrooms. This was the tenth annual Immigrant Student Success conference. The conference toolkit featuring highlights and resources is available here. Resources and recordings from this year’s conference are available below.
Day One – Tuesday, July 12, 11 AM – 2 PM
(all times EDT)
Recording available here.
Homework/prep activity
Watch ONE of the following videos:
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
The Role of Belonging in Immigrant Education
- Jessica Lander, ELL History/Civics Teacher, author, Making Americans: Stories of Historic Struggles, New Ideas, and Inspiration in Immigrant Education
Resources
- Resource list
- Jessica’s Jamboard
- Jessica’s Padlet
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Immigration and School Safety: Highlighting the Roles of Teachers and School Resource Officers (SROs)
- Anthony Peguero, PhD, Arizona State University
- Jennifer Bondy, PhD, Arizona State University
12:15 PM – 12:50 PM
Education Across Borders: Immigration, Race and Identity in the Classroom
- Jalene Tamerat, EdD, Sposato Graduate School of Education, Boston, MA
- Patrick Sylvain, PhD, Simmons University
- Adam Strom (moderator), Re-Imagining Migration
Resources
12:50 PM – 1:40 PM
Learning to See Race: Making Sense of Unexamined Beliefs and Rhetorical Paradoxes
- Alaisa Grudzinski, EdD, Sewanhaka High School, NY
1:40 PM – 1:57 PM
Discussion
- Adam Strom (moderator), Re-Imagining Migration
- Alaisa Grudzinski, EdD, Sewanhaka High School, NY
- Jalene Tamerat, EdD, Sposato Graduate School of Education, Boston, MA
- Anthony Peguero, PhD, Arizona State University
ADULT EDUCATION SESSION
11:00 AM – 11:25 AM
Transferable Skills in Digital Literacy with Padlet
- Christiana Gianetta, The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc.
11:25 AM – 11:45 AM
Drama for Dialogue, Learning and Community
- Kathleen McGovern, PhD, University of Southern Maine
Resources
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Teaching to the Test: A Practical Guide to the Preparation of Immigrants and Refugees for the Citizenship Interview
- Andy Koppel, The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc.
Resources
- Script for Mock U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Naturalization Interview and Test – Teacher Version
- Script for Mock U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Naturalization Interview and Test – Student Version
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATOR SESSION
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
Identity Affirmation Through Literature, Language and Storytelling
- Emily Francis, Concord High School, NC
Resources
12:45 PM – 1:00 PM
Highlight Immigrant Stories and Contributions in U.S. History with The ILC Teaching Resources
- Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute
- Ariana Moir, The ILC Public Education Institute
Resources
ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR SESSION
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
The Power of Authenticity: Selecting Authentic Representations of Immigration Stories from Children’s Literature to Enrich Teaching, Learning and Living
- Laura M Jimenez, PhD, Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
- Andrea Bien, PhD, Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Teach to Reach: Creating a Dynamic and Diverse Classroom Library
- Jill Eisenberg, Lee & Low Books
Resources
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Discussion
- Laura M Jimenez, PhD, Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
- Andrea Bien, PhD, Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
- Jill Eisenberg, Lee & Low Books
Educator Resource Library
| Title | Description | Media | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching Chinese Immigration in the 19th Century: Lesson Plans and Resources | Lesson plans and resources to teach about Chinese immigration in the 19th century | The Immigrant Learning Center | |
| Teaching Immigration and the American Revolution: Lesson Plans and Resources | Lesson plans and resources to teach about immigration and the American Revolution | The Immigrant Learning Center | |
| How Hate Became Mainstream | Recording of Immigration and 1920s KKK: Teaching with Primary Source Documents webinar | Video | Jill Weiss Simins, Indiana Historical Bureau |
| Using the Teaching Resources for “100% American: Ku Klux Klan and Immigration in the 1920s” | Recording of Immigration and 1920s KKK: Teaching with Primary Source Documents webinar | Video | Adam Strom, Re-Imagining Migration |
| Discussion | Recording of Immigration and 1920s KKK: Teaching with Primary Source Documents webinar | Video | Adam Strom, Re-Imagining Migration; Jill Weiss Simins, Indiana Historical Bureau |
| Welcome to the New World Curriculum and Learning Guide | Curriculum and Learning Guide for the graphic novel Welcome to the New World | The ILC Public Education Institute | |
| Understanding the Refugee Experience | Recording of Understanding the Refugee Experience webinar | Video | Jake Halpern, author; Kira Simon, No Place for Hate; Naji Aldabaan |
| First-Person Refugee Narratives in the Classroom | Presentation Recording from Teaching the Refugee Experience webinar | Video | Maher Mahmood, filmmaker |
| Welcome to the New World | Presentation Recording from Teaching the Refugee Experience webinar | Video | Jake Halpern, author |
| Welcome to the New World Student Activities | Presentation Recording from Teaching the Refugee Experience webinar | Video | Kira Simon, No Place for Hate |
| Welcome to the New World Curriculum and Learning Guide Introduction | Presentation Recording from Teaching the Refugee Experience webinar | Video | Meghan Rosenberg, curriculum specialist |
| Discussion: Teaching the Refugee Experience | Recording from Teaching the Refugee Experience webinar | Video | Max Echevarria, teacher; Maher Mahmood, filmmaker; Kira Simon, No Place for Hate; Meghan Rosenberg, curriculum specialist; Jake Halpern, author |
| Immigration Data and Policy Update | Presentation Slides from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute | |
| Immigration Data and Policy Update | Presentation Recording from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Video | Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute |
| Impact of Anti-immigrant Bias and Identity Formation | Presentation Slides from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Adam Strom, Re-imagining Migration | |
| Impact of Anti-immigrant Bias and Identity Formation | Presentation Recording from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Video | Adam Strom, Re-imagining Migration |
| Creating “Safe Zones” in the Year 2020 | Presentation Slides from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Fatuma Mohamed and Candace J. Black, PhD | |
| Creating “Safe Zones” in the Year 2020 | Presentation Recording from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Video | Fatuma Mohamed and Candace J. Black, PhD |
| Undocumented Immigrant Students | Presentation Slides from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Cynthia Carvajal, PhD, CUNY Initiative on Immigration and Education | |
| Undocumented Immigrant Students | Presentation Recording from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Video | Cynthia Carvajal, PhD, CUNY Initiative on Immigration and Education |
| Discussion: Supporting Immigrant Students / Schools and Teachers as Support Network | Presentation Recording from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Video | Cynthia Carvajal, Candace J. Black, Jalene Tamerat |
| Implicit Bias | Presentation Slides from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Clare Maxwell, The ILC | |
| Implicit Bias | Presentation Recording from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Video | Clare Maxwell, The ILC |
| Speak Up at School: How to Respond to Everyday Prejudice, Bias and Stereotypes | Presentation Slides from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Julie Bradley and Amy Melik, Teaching Tolerance advisory board members | |
| Speak Up at School: How to Respond to Everyday Prejudice, Bias and Stereotypes | Presentation Recording from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Video | Adam Strom, Re-imagining Migration |
| ELL Preparedness | Presentation Slides from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Webpage | Jalene Tamerat, PhD, Charles Sposato Graduate School of Education |
| ELL Preparedness | Presentation Recording from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Video | Jalene Tamerat, PhD, Charles Sposato Graduate School of Education |
| Learning Arc and Storytelling | Presentation Slides from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Adam Strom, Re-imagining Migration | |
| Learning Arc and Storytelling | Presentation Recording from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Video | Adam Strom, Re-imagining Migration |
| Using your personal story to build relationships with students | Presentation Slides from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Emily Francis, Concord High School, NC | |
| Using your personal story to build relationships with students | Presentation Recording from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Video | Emily Francis, Concord High School, NC |
| Telling Immigrant Stories: Graphic Narratives | Presentation Recording from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Video | Jake Halpern |
| Telling Immigrant Stories: Videos | Presentation Recording from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Video | Michael Sheridan, Community Supported Film |
| Discussion: Telling Immigrant Stories | Presentation Recording from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Video | Jake Halpern, Michael Sheridan, Emily Francis |
| Reaching and Teaching English Learners Using Resources from Teaching Tolerance | Presentation Slides from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Julie Bradley and Amy Melik, Teaching Tolerance advisory board members | |
| Reaching and Teaching English Learners Using Resources from Teaching Tolerance | Presentation Recording from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Video | Julie Bradley and Amy Melik, Teaching Tolerance advisory board members |
| Discussion: Centering the Immigrant Voice Across the Curriculum | Presentation Recording from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Video | Julie Bradley, Amy Melik, Stephen Burby, Federico Salas-Isnardi |
| Research on the impact of the pandemic on adult education practices | Presentation Recording from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar | Video | Federico Salas-Isnardi, Houston Mayor’s Office for Adult Literacy |
| Online Workshop Toolkit | 5 Things Teachers Can Do | The ILC | |
| Resource List: Centering Immigration in Your Curriculum | Resource List from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar Chat Box | The ILC | |
| Resource List: Remote Learning | Resource List from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar Chat Box | The ILC | |
| Resource List: Storytelling | Resource List from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar Chat Box | The ILC | |
| Resource List: Teaching ELLs and immigrant students | Resource List from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar Chat Box | The ILC | |
| Resource List: Undocumented students | Resource List from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar Chat Box | The ILC | |
| Resource List: Books | Resource List from 2020 Immigrant Student Success Webinar Chat Box | The ILC | |
| Seeing Contemporary Immigration through an Historic Lens | Presentation Slides from 2020 Understanding Immigration Today: Current Events in the Classroom Webinar | Adam Strom, Re-imagining Migration | |
| Seeing Contemporary Immigration through an Historic Lens | Presentation Recording from 2020 Understanding Immigration Today: Current Events in the Classroom Webinar | Video | Adam Strom, Re-imagining Migration |
| Strategies for Teaching Current Events in the Classroom | Presentation Slides from 2020 Understanding Immigration Today: Current Events in the Classroom Webinar | Laura Tavares, Facing History and Ourselves | |
| Strategies for Teaching Current Events in the Classroom | Presentation Recording from 2020 Understanding Immigration Today: Current Events in the Classroom Webinar | Video | Laura Tavares, Facing History and Ourselves |
| Understanding Immigration Today Summary and Resource Guide | Summary and Resource Guide from 2020 Understanding Immigration Today: Current Events in the Classroom Webinar | The Immigrant Learning Center Public Education Institute | |
| Changing the Conversation About Migration: Tools for Educators | Presentation Slides from 2019 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Liz Dawes Duraisingh and Sarah Sheya, Project Zero | |
| Changing the Conversation About Migration: Tools for Educators | Presentation Recording from 2019 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Liz Dawes Duraisingh and Sarah Sheya, Project Zero |
| Understanding Immigration Today Summary and Resource Guide | Summary and Resource Guide from 2019 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | The Immigrant Learning Center Public Education Institute | |
| Angel Island Curriculum Guides | Curriculum and other resources for teaching about the history of Angel Island | Website | Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation |
| Analyzing Anti-Immigrant Attitudes in Political Cartoons | Blog post, teaching ideas and primary source documents about teaching using anti-immigrant cartoons | Website | Re-imagining Migration |
| Current Events Teacher Checklist | Teacher checklist for teaching current events to middle and high school students | Website | Facing History and Ourselves |
| Out of Eden Learn | Free online learning program for youth around the world | Website | Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Scholastic |
| Primary Source | K-12 lesson plans and resource guides on global issues, cultures and histories. | Website | Primary Source |
| Title | Description | Media | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culturally Responsive Teaching in Physical & Virtual Classrooms | On-demand webinar discussing how to ensure all students have access to an education that has a positive impact. | Webinar | Education Week |
| Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Remote Education | Resources to center equity and culturally responsive-sustaining education as teaching and learning moves online | Website | NYU Metro Center |
| Supporting Families of ELs During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Tips for engaging and supporting families of EL learners. | Website | TESOL International |
| Getting Ready to Teach Next Year | Online Learning Tips | Website | Edutopia |
| Ten Strategies for Teaching English-Language Learners Online | Strategies for supporting ELL students with online learning. | Website | Education Week |
| Engaging Immigrant & English Learner Families in a Virtual World: 10 Lessons Learned | Strategies for supporting EL families with virtual learning | Website | Immigrant Connections |
| Title | Description | Media | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waking Dream: DACA Stories, Lesson Plans and Discussion Guides | Presentation Slides from 2019 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Theo Rigby, iNation Media | |
| Waking Dream: DACA Stories, Lesson Plans and Discussion Guides | Presentation Recording from 2019 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Theo Rigby, iNation Media |
| Waking Dream | Series of short videos, with accompanying curriculum, following the lives and challenges of DACA recipients | Website | iNation Media |
| Green Card Voices | Project to capture immigrant stories through videos, books and programs | Website | Green Card Voices |
| 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 | Webinar discussing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration Policy Update 2020 | Presentation Slides from 2020 Understanding Immigration Today webinar | An Le, Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement, Boston, MA | |
| Immigration Policy Update 2020 | Presentation Recording from 2020 Understanding Immigration Today webinar | Video | An Le, Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement, Boston, MA |
| Explainer: Migration | Handout for students about migration | Facing History and Ourselves | |
| Impact of Immigration Enforcement and Rhetoric on Students | Presentation Recording from 2019 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | John Rogers, PhD, Institute for Democracy, Education and Access, UCLA |
| School and Society in the Age of Trump | Report based on a survey of more than 500 high school principals nationwide | John Rogers | |
| 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 |
| Immigration Data and Trends | Presentation Slides from 2019 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute | |
| Immigration Data and Trends | Presentation Recording from 2019 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 |
| Immigrant Profiles by State | Fact sheets by state 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching English with Immigrant Narratives | Presentation Slides from 2019 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Federico Salas-Isnardi, FSI Diversity and Education | |
| Teaching English with Immigrant Narratives | Presentation Recording from 2019 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Federico Salas-Isnardi, FSI Diversity and Education |
| Integrating Immigration into Read-Aloud and Literary Curricula | Presentation Slides from 2019 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Kira Simon and Jinnie Spiegler, Anti-Defamation League | |
| Integrating Immigration into Read-Aloud and Literary Curricula | Presentation Recording from 2019 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Kira Simon and Jinnie Spiegler, Anti-Defamation League |
| Books Matter: Children’s Literature | Book lists for various ages to bring challening topics and diverse perspectives into the classroom | Website | Anti-Defamation League |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating Welcoming Classrooms: How Understanding the Concept of Implicit Bias Can Strengthen Your Teaching | Introduction to the concept identified by some researchers as implicit bias, and lessons teachers can learn to create safer and more welcoming classrooms | The Immigrant Learning Center Public Education Institute | |
| Understanding Immigration Today Summary and Resource Guide | Summary, tips and resource guide from 2020 Understanding Immigration Today webinar for educators | The Immigrant Learning Center Public Education Institute | |
| Cultivating Upstanders and Welcomers in Classroom and Community | Presentation Slides from 2019 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Rachel Peric, Welcoming America, and Art and Remembrance | |
| Cultivating Upstanders and Welcomers in Classroom and Community | Presentation Recording from 2019 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Rachel Peric, Welcoming America, and Art and Remembrance |
| Strategies to Mitigate Immigrant Student Trauma | Presentation Recording from 2019 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Rachel Peric, Welcoming America, and Art and Remembrance; John Rogers, Institute for Democracy, Education and Access, UCLA; Federico Salas-Isnardi, FSI Diversity and Education; Theo Rigby, iNation Media |
| Building Empathy, Courage and Inclusiveness in the Classroom | Presentation Recording from 2019 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Kira Simon, Anti-Defamation League; Liz Dawes Duraisingh and Sarah Sheya, Project Zero; Adam Strom, Re-imagining Migration |
| Impact on Students and Resources for Teachers | Presentation recording from 2019 workshop Teaching Immigration Now | Video | John Rogers, PhD, Director, UCLA’s Institute for Democracy, Education and Access, UCLA |
| Teaching Immigration Now Summary and Resource Guide | Summary, tips and resource guide from 2019 Teaching Immigration Now webinar for educators | The Immigrant Learning Center Public Education Institute | |
| Supporting & Protecting Undocumented Students | Guide to what schools and leaders can do to help the undocumented community | Website | Community for Accredited Online Schools |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working With Undocumented Families | Article for adults working with children living in fear of immigration concerns | Website | Alina Ramirez-Ponce, Ph.D., LCSW-S |
| 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 | Video from 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study Table for the Civics Portion of the U.S. Naturalization Test | Quiz yourself or your students on the 100 possible questions in the civics portion of the U.S. Naturalization Test. Designed for use with multilingual learners. | The Immigrant Learning Center | |
| ESL/ELL Resources To Succeed In School | Collection of resources for students, parents and teachers | Website | Community for Accredited Online Schools |
| 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 |
| Inspiring English Language Learners | Blog by an ESOL educator. In English and Spanish. | Website | Astrid Emily Francis |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positioning (all) Students in the Context of Migration | Presentation Slides from 2019 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Adam Strom, Re-imagining Migration | |
| Positioning (all) Students in the Context of Migration | Presentation Recording from 2019 Immigrant Student Success Workshop | Video | Adam Strom, Re-imagining Migration |
| Safe Healing and Learning Spaces Toolkit | Resource for educators to create a secure, caring and predictable space for children living with conflict or crisis | Website | International Rescue Committee |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |