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1. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
   A Conversation with Matt de la Peña
   Tune in to hear Matt discuss some of the thinking behind his newest novel, We Were Here.
   
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 7  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Boars and Baseball: Making Connections
   In this lesson, students will make text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections after reading In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson. After sharing and discussing connections, students choose and plan a project that makes a personal connection to the text.
3. Professional Development | Grades   K – 12  |  Online Professional Development  |  Web Seminar
   Confidence in Community Literacies: Bilingual Writers Reading the World
   In this Web seminar, join Steven Alvarez in considering how the strengths of after-school community programs—connecting with language-minoritized communities in ways that build relationships of trust, or confianza, between parents, extended families, and caring adults in neighborhoods—can inform our practices as teachers of English language learners.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Nature Study Outdoor Treasure Hunts (with Spanish language option)
   Students take a walk on the wild side when they research an animal and create a scavenger hunt activity for their classmates.
5. Professional Development | Grades   K – 12  |  Online Professional Development  |  Web Seminar
   On Demand Web Seminar Package: Supporting English Language Learners
   Take the guesswork out of choosing the best on demand Web seminars while building your professional library on supporting English language learners.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Proverbs: At Home and around the World
   In this lesson, students work with proverbs from home and from around the world, exploring how these maxims are tied to a culture's values and everyday experience.
7. Professional Development | Grades   K – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Position Statement
   Second-Language Literacy Instruction
   This position statement offers recommendations on ways to support second-language learners.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Sí, Se Puede: Making a Difference, One Letter at a Time
   After reading the book ¡Si, Se Puede!/Yes, We Can!: Janitor Strike in L.A., students learn about labor unions, strikes, and organizing for change. Students interview staff members in their school to learn about their daily work life, and write persuasive advocacy letters.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   When I Was Young In...A Literature to Language Experience
   Past meets present in this lesson in which students practice verb tense when they write personal short stories that they then publish in a flip book.