Name: Using Data and Primary Language to Create Equitable Core Class Cohorts
Start: 2026-10-08T15:10:00-0700
End: 2026-10-08T16:00:00-0700

Using Data and Primary Language to Create Equitable Core Class Cohorts

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Thursday October 8, 2026 3:10pm - 4:00pm PDT

Gomes

Limited Capacity seats available

This presentation equips teachers and administrators with practical strategies for leveraging data to thoughtfully cohort students in core classes while ensuring language access as a foundation for content mastery. Participants will learn how to pull and analyze key data points—including academic performance, language proficiency, and learning needs—to create intentional, ability-based cohorts that support student growth. We'll explore how utilizing students' primary language during instruction removes barriers to content understanding and accelerates language development, particularly during the critical middle school years.

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Elvira Ledezma

Curriculum Support Provider, Washington Academic Middle School / Sanger Unified

My name is Elvira Ledezma, and I am a Curriculum Support Provider for teachers at Washington Academic Middle School in Sanger, California. I am a passionate Newcomer advocate with 11 years of teaching experience in Language Development. I am a former Emergent Bilingual Change Agent... Read More →

Thursday October 8, 2026 3:10pm - 4:00pm PDT
Gomes 3rd Floor

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