EXCEPTIONAL COURSES, TRAININGS AND RESOURCES TO ELEVATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND EXPERTISE WITH BILINGUAL & MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS (BMLs, EAL, ELL, ESL Students)
A HIGHLY-TRAINED TEACHER IS ONE OF THE GREATEST RESOURCES THAT BILINGUAL & MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS CAN HAVE
Maria’s parents ask her teacher, Sara, how long it should take Maria to learn English as a complete beginner. Sara’s not quite sure about the answer.
After working with Amir for the past two years, his teacher Michael feels he may have a learning disability. He’s very good at speaking and listening but his writing skills are 2-3 years below his speaking levels. Michael knows that Amir is not a native English speaker so he’s confused as to whether he should recommend him to special education for a psychological assessment or not.
Sara and Michael are good educators. The problem is, they’ve just never received training to understand the specific language and learning needs of BMLs. Despite the fact that bilingual and multilingual learners (BMLs, ESL, EAL/ELLs) are now the fastest-growing student group in English-speaking schools today, most educators do not receive any training to understand bilingualism, multilingualism or the strategies that help BMLs thrive in school. This can lead to numerous negative consequences like: language loss, lack of academic progress, cultural disconnect and even inappropriate diagnoses of learning and/or language disorders.
We’re on a global mission to change this.
Our courses, trainings and resources have helped educators all over the world improve their knowledge-base and teaching practises with BMLs. So many of our educators have gone on to make transformational changes to support their learners. They’re helping families to maintain their home languages while at the same time, adding high-level English to their language repertoires. Teachers and school principals are changing policies, procedures and welcoming new teaching approaches. Educators from kindergarten to secondary school are elevating their expertise with new strategies for planning, teaching and assessment. They’re taking action to ensure instruction is more equitable and inclusive for their BMLs.
Will you be one of them?
WHO WE ARE
We are the Centre for Educators of Bilingual and Multilingual Learners (BMLs), a UK-based social enterprise with a mission to spread expertise about BMLs to schools, teachers (and even parents) worldwide.
WHAT WE DO
Through our high-quality, online courses and consulting services, we’re helping teachers everywhere learn the best practises for reaching and teaching their BMLs.
OUR IMPACT
All across the globe, our teachers are reporting transformative experiences as a result of learning about BMLs in our courses and trainings. See our testimonials below.
What Participants Have Said About our Educator’s Course, ‘Bilingual and Multilingual Learners from the Inside-Out’
