WEBINAR: Beyond Language Development: Designing Quality Opportunities to Learn for Newcomer Students

In this brief webinar hosted by WestEd, participants will explore how to design systems that support newcomer English Learners in accessing rigorous, grade-level learning. Participants will examine how Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL) principles—academic rigor, high expectations, quality interactions, sustained language focus, and quality curricula—can guide instruction that builds both understanding and academic language.