Deanna Naffziger Chose Educational Leadership to become an Administrator

Most people have heard about English language learning programs for ESL, Multilingual, and Bilingual students. However, did you know there is a program that embraces dual-language immersion? Dual-Language Immersion Learning is a program where native speakers of one language – usually English – immerses themselves together with a group of students who speak another language…

Did you know? According to the National Education Association, by 2025, 1 out of every 4 children in classrooms across the US will be a new English Language Learner, Multilingual or Bilingual student. New students arriving in the US are usually called newcomers in a school setting. The term ‘newcomers’ is defined as K-12 students born…

My Journey Becoming a Multilingual Teacher – And How it Can Help Your Teaching Outcomes Before becoming an ESL teacher, I taught mainstream education – from preschool age to college level. I was lucky to teach Social Studies, Language Arts, Math, Reading, and Science. I taught at the elementary school level for many years and…