Creating High-Quality Learning Opportunities for Multilingual Learners

MAY 5, 2026 | 2:00 ET  |  Cost: FREE

The first edition of Amplifying the Curriculum (Teachers College Press, 2019) quickly became a bestseller by offering an ambitious model for educators to design tasks, lessons, and units of study that invite English Learners and other students in need of language and literacy support to engage in meaningful and intellectually engaging learning.

Join editors Aída Walqui, George C. Bunch, and Peggy Mueller for a free webinar that looks at the book’s key contributions and explores the central argument that instruction should amplify—rather than simplify—expectations, concepts, texts, and learning tasks. The editors will be joined in conversation by moderator Magaly Lavadenz, Co-Director of Bilingual/Bicultural Education in the School of Education at Loyola Marymount University.

This webinar is for teacher educators, elementary and secondary teachers (PK–12), curriculum coordinators, professional developers, school administrators, scholars, researchers, and all others who work with multilingual learners.
REGISTRATION

To register for this free webinar, click here ⎋ (registration form will open in a new window).

ABOUT THE EDITORS

Aída Walqui directs the National Research and Development Center to Improve Education for Secondary English Learners, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences and housed at WestEd, where she started the Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL) initiative. George C. Bunch is professor and former chair of education at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Peggy Mueller is a lifelong educator, teacher educator, curriculum developer, and education policy analyst.

FAQ

What does the webinar cost?

This webinar is free of charge. Additionally, attendees will have the opportunity to order the book at an exclusive, one-time discount.

Will this webinar be recorded?

Yes, and the recording will be distributed to all registrants a few days after the webinar. That's why we recommend registering even if you aren't sure you can make this date or time.

Do you offer professional development certificates?

Sorry, we don’t issue professional development certificates for Teachers College Press webinars, though those who attend the webinar live will receive an email from Zoom confirming their attendance. The email will arrive 24 hours after the completion of the webinar.

Will there be a Q&A?

Yes—you will have an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the webinar.