Ensemble Learning knows every student brings brilliance and strength into the classroom. This is particularly true for students whose first language is not academic English. Our students’ multilingualism is an asset to our school systems and communities. While many policies still refer to these students as English learners we will be transitioning to the more asset-based terms of emergent bilingual students and multilingual learners.
Unlocking equity for all multilingual learners.
Ensemble Learning has a clear mission: To make education equitable for all multilingual learners.
As our name suggests, we understand that no one leader, solution, or organization is up to the challenge alone. Just like every distinct voice in an ensemble chorus contributes to the success of the whole, so must we bring into harmony all of the distinct voices to make education work for every learner in every school in America. When we work together, the results are powerful.
We know things can be better...
- Cookie cutter solutions do not address the challenges at a grassroots level; Every district is different, therefore no canned solution will address their unique needs.
- Data is only a powerful tool if you use it to take action that addresses the root cause.
- Tackling implicit bias is hard work. People who think they don’t have implicit bias are typically the worst offenders.
- School teams are isolated from others working on the same challenges.
- Leadership demands span multiple organizational domains. Prioritizing areas of focus and being an expert in all aspects is a tall order.
...and Ensemble Learning is here to help.
- We work with leadership to develop a systemic strategy to meet your individual organizational and academic challenges to make things meaningful for your staff.
- We help identify data trends and build a plan focused on actionable behavior to improve outcomes.
- Our Professional Development agenda addresses common barriers to effective English Language instruction, customized to fit your organization’s culture.
- Tapping our diverse network of participants, we create cohorts within and outside of your network, to collaborate on solutions and actions.
- One-to-one coaching builds capacity of leadership to support system-wide improvement for all students, especially multilingual learners.