Name: SE SIG FEATURED SPEAKER: Every Teacher is a Language Teacher: Building Systems that Empower CLDE Staff and Multilingual Learners
Start: 2026-05-09T14:00:00-0600
End: 2026-05-09T14:45:00-0600

Welcome to the 48th Annual CoTESOL Fall Convention!
Dates: November 14-15, 2025
Location: The Conference Center, Adams 12 Five Star Schools, 1500 E. 128th Ave., Thornton, CO 80241

SE SIG FEATURED SPEAKER: Every Teacher is a Language Teacher: Building Systems that Empower CLDE Staff and Multilingual Learners

Saturday May 9, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm MDT

Aspen

As the population of multilingual learners continues to grow across Colorado, schools face the dual challenge of ensuring equitable access to content while accelerating language development. This session will highlight how Harrison School District 2 is reimagining professional learning through a coaching model grounded in Jim Knight’s Impact Cycle and districtwide initiatives such as Newcomer Support, Co-Teaching Academies, Comprehensible Input, Translanguaging, and increasing high-quality student output.
Participants will explore how to design and implement systems that (1) empower CLDE teachers as experts in their buildings, (2) position every teacher as a language teacher, (3) provide asset-based support for students and families, and (4) hold staff accountable for student growth without losing the relational core that makes professional learning effective. Attendees will leave with ideas and examples that they can adapt to their own contexts.
This session is designed for educators, coaches, and leaders who want to move beyond compliance and create sustainable, relationship-driven systems that raise expectations and outcomes for multilingual learners.

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.12(1) ELEMENT A

Audience: Secondary Education

Speakers

Tamie Hollon

CLDE Director, HSD2

Tamie Hollon has been dedicated to education for over 24 years, serving multilingual learners and their teachers with passion and vision. She has taught across all grade levels, K–12, creating inclusive and engaging classrooms with high expectations so that all students thrive... Read More →

Saturday May 9, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm MDT
Aspen

Secondary Education (SE)

Speaker Type Invited Speaker
Session Type Presentation (45 min.)
CDE CLDE Credit CDE CLDE Credit

Fall 2026 CoTESOL Convention

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