Breaking Down Language Barriers: Tools That Make Multilingual and All Students Shine!

Outline

Introduction - 5 minutes
10 Strategies - 10 minutes
Tools using 4 Domains - 5 minutes
Tools for differentiation - 5 minutes
Game-Based Learning Tools - 5 minutes
AI Tools to empower Multilingual Learners - 5 minutes
World Language Tools - 5 minutes
Closing - 5 minutes

Since this is a poster session, the schedule could be changed based on participants questions.

I have done poster sessions on different facets of multilingual learners for the past 3 years at ISTE, they are always very well attended. This could easily be a lecture/interactive session - if preferred.

Outcomes

After this session, participants will be able to:

1. Learn about 3-5 web resources that support multilingual learners in understanding and/or accessing grade-level content.

2. Understand how to select appropriate tools based on students' language proficiency levels and learning needs.

3. Discover strategies for incorporating home languages as resources in instruction rather than barriers to overcome.

Supporting research

Bower, Kevin. "From Lyrics to Learning: Music in Our Schools Month and Multilingualism." TeachersFirst, Feb. 2024, teachersfirst.com/blog/2024/02/from-lyrics-to-learning-music-in-our-schools-month-and-multilingualism/. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

Moses, Lindsay. "50 Strategies to Support Multilingual Learners." Heinemann Blog, 1 Oct. 2024, blog.heinemann.com/50-strategies-to-support-multilingual-learners. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

Rhoads, Matthew. "Amplifying Multilingual Learners with the Support of AI Tools." Navigating the Present and Future of Education, 3 Apr. 2024, matthewrhoads.com/2024/04/03/amplifying-multilingual-learners-with-the-support-of-ai-tools/. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

"Our Favorite Resources for Supporting Multilingual Learners." Instruction Partners, 23 May 2025, instructionpartners.org/our-favorite-resources-for-supporting-multilingual-learners/. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.