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Professional Learning & Support for Educators of Multilingual Learners

UpRiver Education builds confidence, clarity, and community among educators of multilingual learners through live workshops, online courses, consultation, and keynote speaking.

Partners

Schools & Districts

Achieve Language & Content Goals for Multilingual Learners

Meet your program goals with engaging professional development, in-service training, ESL team development, and expert administrative consultation from esteemed educational consultant Dana Gastich French.

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Services

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Professional Learning

Professional learning tailored to each audience including content-area teachers, ESL teachers, paraeducators, administrators, special educators or other professional staff.

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English Learner Education Program Support

Expert curriculum consulting to enhance language development, academic achievement, and compliance with state and federal requirements.

Why UpRiver Education

Empower Teachers to Maximize Outcomes for Multilingual Learners

Our commitment to Multilingualism & English language learners:

Engaging Professional Development

We've been in your shoes, and we know PD can be dry. We’re here with professional learning that’s truly engaging. With workshops that deliver immediate value and classroom-ready strategies—whether for newcomer support or ESL curriculum—you’ll gain clarity, confidence, and PD that truly gets you!

Effective Differentiation Strategies

Educators want to provide education that is effective for multilingual learners but many are unsure if their efforts to differentiate instruction are making an impact. We empower educators to confidently use strategies, build equitable systems, reduce the need for interventions, and uphold our core belief that multilingualism is the gold standard in education.

Helpful EL Resources

Cut through the noise with resources backed by Dana’s decades of experience as an ESL teacher, K-12 EL Director, and ESL consultant. We see you. We understand your needs and have created an ecosystem of curriculum, training videos, assessments, and content that educators will find truly helpful.

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Free Download

Gain Clarity on English Learner Support

Unclear as to how to best reach your English Learners in class? Take the mystery out of classroom accommodations for MLs with our ML Classroom Accommodations Checklist.

Downloading our checklist signs you up for helpful updates, never spam.

Latest Course on Best Practices for Teaching ELs

Newcomers 101: Nurturing a Smooth Transition

In this online course, teachers will deepen personal awareness of the newcomer experience, identify the 4 Anchors of Newcomer Support, and identify initial steps to prepare for your newcomer's arrival. Ask about purchasing this course for your district!

A multilingual learner educator working on a laptop, completing UpRiver Education's 'Newcomers 101: Nurturing a Smooth Transition' course.

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