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Mindset Matters: The impact of an Asset Based Mindset
“In order to effectively educate EL’s, it is important to first recognize the funds of knowledge and skills that they already have.” This...

Paula Polk
Jun 252 min read


Layers of Quality Language Acquisition Instruction
When I first began my work exclusively with multilingual learners I began to ask myself: What are the optimal conditions in a school or...

Paula Polk
Jun 112 min read


Pedagogy > Products
We can’t purchase order our way out of a pedagogy problem... Over the last few years, I’ve sat in several educational sales pitch...

Paula Polk
Apr 62 min read


Empowering Language Proficiency
As an avid reader all my life, giving students the gift of literacy is one of my passions! Much of my teaching career was spent teaching...

Paula Polk
Apr 11 min read


Coaching Mantra's
A quick google search reveals that a mantra is a statement or slogan that is often repeated. Delving into the etymology I discovered this...

Paula Polk
Mar 173 min read


Core Coaching Beliefs
What drives you? What makes you tick? What are you passionate about? What ideas would you uphold no matter your profession? These...

Paula Polk
Mar 42 min read


A Coaching Mindset
Coaching others is a facet of leadership. We can lead from anywhere, the top, the middle or the bottom. In fact, you don’t even have to...

Paula Polk
Feb 232 min read
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