Beth Skelton

In this podcast, Beth and Alice Collins, ELD Senior Consultant for the Office of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education at the Colorado Department of Education, discuss how departments of education at the state level can support districts.

In this discussion, Beth shares her journey into second language education. She also delves into essential strategies such as backwards design in lesson planning, objective setting, and cultivating inclusive, collaborative teaching environments.

In this podcast, Tan Huynh and I share some ideas on how we use social media to connect, learn, and grow with other educators.

In this podcast, Tan Huynh and I call for a shift I the long-term English Learner (LTEL) label to honor multilinguals’ valuable life experiences and academic potential. Watch Here  

In this podcast with Jennifer Gonzalez, Beth and Tan Huynh, share an overview of their book Long-Term Success for Experienced Multilinguals and some practical strategies. Listen here 

In this webinar for the Reading and Vocabulary Interest Section of TESOL, Beth demonstrates practical strategies teachers can use to make new vocabulary comprehensible and memorable for multilingual learners.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rhNuYPjNLE

In this podcast, Beth and Tan Huynh interview Jen Hanson, former principal of South High School in Denver about the systems she created at that school to support multilingual learners. 

In this podcast, Beth and Tan Huynh discuss their book Long-Term Success for Experienced Multilinguals. They share the rationale for the new term experienced multilinguals to describe students classified as long-term English learners as well as practical strategies teachers in any content area can implement to support these learners. Blog…

In this podcast, I speak with leaders of the Colorado Conference of the International Reading Association (CCIRA) about actionable steps teachers can take to create effective literacy and language instruction. Learn practical strategies for developing vocabulary and how to purposefully plan to support students in reading, writing, and speaking. Listen…