Multilingual Learner Support
Theory abounds around best practice for teaching multilingual learners. We know the research, and you probably do, too. Where we excel is the HOW. We support leaders and staff through a robust process to design and implement, and lead change.
Our Process
We start with learning the context around your specific site, then co-create a plan of action. It looks different at every site because every site has unique needs. Contact us to discuss how we can support you.
our strengthsWhy Edu Partners?
Karen Wattenmaker is an educational consultant specializing in the systems needed to support Multilingual Learners. She is a former classroom English Language Development (ELD) teacher, Dual Immersion teacher, instructional coach, program administrator, and data assessment and research analyst.
In these roles, she designed a tool to help teachers implement best practices for creating language outcomes. This tool was celebrated by WIDA and led to an invitation to present at a National WIDA conference. In addition, she co-designed and implemented a knowledge-based ELD curriculum centered on research-based practices. This curriculum resulted in over 70% of EL students scoring in the superior range on ACCESS growth, and 95% of ALL students scoring adequate growth over the two-year trial.
Hear from Our Clients
“It is impossible to describe the respect I have for your diligence and focus… Your many questions and suggestions have contributed to the excellence of the EL program, not only in your district but across our state.”
— Wyoming Department of Education Consultant
“Karen’s ability to lead positive educational change extends to many other areas outside of data literacy and assessment. Most notable of her areas of expertise is her passion and understanding of effective programming and instruction for multilingual learners and English language learners.”
— Director of Teaching and Learning, Wyoming
“This year our district had the privilege of working with Edu-Partners. After receiving the feedback from a quality review completed by Edu-Partners, we created a long-term plan for improvement. With Karen and Chad’s guidance, we, as a district EL team, prioritized our district’s needs through the EL lens in a way we never had before and the results have been amazing.”
— High School ELD Teacher
“Karen has a rare talent of being able to read, synthesize and then convey academic research that can inform a school’s ELD programming and related instructional practices.”
— Curriculum Director
“I wasn’t familiar with Edu-Partners and wasn’t overly excited at the prospect. I couldn’t have been more wrong. My time spent with both Chad and Karen have been invaluable to my practice not only as an EL teacher but as a teacher in general. During the instructional or professional development time when Chad and Karen are presenting, they are actually teaching. Throughout their instruction, they are constantly demonstrating effective classroom strategies. This modeling has been priceless and has offered me new and innovative ideas that I can immediately incorporate into my classroom.”