Designed for educators seeking actionable practices, this interactive session highlights the critical importance of supporting both content and language development for multilingual learners (MLs) in Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses. Participants will explore research-based instructional strategies specifically designed to increase student engagement while strengthening comprehension and communication skills. Emphasis will be placed on how intentional instructional moves can make rigorous CTE content more accessible, relevant, and engaging for MLs.
Strategies include scaffolding instruction to promote active participation, embedding structured peer learning to foster collaboration and language use, and integrating reading and writing supports that deepen understanding. The session will also focus on explicitly teaching technical vocabulary to help students confidently engage with industry-specific content.
Featuring authentic artifacts from CTE classrooms, this session provides concrete examples of these strategies in action. Through discussion and hands-on activities, such as a gallery walk, educators will reflect on their own contexts and leave with practical, classroom-ready approaches that enhance engagement and improve outcomes for multilingual learners in CTE settings.
