Mindi Teich, MEd, is a Multilingual Learning Coach with SupportEd. Ms. Teich has been an advocate for Multilingual Learners and their teachers for over 20 years. She began her career as an ELD teacher in DC Public Schools (DCPS), where she worked with students in pull out, push in, and co-teaching environments. While still teaching, she worked with District staff to develop and implement training on collaborative practices for classroom and ELD teachers. Later, as part of the DCPS Language Acquisition Division, Ms. Teich spent 10 years providing professional development and on-site coaching to DCPS teachers who worked with MLs. She focused primarily on supporting literacy development for MLs and helped develop District guidance for working with MLs during the literacy block. Just prior to joining SupportEd, she worked as a coach and coordinator of a pilot project, Together is Better, supporting co-teaching in the School District of Philadelphia. Upon joining SupportEd, Ms. Teich has continued to provide coaching and professional development to school districts in Pennsylvania. As a coach, she models lessons, co-teaches alongside teachers, and encourages reflective conversations with teachers and administrators. In addition to her work in schools, Ms. Teich presents often at conferences on topics related to ML education. She earned her Master’s in Education at Marymount University. You can connect with her by email at Mindi@SupportEd.com or on Twitter at @MindiTeich.
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