Classnotes Podcast (March 28, 2013) The demographic profile of students have always been in a state of change. But today, that change is much quicker and more dramatic. Schools must be equipped to adapt to be able to serve their student population while it is changing. This means equipping school leadership at all levels, from central office staff to principals, from administrators to classroom teachers. And where the population change includes English language learners with varied first languages, leaders need a special skill set.Kristin Grayson, M.Ed., an IDRA education associate, describes technical assistance in leadership development that she has been providing to two school districts in Oklahoma, one of which has more than 60 languages represented. She points out, “English language learners are becoming the mainstream learner,” and educators need the background knowledge to ensure ELLs are successful. Kristin is interviewed by Bradley Scott, Ph.D., director of the IDRA South Central Collaborative for Equity.Show length: Send comments to [email protected]Sign up for Classnotes e-mail alerts.ResourcesSupporting English Language Learners – A Pocket Guide for State and District Leaders By American Institutes for Researchhttp://www.air.org/files/ELL_Pocket_Guide1.pdfCommon Core State Standards Initiative http://www.corestandards.org/Common Core State Standards Initiative Españolhttps://commoncore-espanol.sdcoe.net/Building Teaching Quality from the Start – New Skills for New TeachersLinda Cantu, Ph.D., and Rosana G. Rodríguez, Ph.D., IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/resource-center/building-teaching-quality-from-the-start/Teaching Must be Culturally Relevant to be QualityBy Bradley Scott, Ph.D., IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/resource-center/teaching-must-be-culturally-relevant-to-be-quality/Your feedbackWe welcome your comments and questions to the podcast. Send an e-mail to [email protected].Listen to every episode!To ensure you don’t miss a single episode of IDRA Classnotes, subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, (download iTunes free if you don’t have it) or sign up to receive an e-mail alert as soon as a new show is published.The post Building Levels of Leadership to Support ELL Success – Podcast Episode 121 appeared first on IDRA.