Esther Bettney Heidt, MLRC School Network Researcher, will present at the upcoming AMISA EdCon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on April 22-24! Esther has been involved in bi/multilingual education in the AMISA region since 2006, as a classroom teacher, school administrator, teacher trainer and educational researcher. Esther will be available to meet with educators to discuss their current pressing questions about best practices in serving bi/multilingual students.

Dr. Esther Bettney Heidt, MLRC School Network Researcher, will be presenting various sessions!

1. Inclusive Language Policies: Tools for Administrators and Teachers
2. Translanguaging in Practice: Research-Informed & Compassionate Strategies for Multilingual Learners
3. Neuro-Multilingualism: Bridging the Gap Between EAL and Learning Support with Lorreine Draper and Claudia Lyon from International School Nido de Aguilas