Bridging Research, Practice, and Educational Leadership
Advancing educational equity through innovative professional learning, research-informed practice, and systems that strengthen educator expertise and student opportunities.
Equity Moves to Support Multilingual Learners
Coauthored with Dr. Ivannia Soto and Dr. Theodore Ruiz Sagun, this research-informed book introduces practical Equity Moves that build on multilingual learners' linguistic and cultural assets. It provides intentional vocabulary, discourse, text feature, and representation scaffolds to support equitable access to rigorous K–8 mathematics and science instruction.
Related Articles and Resources
Science Vocabulary Equity Moves
Science Vocabulary Equity Moves
Science Vocabulary Equity Moves
An article exploring two practical vocabulary Equity Moves—vocabulary preassessments and cognate word walls—that build on multilingual learners' linguistic assets while supporting equitable access to rigorous science instruction.
Mathematics Equity Moves
Science Vocabulary Equity Moves
Science Vocabulary Equity Moves
Coauthored with Dr. Ivannia Soto and Dr. Theodore Ruiz Sagun, this contribution to Education Week explores four Equity Moves—vocabulary, discourse, modes of representation, and text features—to support multilingual learners' access to rigorous mathematics instruction.
Equity Moves: Book Excerpt
Science Vocabulary Equity Moves
Equity Moves: Book Excerpt
A coauthored excerpt from Equity Moves to Support Multilingual Learners in Mathematics and Science, published in CABE's Multilingual Educator, introducing an assets-based framework that integrates language scaffolds, culturally responsive practices, and rigorous mathematics and science instruction.
National Collaborations & Contributions
Beyond100K — Authentic Intelligence: Building STEM Classrooms of Belonging in the Age of AI
September 2026 | Brain Trust Contributor
As a member of Beyond100K's Brain Trust, helped shape recommendations for responsible AI integration in STEM education, emphasizing teacher expertise, professional learning, instructional equity, and classrooms of belonging.