As the country prepares for a new influx of immigrants, we pause to consider the impact on schools and teachers around the nation. Join us for a practical discussion about teaching new immigrant students and what we’ll need to know (and do) to successfully manage their transition into our classrooms.

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Larry Ferlazzo teaches English, Social Studies and International Baccalaureate classes to English Language Learners and mainstream students at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California. This is his 18th year at Burbank! He has written 12 books: The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox (with co-author Katie Hull Sypnieski) Navigating The Common Core With English Language Learners (with co-author Katie Hull Sypnieski); Building A Community Of Self-Motivated Learners: Strategies To Help Students Thrive In School and Beyond; Classroom Management Q&As: Expert Strategies for Teaching; Self-Driven Learning: Teaching Strategies For Student Motivation; The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide (with co-author Katie Hull Sypnieski); Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Challenges; English Language Learners: Teaching Strategies That Work; and Building Parent Engagement In Schools (with co-author Lorie Hammond).

Morsal Sayar is an elementary school teacher at Chesterfield County Public Schools in Virginia. She attended VCU, where she completed her undergraduate degree in Early and Elementary Education and a Master’s of Teaching. Part of her goal as an educator is to ignite a passion for learning in young minds so that they can grow to be lifelong learners both inside and outside of the classroom.