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Educator Practice
For educators by educators, our research- and evidence-based strategies integrates rigorous and joyful learning experiences tailored to meet the cultural and linguistic needs of every school. Whether you're enhancing whole-school initiatives or targeting specific needs, SEAL's strategies seamlessly align with any curriculum or initiative to deliver impactful, lasting results. Learn more below about our suite of virtual and in-person offerings and discover how SEAL's professional learning opportunities can transform your school community.
Comprehensive Whole-School Model
SEAL’s Full Model is just that: a comprehensive scalable whole-school reform designed for effective and lasting impact on multilingual learners in early learning and K-6 settings. We center home language and provide fundamental professional development for teachers, administrators, and everyone involved in English Learner and Dual Language Learner education. Our unique approach includes:
- Inclusive Engagement: Involves teachers, coaches, principals, district leaders and families.
- Proven Effectiveness: Supported by internal feedback and external evaluations.
- Capacity Building: Empowers educators with research- and evidence-based practices for DLLs/ELs.
- Collaborative Approach: Teachers work in teams with an internal instructional coach.
- High-Leverage Practices: Engaging thematic units enhance language, literacy and learning.
- Continuous Improvement: Two-year cycles for learning, planning, implementing, reflecting and refining.
Flexible Targeted Supports
SEAL's Designs for Change offers a suite of training solutions tailored to meet the unique needs of educators and school systems. Our flexible, customized offerings are designed to support lasting instructional transformation. Explore our specialized offerings below.
ELD Technical Assistance
Expand your expertise! This is a companion to Integrated and Designated ELD Institute offers three customized options for hands-on support in planning and implementing your Designated ELD lessons.
Dual Language Series
SEAL’s dynamic 2-Year series for Dual Language Educators and Leaders delivers equity-focused strategies to enhance bilingual instruction, strengthen school programs, and empower educators through hands-on, interactive learning.
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Integrated and Designated ELD
SEAL’s 1-Year Professional Learning Program equips educators with relevant pedagogy, research-based strategies and tools for implementing English Language Development (ELD) instruction across all content sessions.
Early Learning Series
A 2 to 4-day series ideal for educators seeking evidence-based practices that can be immediately applied in the classroom to assist dual language learners and their families in preschool and transitional kindergarten.
State & Federal Initiatives
SEAL is driving systemic change through statewide and federal initiatives that empower multilingual learners and the educators who serve them. Programs like the Bilingual Teacher Professional Development Program (BTPDP), PEARLL, and EPiCC are designed to build capacity, advance equity, and elevate the importance of multilingualism in schools and communities. By partnering with educators, districts, and policymakers, SEAL is shaping the future of education—ensuring every multilingual learner thrives academically and linguistically.
Bilingual Teacher Professional Development Program (BTPDP) - enrollment now open
Ready to make an impact in the classroom? Whether you're working toward your credential or already have one, BTPDP is a free - no cost - opportunity that equips you with the skills, confidence, and community support to excel as a bilingual educator and inspire the next generation of multilingual learners. Enrollment is now open! Contact us for eligibility.
English Learner Roadmap in Collaboration Across California (EPiCC) - enrollment now open
SEAL is a proud partner in EPiCC (English Learner Roadmap Power in Collaboration Across California), a transformative statewide initiative funded by the Educator Workforce Investment Grant: Effective Language Acquisition Programs (EWIG: ELAP). Serving three of the four EPiCC zones, SEAL delivers high-quality professional learning for P–12 educators, paraprofessionals, school leaders, and counselors.
Project PEARLL
SEAL is proud to collaborate on Project PEARLL (Purposeful Engagement in Academic Rigor and Language Learning), a five-year initiative (2021–2026) funded by a National Professional Development grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office for English Language Acquisition. Led by Loyola Marymount University’s Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL), the project brings together a consortium that includes SEAL, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LA Unified), and the Wexford Institute.
Project Royal
In 2016, SEAL partnered with the Loyola Marymount University (LMU) School of Education on Project ROYAL (Rigorous Opportunities for Young-children to Accelerate Language), a transformative initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Education to strengthen language development and student success in TK-3 classrooms. Through collaborations with Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) - Local District Central, LAUSD's Multicultural and Multilingual Education Department (MMED), the Wexford Institute, and Sobrato Philanthropies, Project ROYAL trained 84 in-service teachers and 18 LMU pre-service teachers in SEAL strategies.
Get In Touch
Interested in partnering with SEAL as a school, administrator, educator, or policymaker? We’d love to connect!