English language learners

Educators at Project GLAD Spring Institute

REGISTER NOW: Project GLAD® Spring Institute 2026 to bolster language and literacy instruction

Nathaniel Martinez December 23, 2025

This spring, the Orange County Department of Education will bring educators together for a professional learning experience focused on strengthening...

OCDE joins Orange County Business Council to launch 10 Education Essentials for local families

Madeline Gray July 10, 2023

From tracking students’ grades to helping them apply for colleges, understanding the education system can be a key ingredient for...

Virtual conference will focus on enhancing interpretation and translation services

Ian Hanigan August 20, 2020

Educators, parents and community members can learn how to further enhance school interpretation and translation services at OCDE’s fourth annual...

Weekly roundup: Graduations in the age of COVID, reopening considerations, and more

Ian Hanigan June 12, 2020

Commencement ceremonies in the age of COVID-19 won’t soon be forgotten. That much was made clear by this week’s news...

Educators, experts gather to discuss language acquisition and multi-literacy

Fermin Leal October 31, 2019

More than 100 teachers, coaches, consultants and administrators gathered this week to share their best practices for language acquisition and...

OCDE conference to focus on enhancing interpretation and translation services

Ian Hanigan August 14, 2019

There’s still time to register for OCDE’s third annual Interpreters and Translators Conference, which will be held Sept. 27-28. The...

Q&A: OCDE’s Project GLAD trains educators to build literacy and language skills

Ian Hanigan October 11, 2018

This week, nearly 100 teachers, coaches, consultants and administrators are engaging in in-depth conversations about language acquisition and multiliteracy at...

Two students from the Monroe Elementary Language Academy

The Deeper Learning Podcast | On ‘Bilingual Education’ with Orange County Supt. Al Mijares

Ian Hanigan September 10, 2018

Bilingual education has seen a resurgence in recent years, with parents, businesses and educators touting the advantages of multiple-language acquisition...