1. How can educators transition from classroom teaching to coaching and leadership roles while maintaining a focus on student outcomes?
2. What are practical strategies that language coaches and teachers can use to support multilingual learners effectively?
3. How can educators foster a collaborative culture and reflective space that empowers teachers to grow professionally while improving student language proficiency?

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Paula Polk’s journey into educational leadership began as a language coach before embarking into district leadership as an ESL Facilitator. In this role she coaches Language Coaches, Specialists and ESL Teachers PK-12 as they work with stakeholders on campuses including principals, teachers and multilingual students and families. This role affords her the opportunity to curate professional learning for teachers, coaches, coordinators and administrators as they create spaces for multilingual students to thrive. Her upcoming book with ASCD: Enhancing Instruction for Multilingual Learners: Coaching Practices to Empower Students will detail her coaching journey and practices for multilingual students and their teachers.