The Translanguaging Mindset
A research-informed, classroom-tested, self-paced course designed for educators and school leaders working in bilingual and international schools.
Transform Language Inclusion in Your School
The Translanguaging Mindset
A research-informed, classroom-tested professional learning course designed to transform language inclusion in international schools.
- Practical strategies for every subject
- Sentence stems and multilingual scaffolds
- Tools for family and community partnerships
- Cross-curricular and specialist integration guidance
- Equity-centered reflection frameworks
- Video lessons and ready-to-use downloadable resources
Created by
Patrice Thompson, MEd, MBA
- 15+ Years in International Education
- Published Author on Translanguaging
- School-Wide Language Inclusion Initiatives
- 200+ Educators Trained Across 4 Continents
- Founder, Conex-Us Consulting
- Fluent in 6 Languages
Translanguaging Is Encouraged in Theory, But Unclear in Practice
In many international schools, language inclusion appears in mission statements and policy documents, but feels unclear in day-to-day classroom decisions. Teachers and leaders are left asking:
- What does this actually look like in math, science, or PE?
- How do we support multilingual learners without lowering rigor?
- How do we move beyond celebration days to sustainable practice?
- How do we align classroom strategy with school-wide vision?
Without clarity, language inclusion becomes inconsistent, optional, or purely symbolic.
The Translanguaging Mindset turns vision into structured, scalable implementation.
From Strategy to School-Wide Impact
Conex-Us Consulting provides professional development that helps educators leverage the linguistic and cultural assets of multilingual learners. Our research-based strategies create inclusive, engaging classrooms where every student thrives.
Research-Based Strategies
Learn research-informed translanguaging strategies grounded in real classroom practice, not guesswork.
Practical Application
Ready-to-use tools, templates, and lesson frameworks you can implement tomorrow, without rewriting curriculum.
School-Wide Impact
A shared language and framework that aligns classrooms, specialists, and leadership.
What’s Included
Enrollment in The Translanguaging Mindset provides access to a structured professional learning experience designed for educators in multilingual and international contexts.
This course includes:
Six self-paced instructional modules
Focused video lessons exploring translanguaging as intentional instructional design across subjects and age groups.
Guided reflection tools
Structured prompts designed to support meaningful analysis of classroom norms, task design, grouping structures, and teacher language choices.
Applied classroom examples
Concrete illustrations demonstrating how language-inclusive decisions impact participation, cognitive rigor, and belonging.
Downloadable strategy references
Practical tools to support ongoing lesson planning and implementation.
Certificate of completion
Documentation of 3.5 hours of professional learning aligned with culturally and linguistically responsive practice.
Included Bonus Resource
Walk the Talk: Actionable Steps for Building Global Citizenship in International School
A 47-page professionally designed guide connecting translanguaging to broader global citizenship practice:
- Integration of global citizenship into curriculum
- School-wide cultural and linguistic initiatives
- Family and community engagement structures
- Digital citizenship in international contexts
- Measurable student outcomes and reflective tools
This resource expands the course framework and provides a practical roadmap for building inclusive, globally-minded school environments.
Included at no additional cost with course enrollment.
Built for International Schools. Designed for Impact.
Years of Experience
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Sustained classroom innovation across international contexts
Educators Trained
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School teams implementing inclusive practices across 4 continents
Educators Reached
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Global engagement with translanguaging insights
What Teachers Are Saying
This translanguaging course was informative, easy to digest, and simple to implement in the classroom. The takeaways were practical and motivating, offering ideas that I could immediately try out. It was also reassuring to see that I was already using some of the strategies discussed, while feeling inspired to explore new approaches and think differently when planning units and lessons.
Amy Hart
G5 Math & Science Teacher
Completing the Translanguaging Mindset course has been one of the most transformative professional learning experiences I have taken part in. It has reshaped how I think about language, identity and inclusion in the classroom. I have realised that translanguaging is not simply a strategy but a mindset, an intentional and inclusive way of seeing and valuing every language a child brings into the learning space.
Garry Campbell
EYFS Teacher
I have loved taking part in the Translanguaging Mindset course! The modules were extremely poignant and incredibly useful for the modern international school environment. Patrice begins with the big picture of what translanguaging truly entails and how we reflect on ourselves as educators, and then moves into phenomenal, truly ready-to-use strategies for almost every situation imaginable -- from specialist integration and sentence stems to family outreach and even AI and tech integration. It is clear this program was developed by educators who genuinely understand schools and want to support students, teachers, and entire school communities. In my 17 years of teaching, it stands out as one of the most practical and comprehensive professional learning experiences I’ve encountered.
Peter Damroth
Primary Science Teacher
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