The Translanguaging Mindset

Welcome to The Translanguaging Mindset Course

The Translanguaging Mindset is a self-paced professional learning course designed for educators working in multilingual and international school contexts.

In many international and bilingual schools, translanguaging is encouraged in theory, but in practice, teachers are often left wondering what it actually looks like day to day. This course bridges that gap by focusing on how a language-inclusive mindset shows up in everyday classroom decisions across subjects, age groups, and learning contexts.

Rather than positioning translanguaging as a set of add-on strategies or a language “free-for-all,” this course frames it as intentional instructional design. Participants explore how classroom norms, task design, grouping structures, and teacher language choices can either support or unintentionally silence students’ home languages, and how small, realistic shifts can make learning more inclusive and cognitively rich.

Throughout the course, educators engage with short video lessons, practical examples, and reflection prompts that connect research-informed ideas to real classroom practice. The emphasis is on strategies that are doable, sustainable, and aligned with high academic expectations.

This course is designed for:

• Classroom teachers working in multilingual settings

• EAL and learning support teachers

• School leaders seeking a clearer understanding of language-inclusive practice

• Educators who want practical approaches without needing to speak students’ home languages

By the end of the course, participants will have a clearer understanding of translanguaging as a mindset and concrete ideas they can apply immediately to support participation, deeper thinking, and student belonging.

What’s Included in This Course

When you enroll in The Translanguaging Mindset, you gain access to a structured professional learning experience designed to shift both mindset and practice.

Your enrollment includes:

✔ 6 self-paced modules
Short, focused video lessons that explore translanguaging across subjects, age groups, and instructional contexts.

✔ Guided reflection prompts
Thoughtful questions designed to help you examine your classroom norms, task design, and language practices with clarity and intention.

✔ Practical classroom examples
Concrete, realistic scenarios showing what language-inclusive instruction looks like in action.

✔ Downloadable strategy tools
Reference materials you can return to when planning lessons, adjusting grouping structures, refining classroom routines, or leading school-wide events.

✔ Certificate of completion
Documentation of professional learning aligned with inclusive and multilingual instructional practice.

✔ Bonus eBook (47 pages): Walk the Talk: Actionable Steps for Building Global Citizenship in International Schools
A comprehensive framework connecting translanguaging to global citizenship, school-wide initiatives, family engagement, digital citizenship, and measurable student outcomes.

This course is designed to move beyond theory and provide a realistic, sustainable pathway toward more inclusive and cognitively rich classrooms.

Professional development workshops on language-inclusive practice often range from $200-$500 per session. This course provides a structured, self-paced alternative designed for sustained reflection and practical application.

Course Instructor

Patrice Thompson, MEd, MBA | Founder, Conex-Us Consulting

Patrice Thompson is an international educator and consultant specializing in language-inclusive practices for multilingual schools. With over 15 years of experience working with international students across Korea, the United States, China, and Morocco, she brings both global perspective and classroom-level expertise to her work.

She holds internationally focused master’s degrees (MEd and MBA) that integrate global education, cross-cultural leadership, and organizational strategy. Patrice has led school-wide initiatives and committees centered on language inclusion and culturally responsive practice, and she is a published author on translanguaging in international schools.

In her own classroom and school contexts, Patrice has seen how language- and culturally-inclusive practices increase student engagement, deepen conceptual understanding, strengthen family partnerships, and foster meaningful belonging across diverse communities. Her work consistently moves schools beyond theory toward systems that support measurable academic and cultural growth.

Fluent in six languages, Patrice approaches multilingualism not only as pedagogy, but as lived experience. Through Conex-Us Consulting, she supports teachers and leaders in building systems where every language is recognized as an asset and every student belongs.