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The Translanguaging Mindset

A research-informed, classroom-tested, self-paced course designed for educators and school leaders working in bilingual and international schools.

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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 
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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

What Teachers Are Saying

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Testimonial from Peter Damroth, Primary Science Teacher: "The modules were extremely poignant and incredibly useful for the modern international school environment, moving from the big picture into phenomenal, ready-to-use strategies for almost every situation imaginable. In my 17 years of teaching, it stands out as one of the most practical and comprehensive professional learning experiences I’ve encountered."
Testimonial from Allison Maguire, G1 Homeroom Teacher: "I thoroughly enjoyed this course! The videos were engaging and sparked excitement to try new strategies in my classroom. I feel confident that I can use what I learned to build a stronger classroom community and make learning more meaningful for my students."
Testimonal from Hugo Araújo, ELT & IB PYP Teacher: "This course gave me the language and the confidence to name the work already happening in my classroom and to keep building on it. It was rigorous, generous, and directly useful, and it helped me see more clearly how translanguaging can be understood, valued, and gradually incorporated into shared pedagogical practice across a school. It gave me not only new ideas, but a renewed sense of purpose in this work."

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.

The Translanguaging Mindset online course for educators working with multilingual learners
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What you’ll learn

Practical, research-informed strategies you can apply across multilingual classrooms and school contexts.

  • Use translanguaging intentionally to support comprehension, participation, and academic learning
  • Design practical classroom routines that draw on students’ full linguistic repertoires
  • Adapt strategies across subjects and age groups
  • Make language-inclusive decisions without lowering rigor
  • Recognize the difference between translanguaging, translation, and unstructured language use
  • Build more consistent language-inclusive practice across classrooms and school teams
Course at a glance
6 self-paced modules • guided reflection tools • downloadable resources • certificate of completion • 3.5 hours of professional learning

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.

Frequently Asked Questions About the Translanguaging Course

What is translanguaging?

Translanguaging is the intentional use of a multilingual learner’s full linguistic repertoire as a resource for thinking, learning, and communicating. In classrooms, students might process ideas in one language, discuss them in another, compare language structures, or use multilingual resources to deepen understanding.

The Translanguaging Mindset connects research with practical classroom application. You’ll learn how to design language-inclusive routines, support multilingual learners across subjects, use students’ languages as cognitive and academic resources, and make translanguaging part of intentional instructional practice.

The Translanguaging Mindset is designed for classroom teachers, EAL/ELL/ML specialists, instructional coaches, curriculum leaders, and school leaders working with multilingual learners. The course is especially relevant for educators in bilingual and international schools, but the strategies can be adapted across subjects, age groups, and school contexts.

No. You do not need to speak every language your students use. This online translanguaging course focuses on designing classroom routines that allow multilingual learners to draw on their own linguistic knowledge while teachers guide learning, maintain academic rigor, and support meaningful participation.

No. Translanguaging is a pedagogical approach, not an EAL-only strategy. Math, science, humanities, arts, PE, homeroom, and specialist teachers can all create opportunities for multilingual learners to use language as a tool for thinking and learning.

Translation focuses on moving meaning from one language into another. Translanguaging is broader: learners may use different languages for processing, discussion, research, comparison, drafting, reflection, or communication. The goal is to use a learner’s full linguistic repertoire strategically, rather than simply reproduce the same message in another language.

Research does not support the idea that multilingual learners must avoid their other languages in order to develop English successfully. Existing linguistic knowledge can support comprehension, concept development, and academic language learning. The course explores how teachers can use these resources intentionally while maintaining strong expectations for learning.

The course includes six self-paced modules and documents 3.5 hours of professional learning. Because it is fully self-paced, educators can complete the course on their own schedule and return to the materials as needed.

Yes. Participants receive a certificate of completion documenting 3.5 hours of professional learning after completing The Translanguaging Mindset.

You’ll explore classroom routines and instructional decisions that support multilingual learners across subjects, including ways to use students’ full linguistic repertoires for processing, discussion, meaning-making, comparison, and academic communication. The focus is on strategies teachers can adapt to real classroom contexts rather than isolated activities.

Built for International Schools. Designed for Impact.

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