Jacqueline Leonard, Chapel Hill Elementary, Kansas City It is essential that newcomers are provided with adequate support and resources to allow them the opportunity to experience the same level of academic success as their peers. This project involved providing newcomer scaffolding kits to any 3rd-5th grade teachers with newcomer students. Students and teachers could use the scaffolding kit to provide academic support and allow newcomer students the chance to have addition

Melissa Duncan, Monett Middle School, Monett Intro I saw the need to obtain additional resources for my English Learners (ELs) to be successful in the mathematics classroom. My master’s program taught me to include multiple resources that will scaffold instruction for my ELs. I discovered the need for anchor charts, vocabulary notebooks, and math manipulatives. Familiarizing myself with my students’ proficiency levels and meeting their literacy needs was impor