Get on the EIX School Bus - Let’s go!

Written By Paul Teske, PhD

Welcome to Educational Impact Exchange! We are a group of dedicated educators and leaders who strive to support multilingual and dual language learners and educators. Our mission is to provide resources, tools, and support to help these students and teachers succeed in their educational journey.

As an educator or educational leader, you know firsthand the unique challenges and opportunities that come with being proficient in a different, let alone multiple languages. From navigating different cultural norms and expectations to leveraging the cognitive benefits of multilingualism, it can be a rewarding but sometimes difficult path.

That's where we come in. Through our coaching and professional learning, we aim to connect multilingual and dual language learners and educators with the practices and resources they need to thrive. This includes everything from helping teachers craft and sharpen their linguistically and culturally sustaining lesson plans and instructional practices to providing site-based and online professional learning opportunities in a community of educators who are puzzling through how best to support their students.

We believe that all students, no matter their language background, deserve access to high-quality education. By supporting multilingual and dual language learners and educators, we hope to make a positive impact on the education landscape and help create a more inclusive and equitable world.

We hope you will join us on this journey and become a part of the Educational Impact Exchange community. Let's work together to empower multilingual and dual language learners and educators to succeed!

Paul Teske, PhD

I have been in education for over 30 years, from a middle school classroom teacher through a graduate school professor. While I know classrooms well, I have spent the majority of my career working with adult learners and in ed-tech, developing teacher networks and content for learning alongside talented and passionate educators who have inspired me in countless ways. I’m the founder of EIX and former VP of Engagement at Teaching Channel, and I’m currently launching a new start-up, Peopling.me, which is focused on building understanding and empathy in relationships and in our communication. Some of my educational interests and expertise lie in literacy, ed-tech, project-based learning, the neuroscience and psycho-social aspects of learning, motivation, research, leadership, and program and product design and development. My personal interests center around hiking, gardening, cooking, family, pottery, home projects, travel, drone flying, and self-exploration, particularly in relation to others and how to be a better human in every aspect of my life.

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