Unlocking High-Quality Materials: Why Materials Matter for Emergent Bilinguals in Texas

What makes instructional materials truly high quality, and why does that matter so much for emergent bilingual students? 

This follow-up webinar builds on Unlocking High-Quality Materials: Transforming Instruction for Emergent Bilinguals Across Texas and takes a closer look at what defines high-quality instructional materials (HQIM), how they directly influence learning outcomes, and what implementation looks like in practice.

Participants will hear how one Texas district has adopted HQIM, designed to meet the needs of emergent bilinguals, and will explore lessons learned from their implementation efforts. The session will highlight how materials aligned to rigorous standards and, when rooted in language development principles, can drive access and academic success for multilingual learners. Crucially, we will also introduce the concept of Curriculum Literacy and its vital role in helping leaders and teachers effectively select and use these powerful tools.

By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify the essential features that define high-quality instructional materials for emergent bilingual students.
• Understand how HQIM supports equitable instruction and accelerates language and content learning.‍
• Apply a Curriculum Literacy lens to evaluate instructional materials for rigor, access, and embedded supports for EBs.
• Connect Texas-specific examples and lessons learned to their own district’s adoption and implementation processes.
• Recognize the district- and classroom-level conditions that make HQIM adoption and implementation successful.

Intended Audience:

• District and campus leaders overseeing curriculum and instruction.
• Educators supporting bilingual, ESL, or dual language programs.
• Advocates and partners working to advance educational equity for multilingual learners.