Exploring Strategies for Successful PostsecondaryTransition for Multilingual Learners with Disabilities (Multilingual Learners with Educational Disabilities Webinar Series)
Audience: Educators, Other District/School Staff | Topic: Multilingual Learners, Postsecondary Readiness, Special Education | Hosted by: Office of Special Education
Requirement for School / District Staff: N/A
Webinar format
The Offices of Special Education and Elementary Literacy and School Readiness proudly invite you to join the2025-26 Webinar Series: Multilingual Learners with Educational Disabilities. This engaging series brings together a star-studded lineup of national and Colorado-based researchers and practitioners who are leading the field with practical, student-centered approaches.
Participants will gain fresh insights into this often-overlooked intersectional population, explore evidence-based literacy strategies to strengthen instruction, and consider thoughtful adjustments to referral, evaluation, and programming decision-making.
This series is for Colorado Special Education teams, including ELD Teachers, Literacy Specialists, Directors, and Coordinators in Special Education and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education.
Download the Series Booklet (PDF)
Registration
Registration for each webinar will close two weeks before each respective webinar to ensure accessibility. Zoom links and invites will be sent out two weeks prior to each webinar.
Space is limited, so reserve your spot today
Register for one or more session
About this Session
Transition goal setting and planning are legally mandatedsupports in high school for students receiving special educationservices. For Multilingual Learners (MLs) with disabilities, thesesupports often fail to integrate students’ language and learneridentities. In this webinar, we will explore various barriers andfacilitators to postsecondary transition for MLs with disabilities.We will explore practical strategies for implementing transitionsupports that build from multilingual students’ strengths and thatencourage self-determination as they plan for the future.
About the Speaker
Lindsay Romano is an Assistant Professor in Bilingual Special Educationat the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research examines how systemic oppressions,such as racism, ableism, and linguicism, impact the educational trajectories andpostsecondary outcomes of secondary students experiencing multiple marginalizations. Sheis particularly interested in how teachers play a role in perpetuating/disrupting inequities intheir instruction and how critical and contemplative pedagogies may be used as tools forsocial justice in the classroom.
Event Date and Time
- Thursday, November 20, 2025 - 8:30am to 9:30am
Location
OnlineCertificate
Attendees will receive 1 hour of Special Education recertification credit, which satisfies part of the new renewal requirements under Colorado HB 21-1104.
Contact Information
Hunter Smith or Brie JohnsonSmith_H@cde.state.co.us or Johnson_B@cde.state.co.us
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