Struggling to support multilingual learners effectively? Many educators feel unprepared to build students' language and literacy skills while keeping academic expectations high. The Academy provides expert guidance and ready-to-use strategies to bridge the gap—so every learner can shine.
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Teach and Lead with Clarity and Confidence: The Academy is Your Guide
the language lens® academy
You want to shift from limits to strengths—for students and yourself.
You or your team wastes time searching for quality resources.
You or your team feels isolated and unsupported with diverse needs.
You or your team needs trusted tools to teach and lead with confidence.
You want to embed language supports naturally within your curriculum.
Your PD is disconnected from real student needs.
Does this sound familiar?
The Academy is for educators and leaders who are ready to move from overwhelm and isolation to confidence and clarity—while ensuring all students, especially multilingual learners, are set up for success!
why join the Academy?
You’re ready to grow but need the right support, right now.
That’s where the Language Lens® Academy comes in. Led by Sarah B. Ottow, an experienced coach and trusted guide on the side, this on-demand resource hub gives you the tools, strategies, and confidence to lead professional learning and support multilingual learners—just like what Sarah teaches in real-time for teams, but now accessible anytime and at a fraction of the cost.
Equip instructional leaders to guide with clarity.
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Support leaders in coaching and evaluating instruction for multilingual learners and students needing literacy support, driving schoolwide progress.
Equip educators with accessible, high-impact tools that fit into their existing work—without adding unnecessary complexity or separation between teams.
Integrate language & literacy without overwhelm or siloing.
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Move beyond ineffective, one-off trainings to sustained, practical learning that supports lasting change.
Shift professional development from one-and-done to ongoing growth.
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Educators gain the skills to support multilingual learners and strengthen language and literacy instruction—leading with confidence instead of doubt.
Build educator confidence to reach all learners.
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A self-assessment feature to pinpoint your starting point and customize your learning journey.
Live, monthly group sessions along with ongoing updates with new content to ensure you stay equipped with the latest strategies.
A user-friendly platform designed to make professional growth engaging, practical, and impactful.
A comprehensive educator toolkit with templates, guides, and resources to support multilingual learners in any context.
Video demonstrations and real-world examples showcasing effective practices in diverse classrooms.
Reflective and collaborative tools to help you take actionable steps immediately—individually or with your team.
Here’s everything you’ll unlock with the Academy
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The Academy gives you flexible, bite-sized support through six key components—designed to help you teach and lead multilingual learners with confidence.
live support
Monthly Expert Guidance and Connections
Stay supported with ongoing group coaching touchpoints and new content monthly.
must-haves
Access ready-to-use materials, templates and field-tested professional learning tools.
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Essential Overviews for All Educators
Build foundational knowledge on language development and academic success for all learners.
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Self-Assessments and Pathways
Get oriented with a personalized path to make the most of your Academy experience.
upskilling for all
Skill-Building Workshops
Deepen your practice with guided learning on key classroom practices (with AI prompts—coming soon!)
observation TOOLKIT
Coaching Tool Tutorials
Strengthen your leadership capacity with practical tools to guide teachers, whether you coach and/or evaluate.
Curated Resources and Templates
Ready to instruct all learners, starting with English learners, with clarity and confidence?
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Before the Academy:
→ Valuing every student’s strengths to help them succeed—while also tapping into your own potential!
→ Accessing reliable, ready-to-use tools whenever you need them, starting Fall 2025, with AI prompts to take the learning further.
→ Bridging the gap with strategies aligned to school priorities and educators' growth with specific guidance for teachers, support staff, coaches, and instructional leadership
→ Equipped with a trusted toolkit that actually helps you lead learning, support other educators and see measurable growth for students.
→ Inadvertently taking a discouraging, limiting perspective on student groups (and your own professional growth!)
→ Spending valuable time searching for the right resources in a world of change and overwhelm.
→ Professional development feeling disconnected from both school goals and educators' needs with people working in silos.
→ Overall, just feeling uncertain how to support multilingual learners and drive real student growth.
After the Academy:
A teacher or support staff member seeking practical ways to plan, teach, assess and collaborate for your diverse students more effectively.
An instructional coach aiming to provide high-impact support for educators and add to your toolkit to support changing demographics.
A supervisor, principal or district leader looking for scalable, sustainable professional growth to meet the needs of today's classrooms.
Let me guess, you are...
...committed to improving outcomes for multilingual learners through intentional, research-based practices that ultimately enhance learning for all students.
Access to our on-demand content—plus monthly content updates and live sessions—ensures you can integrate professional learning into busy schedules and priorities.
flexible with ongoing support
No more one-and-done with our personalized plans for ongoing, flexible learning, ensuring educators and leaders have the tools they need to create lasting change in our fast-paced world.
moves beyond outdated pd MODELs
Actionable templates, tools and strategies to help you prioritize and support the needs of multilingual learners within your school which benefit the entire learning community.
Clear, Practical Guidance
What The Language Lens® Academy Gives You:
The Language Lens® framework shows how to teach and lead high quality instruction that embeds language and literacy strategies for any grade level or content area, K-12.
rooted in trusted expertise
We test and design the tools, but it’s up to you and your team to implement these resources as part of your unique school culture. This builds accountability for lasting impact.
educators take ownership
By focusing on systems and practices, rather than quick fixes, the Academy supports schools in making meaningful, lasting improvements for students and educators alike.
Fosters Sustainable Growth
The Language Lens® Approach for Today's Classrooms
The Language Lens™ is a transformative framework designed to help leaders and educators build thriving classrooms by fostering growth in both adults and students. Created through over two decades of field experience with tens of thousands of educators by Sarah B. Ottow, it equips educators to strengthen their own skills and confidence while meeting every student’s language and literacy needs. Rooted in research and practical strategies, the Language Lens™ supports leaders in guiding their teams to integrate language learning into all aspects of teaching, creating meaningful, lasting change at every level in today’s classrooms.
THE Investment
The value is in transforming professional learning—not just quick fixes, but building educator and leadership capacity for lasting instructional impact in today's classrooms.
Make it stick with guidance
$1,997
1 Academy + Personalized Roadmap Consultation
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INDIVIDUAL ACCESS
$597
Per Year, Per License
Purchase Orders Accepted
🚀 LEVEL UP: Equip Your Team: Starting at $9,970 for Up to 10 Educators
+ Personalized Roadmap Consultation
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After one call, walk away with a clear, customized roadmap for professional learning—built to help you lead with confidence and drive real change for your team and students.
Designed for leaders, our Professional Learning Roadmap will help it stick!
About the Roadmap
Get your instructional leaders Confianza’s proven Language Lens® Framework and step-by-step coaching pathway—equipping your instructional leaders with the Confianza Trained Coach Program that results in powerful observation and feedback for immediate impact.
Confident Coaches and Evaluators = Lasting Impact
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Join us if you're ready to:
Lean on the expertise within The Language Lens® approach.
Own professional growth to lead growth for students.
Ditch one-and-done PD for embedded support and change.
Get clear on what works with proven tools and templates.
Learn and implement on your own schedule and pace.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Academy is designed for busy educators who want practical, ready-to-use tools to support multilingual learners and improve instruction. If you’re seeking flexible, self-paced learning with resources that drive classroom and schoolwide impact at any level of your career. We also offer ideas for structured pathways to complete professional learning hours, too!
Individuals and teams can purchase the Academy. You’ll get a personalized learning pathway to meet your needs, whether you’re a teacher, coach, or leader. Credit card payments and payment plans are accepted for individual purchases, or contact us if you need a Purchase Order (PO).
Once the payment is received, you get immediate access to register on our platform where you'll be able to dive right into the Academy. If you're a leader also engaging in our Professional Learning Roadmap you'll be invited for a Zoom session right away.
The Academy is self-paced, so you can choose what works for you. Most educators spend 1-2 hours per month—with the option to go deeper when planning or leading professional learning. You can dip in for quick solutions or follow a full learning pathway, depending on your goals.
You’ll get monthly email updates, live group coaching with Sarah Ottow and access to special events. Plus, you can book additional consulting, leadership sessions, or on-site support as needed. Learn about our other offerings here.
Educators report increased confidence for individuals and teams with stronger student engagement—especially for multilingual learners. Leaders see more alignment between PD and school goals with more clarity on what to look for and provide feedback on when observing.
After the initial 6 weeks, you’ll receive ongoing monthly check-ins, email support, and access to resources that help you stay accountable and keep progressing toward your leadership goals.
