About the Instructor – Christi Gilbert

Uniquely Qualified Instructor

Christi Gilbert is an innovative and experienced ESL teacher, ESL content area specialist, and outstanding presenter. Her background includes decades of classroom experience. Throughout her career, she has stayed true to her mission for working with challenging students, including ELL students with many different educational and historical challenges. The methodologies and ideas she presents empower all students and focuses on acceleration and assets over remediation and deficits. She is noted for her enthusiasm and her attention to research-informed practices, and her love for her students is obvious in her seminars.

Christi is the author of Using Academic Vocabulary Instruction to Help English Language Learners Succeed, the extensive digital resource handbook each participant will receive at the seminar. Her presentations are clear, fast-paced and activity-packed. You will leave with a wealth of new ideas you can easily use in your own ESL, academic support, push-in, or co-taught classrooms. Join Christi for a fun day filled with many practical ideas to help all your ELL students find greater success and confidence in your classroom.

What Your Colleagues Say About Your Presenter

"This PD was engaging and applicable. I look forward to applying my new knowledge to future vocabulary instruction."

"I loved how there were so many tools that I can implement in my class, tomorrow, this week, and beyond! I also appreciated the up-to-date research that was embedded in this seminar. It was great how research-based practices were everywhere!"

"Christi is a wealth of knowledge and is great at facilitating the conversations and learning accomplished today. She provided great resources."

"It all felt instantly applicable, and research-based. I feel more equipped and empowered to help my students and fellow teachers in vocabulary instruction. It was a great experience."

"Christi is a fantastic presenter! Vocabulary is such an important part of my students' learning that I needed to be here to see what information I could get. Christi definitely gave me what I was looking for. She was very prepared with her information and kept it engaging. I look forward to bringing these new ideas and strategies back to my students."

"I found today's PD engaging and feel I am leaving with a bank of resources I can use and share."

"Christi shared some really useful tools! I am looking forward to trying them out! Thank you!"

"This was a great seminar! So many great ideas to incorporate into my instruction!"