About Your 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 K-8 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, her attention to research-informed practices, and her love for her students is obvious in her seminars. Christi is the author of Improve Your ELL's Students' Learning Using Multisensory Vocabulary Instruction, 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 is one of the best trainings I have been to. A lot of ideas and time to collaborate
with colleagues."
– Megan Gilligan, First Grade Teacher

"Loved how organized and engaging it was!"
– Marlow Barton, ELL K-5 Teacher

"This was a very informative workshop. I feel like I have a whole new toolbox to
work with."
– Angela Wyckoff, ESL K-12 Teacher

"Christi is energizing and made the day fly by. Thank you!"
– Kim Scott, EL Coordinator/TPI Teacher

"I learned a lot of readily usable, hands-on strategies that were organized in an accessible way."
– Csilla Giaume, ESOL Teacher

"Thank you for an engaging, informative presentation. I also got good ideas from others in my breakout group. I appreciate the wonderful resources, as well. Thank you so much!"
– Laurel Hathaway, ESL Teacher

"Learned many strategies that I can use in my classes with students at various different levels."
– Shagufta Jafri, ENL Teacher