M.A.B.E. president Andrew Rogers and author Tonya Ward Singer discuss the power of asset-based language and literacy to strengthen Multilingual learner engagement and achievement in K-12 schools. Questions include: What shifts do we need to make to ensure Multilingual Learners thrive in our classrooms? How do we effectively chose, lose and adapt scaffolding to our students’ strengths? What strategies are important for classroom conversations and active student engagement? What professional learning practices are impactful for building the capacity of EVERY teacher to be an ML teacher?