Contributors

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Ana Torres

Ana has been an educator for 30 years, serving both the K–8 ad higher education sector. She has served as an administrator and instructor at various public and private colleges and universities as well as a bilingual and dual language teacher, dual language math and reading interventionist, dual language instructional coach, and an assistant principal and principal. Ana is currently the Senior biliteracy and multicultural specialist at Amplify. She delivers literacy and biliteracy presentations across the nation. Her passion and advocacy for biliteracy and multiculturalism has led her to educate leaders, teachers, and parents about the positive impact of bilingualism and biliteracy in our world. 

Guests

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Eric Cross

Eric Cross is a full-time middle school science teacher for Albert Einstein Academies, International Baccalaureate schools. He is also adjunct professor at the University of San Diego in the School of Leadership and Education Sciences, a Google certified innovator, Exploratorium teacher leader, host of the Amplify podcast Science Connections, and Classroom Insider of the Amplify podcast Beyond My Years.