Valentina Gonzalez is an educational consultant and content creator for Seidlitz Education. She is also a longtime educator with over 25 years of experience serving emergent bilingual students and their families from around the globe. Her personal experience as an immigrant from Yugoslavia and a language learner fuels her desire to advocate for multilingual children and support teachers with the best research-based teaching methods. Valentina grew up as a bilingual child and was the first in her family to graduate from high school and college. She is currently a doctoral student.

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Valentina leads engaging professional learning opportunities and coaches teachers on effective sheltered instruction strategies. She also creates highly sought-after infographics and resources to support educators of multilingual students. Her work's primary focus has been on literacy, culture, and language.