Ladybugs, Tornadoes, and Swirling Galaxies: English Language Learners Discover Their World Through Inquiry

Brad Buhrow teaches at Columbine Elementary School in the Boulder Valley School District, where culturally and linguistically diverse first and second graders continue to help inform his praxis. Brad has presented at state and national conferences, and he and his students are featured in the professional development video, Reading the World (Goudvis and Harvey, Stenhouse 2005). Anne Upczak Garcia has lived and worked in Latin America and in the United States for more than a decade with both children and adults learning two languages. She holds a Masters Degree in Multicultural, Bilingual, and ESL Education from the University of Colorado and also teaches at Columbine Elementary School. Her passions are her family, writing fiction, and traveling to anywhere.