Luz Roth, born in Colombia, has over thirty years of experience as a consultant to bilingual educators throughout the USA and internationally, including Spain and Central and South America. As a curriculum and instruction specialist, Luz designed new professional development programs for teachers of second language learners. Working with the Success for All project at Johns Hopkins University, Luz created Spanish curriculum and assessment materials. She currently focuses on implementing best practices in bilingual/ESL classrooms and dual language programs in school districts across Texas.

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Luz provides highly practical consultation, curriculum evaluation, workshops, and more through Global Vida, a company she co-founded with Viviana Hall. Her expertise enables district- and school-wide comprehensive needs assessments, guiding the identification, placement, curriculum development, instruction, assessment, reclassification, and monitoring of bilingual learning students. Luz spearheads the design and delivery of presentations for bilingual educators. With a hands-on approach, she utilizes a Make-n-Take strategy to equip participants as leaders in bilingual environments.

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Luz and her co-founder, Viviana Hall, are writing their first book, ¿Hacia dónde va?, which teaches Spanish onomatopoeias and showcases the diverse cultures of Spanish-speaking countries.