Sarah Bernadette Ottow

Author, Educator, Change Agent

Equity + language/literacy in all learning spaces for all ages.

Sarah’s work is all about improving communication, culture & collaboration.

For the past two decades, Sarah Bernadette has partnered with countless school districts, organizations and companies nationally and internationally, working with learners and families from over 40 different language groups.

The focus is on reinforcing relationship skills and value-identification of diverse populations while improving outcomes.

With Sarahʼs extensive and diverse background in identifying needs of faculty, students, and employees coupled with her education in curriculum and social justice, she creates programs and tools tailored to the needs of each organization and population.

Sarah is the Founder and Director of the professional learning organization, Confianza.

What Sarah OFFERS

  • Teacher leaning on whiteboard thinking about curriculum for English Language Learners

    Educational Services

    Training, coaching and practical tools for instructional leadership teams in how to coach and evaluate to support language learners.

  • Organizational Services

    Customized diagnostic and support for corporate and non-profit organizations to improve efficiency in multilingual settings.

  • Confianza

    Our field-tested Language Lens Academy with tools for Equity, Language & Literacy…plus online course and open-source article collection!

Thanks so much for such a helpful professional development [PD]. I can't remember the last time I was actually excited about something I learned in PD and then used immediately in my classes. It is very refreshing.

—Jess Bisson, High School Science/Special Education Co-Teacher


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