Using a Video Game to Teach Academically Complex Social Studies Language and Content to ELLs

Taylor Davis is a Curriculum Associate at iCivics, Inc.—a nonpartisan educational nonprofit committed to engaging students in meaningful civic learning. Taylor’s primary role includes producing high-quality curriculum resources that make teaching and learning about civic life accessible, easy, and fun. Taylor has a particular interest in helping students realize that education, in all forms, unlocks doors and charts new paths. Prior to joining iCivics, Taylor worked with middle and high school students as an English teacher for six years. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a Master of Teaching degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. When not typing at lightning speed or wading knee-deep in a pool of words, Taylor can be found exploring countries and cultures across the world.

Kristen Chapron gained expertise in content and pedagogy as an editor of Spanish textbooks at Vista Higher Learning. She then worked as a Developmental Editor with a variety of other publishers on print and technology components. She has worked with Spanish and ELL materials and is a certified Prime V2 Trained Correlator (WIDA). Kristen also taught Spanish at the high school, college, and elementary levels. She joined iCivics in 2017 as the ELL Project Lead, which involved organizing and hosting a convening of ELL pedagogy and practitioner experts. She collaborated with a team to create and implement ELL supports and the Spanish translation of Do I Have A Right? (¿Tengo algún derecho?) and continues to work on new ELL endeavors for the organization