Carly Spina has almost two decades of experience in Multilingual Education, including her service as an EL teacher, a third-grade bilingual classroom teacher, and a district-wide Multilingual Instructional Coach. She is currently a multilingual education specialist at the Illinois Resource Center, providing professional learning opportunities and technical assistance support to educators and leaders across the state and beyond. Her first book, Moving Beyond for Multilingual Learners, was a 2023 Equity in Excellence Award Winner.