26 5.1 Introduction

This chapter aims to bring awareness to cultural responsiveness in teaching and how to support students. More specifically, supporting English Language Learners (ELL) in a K-12 educational setting. The focus is to bring awareness to the benefits of specific collaborative and communication digital tools that assist Culturally Responsive Teaching while supporting and engaging students and their families. Considering that Canada is a welcoming country and home for ELLs and their immigrant newcomer families, it is crucial to recognize the various factors they experience since entering a new country and school system. We need to support and provide them with useful resources to set them up for success.