NEW RESOURCE: New Survey Examines Teacher Beliefs About Bilingualism
This post describes the results of a new study that examined the beliefs of Head Start staff regarding bilingualism, dual language learning, and bilingual education. The survey findings indicated these Head Start teachers were generally supportive of bilingualism, but there were some interesting nuances in data. www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/new-survey-examines-teacher-beliefs-about-bilingual...
New Survey Examines Teacher Beliefs About Bilingualism
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The survey findings are encouraging since the staff answers indicated favorable views of bilingualism and a knowledge of dual language develRecent research helps bilingual children find classroom success: Faculty at the University of Oregon are working to help schools meet the needs of the state’s growing Spanish-speaking ELs. They are researching better identification and teaching methods with the goal to “seamlessly phase in bilingual students into mainstream classrooms…while supporting the primary language spoken at their homes.” around.uoregon.edu/content/coe-research-helps-bilingual-children-find-classroom-success
COE research helps bilingual children find classroom success
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Their work is finding new and better ways to support kids who are still learning EnglishDecember 3-6, 2019
Multilingual Illinois 2019: 43rd Annual Conference for Teachers Serving Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students
Oak Brook, IL
The Illinois Resource hosts this four-day annual statewide educational conference that attracts 3,000 Early Childhood through 12th grade multilingual and ESL educators, school administrators, and other professionals. This exciting professional development gathering features more than 200 presentations on topics such as identifying and meeting the needs of every student, the role of culture, the impact of technology, instructional strategies, assessment techniques, and ways of involving students and their families in learning. The Illinois Resource Center invites you to propose a session until September 23, 2019. irc2.thecenterweb.org/site/conference
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Join us this December for an extraordinary annual conference for educators who serve the needs of students from diverse language and cultural backgrounds, including English Learners (ELs).October 12, 2019
The 6th Annual Community-Based Heritage Language Schools Conference
Washington, DC
This conference will be held at American University and will include informative sessions for school administrators, teachers, and researchers about developing and maintaining a strong community-based program. Sessions will cover gaining language recognition for students through the Seal of Biliteracy and Global Seal of Biliteracy, project-based learning, differentiating instruction, outreach strategies, and much more. Teachers, students, and parents from two community-based schools will share key features of their schools, what they are learning, and what they are excited about. Leaders of national organizations in the language education field will talk about the ways they are working with community-based schools. Registration will open in June. www.google.com/url?q=https://www.american.edu/cas/education/iie/heritage-language-conference.cfm&...
2019 Community-Based Heritage Language Schools Conference
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Schedule, registration, and more details for the October 12, 2019 conference.November 13–16, 2019
La Cosecha 24th Annual Dual Language Conference
Albuquerque, NM
Join us for one of the largest dual language conferences in the country: La Cosecha 2019. Organized for teachers by teachers, La Cosecha Dual Language Conference provides a unique opportunity to share best practices and resources, provides current theory and practice, builds networks, and fuels our community’s efforts to build a better future for our children. The theme is “Community Directed Transformation — The Strengthening and Expansion of Dual Language Education.” The four-day conference will feature 280+ professional presentations and workshops for supporting two-way and one-way immersion, developmental bilingual, and heritage/tribal language immersion programs. Early registration closes July 15th. For more information, contact Leslie Sánchez at leslie@dlenm.org. www.lacosechaconference.org/
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La Cosecha Dual Language Education Conference | Two-Way and One-Way Immersion, Developmental Bilingual, and Heritage/Tribal Language Immersion Programs.