Santa Barbara School District Attempts to Bridge Education Gap for English Learners; Steps Being Taken Include New Curriculum and Increasing Family Engagement![]()
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Speak to the World: Language Can Open Pathways to Careers - ![]()
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Heritage language schools are grassroots organizations that maintain the languages and cultures of immigrant communities, and offer vital community services, employment opportunities and networking to prevent social isolation. They advocate for multilingualism and cross-cultural understanding. These schools range from small organizations, run by volunteers, to large, accredited schools.![]()
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How heritage language schools offered grassroots community support through the pandemic
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A study of 25 heritage language schools in Edmonton shows how schools met the needs of migrant and front-line workers, resisted racism and built community for immigrants.
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Closing the opportunity gap is the focus of Senate Bill 952 introduced by Senator Monique Limon. Its goal is to expand high-quality "dual language" learning across the state.
Expanding dual language programs across California
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Closing the opportunity gap is the focus of Senate Bill 952 introduced by Senator Monique Limon. Its goal is to expand high-quality
We invite DLBE educators to join our webinar series this June! Partnering with the Cambio Center and CARLA, these four webinars will develop an understanding of DLBE challenges and opportunities across Midwestern DLBE programs. The webinars are organized around four actions that enhance critical consciousness:![]()
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Historicizing Dual Language Communities and Ourselves—Tuesday, June 14![]()
Learn about deconstructing mainstream explanations of the past and foregrounding individuals’ and communities’ local histories.![]()
Critical Listening in Dual Language Education—Thursday, June 16![]()
Explore ways of engaging students, educators, and families with others for meaningful and transformative connection through developing curiosity and attention, sharing, caring, reciprocity, and responsivity.![]()
Embracing Discomfort in Dual Language Spaces—Tuesday, June 21![]()
Experience and learn from the inevitable unsettled feelings one might have in recognizing, reflecting on, and acting against the ways in which our own privilege, sense of entitlement, or silence reify and reproduce social injustice.![]()
Interrogating Power to Develop Equity in Dual Language Programs—Thurs, June 23 Examine ways of calling out oppression, and working to push those in power to take note of injustice and to transform systems.![]()
Educators can express their interest in participating and if space is available, they will receive a confirmation for registration from the conference planners.![]()
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Here is the link for expressing interest in the webinar series: forms.gle/czoPM5CH5jeDWtHT7![]()
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All webinars will take place on Zoom from 4–5:30 p.m. (Central Time) and a unique link will be sent to each educator confirming their spot.
Critical Consciousness in DLBE - Webinar Interest Form
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**Building Raciolinguistic Justice in Midwestern Dual Language Programs through Research-Practice Partnerships** is a year-long project supported by the Spencer Foundation. This project is designed to enhance and develop critical consciousness in dual language bilingual education programs in the US....