Since 2017, the founders of MODLAN (Drs. Lisa Dorner and Kim Song) have been leading a National Professional Development (NPD) across Missouri: Strengthening Equity and Effectiveness for Teachers of English Learners (SEE-TEL). SEE-TEL is a five-year, $2.6 million project funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition. The main goal is to enhance education for emerging … Read More
Looking for Research on DL?
MODLAN partners with schools and districts to support their dual language research needs. If you have a specific project and would like MODLAN’s support, please visit our Contact page and send a note our way! Also, please check back for updates, as we grow our knowledge about dual language education and outcomes in Missouri.
Online Courses for Language Educators
In the summer of 2015, professors from across the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) and Columbia (MU) were awarded a grant from the University of Missouri system to design and offer online graduate-level courses focused on language and global education. These courses may be taken by non-degree seeking students from anywhere in the world, or already enrolled graduate students at … Read More
Bridges to Dual Language Learning – November 20-21, 2015
Quality teachers for English Learners (QTEL) WELCOME! This conference is supported by the Quality Teachers for English Learners (QTEL) grant project in partnership with the Missouri Dual Language Network (MODLAN). QTEL provides teachers, teacher educators, school administrators and scholars with the tools they need to contribute to academic language acquisition and education. MODLAN is a group of educators, school and … Read More