I had to make a decision, I didn't like the idea of performing in night clubs at night and then doing community-based performances during the day. I felt that there was a huge conflict, but it also represented the conflict that I was going through as a person and as an artist; hold on to the old GueroLoco or fully embrace the new Mr. GL that I knew could do so much more. So we cancelled the night club gigs and stayed focused on...
Teaching Dual Language
By Dual Language School Team
January 23, 2018
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By Dual Language School Team
January 17, 2018
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By MomsRising/MamásConPoder
An interview with one of the Curators, Nina Perez!
Please tell us the mission of MomsRising, and how you came to work there?
MomsRising/MamásConPoder is committed to advancing policy and cultural...
By Dual Language School Team
January 16, 2018
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By: Dr. José Medina, Director of Dual Language and Bilingual Education, Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC
"If dual language educators, school administrators, and district leaders don't support and/or understand dual language programming and biliteracy instruction, students will never reap the full benefits of being in such a program." – Dr. José Medina; January 12, 2018; SDCOE Dual Language and English Learner...
By Dual Language School Team
January 11, 2018
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By: Dr. Bill Rivers, Executive Director, Joint National Committee for Languages
Who doesn't like elephants? Smart, deliberate, imposing – real elephants are fascinating. Metaphorical ones, especially those that crowd our rooms, are frightening, maybe because they're right in the...
By Dual Language School Team
January 09, 2018
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The beginning of a new year is is the best time to get inspired by stories that truly have a long-lasting impact on motivating people to be their best selves. DualLanguageSchools.org is intended to be a place for teachers, educators, and parents to learn from one...
By Dual Language School Team
December 21, 2017
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By: Arthur Chou
The 2017 year flew by, and the states of Ohio, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Missouri and, Massachusetts established the Seal of Biliteracy. Twenty-nine states, with...
By Dual Language School Team
December 18, 2017
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By: Dr. José Medina, Director of Dual Language and Bilingual Education, Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC
My name is José, but when I was six years old, my first-grade...
By Dual Language School Team
December 14, 2017
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Phyllis, Nicole, and Helen at the ACTFL in November...
By Dual Language School Team
December 12, 2017
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By: Dr. Bill Rivers, Executive Director, Joint National Committee for Languages
In America, languages matter. Wherever you're from, whatever language you speak, whatever language your ancestors had, and whatever you want for yourself and your children and students, you feel this intuitively, deeply: languages matter. In the America of the 21st Century, this means that every child must have the opportunity to master English, in order to fully participate in the economic...
By Dual Language School Team
December 06, 2017
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By: Natalie Torres-Haddad, Award winning author of Financially Savvy in 20 Minutes
I am a product of my community and my education as a Salvadorian-American.
One of the major reasons why I am an advocate for dual literacy in our education system is because growing up in a bilingual home and now being married to an Arabic husband we hope to instill a third language to our future children. I grew up in a predominately Spanish speaking community,...