There are many challenges to planning for and implementing a secondary (grades 6-12) dual language (DL) program given the different structures and systems inherent to secondary schooling (e.g., departmentalized teams,
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I once knew a principal who spoke a lot to her staff about being a “warm demander,” a term described by Zaretta Hammond (2014) to describe how to teach low-income
Multilingual Education at Times of Political Change I have been biding my time to respond to the new declaration of English as the official language of the United States to
Art: “Good Night’s Sleep” by Jeena Ann Kidambi Are you sleeping well at night? Many of our students are not. From our Kindergarteners to our 12th graders, many of our
Art: “The 7 Sides of Multilingual Instruction™” by Jeena Ann Kidambi The 7 Sides of Dual Language Instruction™ has caught the attention of many practitioners lately, but I have had
Art: “Reading to my heart’s content” by Jeena Ann Kidambi A topic that I find repeated in conversations over and over again is what’s going to happen to our Dual
Art: “A Child’s Imagination” by Jeena Ann Kidambi When children are little, they display high amounts of creative potential. They transform into royalty living in castles.They have fancy tea parties
Art: “Conundrum” by Jeena Ann Kidambi When we talk about Dual Language Bilingual Education, we often focus on elementary grades – but let’s step aside and think about what middle
Art: “Warm Demander II” by Jeena Ann Kidambi As the school year starts to ramp up, it is important to remind ourselves how important teachers and administrators are – especially
Art: “The Warm Demander” by Jeena Ann Kidambi I was recently casually talking to a middle school teacher-friend of mine. Her urban school has a large percentage of emergent bilingual