The three pillars of Dual Language Education are high academic achievement, bilingualism and biliteracy, and sociocultural competence. However, many people confuse the term sociocultural competence with biculturalism. Biculturalism is a
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In a recent conversation I had with a Tamil-language school, I was asked, “Which Tamil is tested for the Seal of Biliteracy?” The question certainly came from a good place
One of the three pillars of Dual Language Education is sociocultural competence. Sociocultural competence involves being able to fight for injustices and work across the aisle with those whose identities
We all know that Dual Language Education (DLE) programs are the only language-acquisitions programs that are research-proven to close the opportunity gap for our Emergent Bilinguals (Thomas & Collier, 2017).
When schools returned to the classroom this fall, many dual language educators were surprised to find that many of their colleagues were missing. A surprising number of dual language teachers
1. How would you say professional learning has changed since the pandemic? At the start of the pandemic, all of us – schools as well as organizations like CAL –
One of the greatest threats to a secondary dual language (DL) program is its sustainability. As secondary education programs differ in structure and implementation from elementary programs, the various aspects
This will be the 26th annual La Cosecha Dual Language Education Conference. Organized by teachers for teachers, this year’s program is filled with 195 professional presentations, networking opportunities and plenty
¡Estamos viviendo en una época bastante desafiante pero interesante y con muchas posibilidades! Más y más familias de diferentes culturas desean que sus hijos crezcan bilingües o multilingües, y multiculturales
With the impending return to school through in-person learning after over 18 months of distance and hybrid learning, school leaders and teachers have been inundated with recommendations about how to