CALD - Center for Academic Language Development

Who's headed to NAELPA/NABE this year? We are, and we're excited to be launching our new book on dual language pedagogy - Dual Language Tandem Teaching: Coordinating Instruction across Languages through Cross-Linguistic Pedagogies. If you're a dual language administrator who will be there, too, we would love to meet you! Sign up to join us at one of our coffee chats or happy hours! https://forms.gle/dDaiE1uBxxzC8AZX8

Check out the table of contents and book excerpts here: https://velazquezpress.com/products/dual-language-tandem-teaching-volume-1

"Supporting SLIFE Through to Graduation" Free Webinar sponsored by Seidlitz Ed. April 21 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET
My dissertation will be published and available this summer. I am sharing some of it in this CALD - Center for Academic Language Development webinar. https://academiclanguagedevelopment.org/event/cald-webinar-series-supporting-newcomers-slife-through-to-graduation/

Three-year program helps bilingual students communicate and engage.

Three-year program helps bilingual students communicate and engage A unique after-school program tutors, helps with homework and teaches wellness to bilingual elementary students. The program’s goal to create well rounded students is What's Right with Tampa Bay.

Benefits of being bilingual!
www.ZintaLanguage.com

"My English is not broken.
I did not drop it carelessly,
watch it shatter into fragments of speech-
splintered words so fragile
that not even the broom
could locate the shards.
My English is soft clay.
With hard work, I am shaping it.
I am using it to create something new,
a vessel in which to carry my dreams."
Christina Ensling

Lesson Planning is a Political Act Even as a novice teacher in the nineties, I was a fierce advocate for equity and social justice. Having just graduated with a master’s degree from New York University, I returned to my hometown of El Paso-Ciudad Juárez ready to positively impact the c

Couldn't resist.
(Bad Science Jokes)

February Dual Language Teacher of the Month Yunchi He, Texas Ga This month, we are honoring Ms. Yunchi He, who has devoted her life to teaching for over 20 years. Yunchi first came to our attention when she was nominated by the Associate Principal, Teresa McCasland, of their school, Texas Garland Elementary School.

What does the Seal of Biliteracy mean to you? Seal of Biliteracy is a call to help us understand each other, appreciate our differences and to challenge the misconception, stereotype and prejudice in our society.

We need to save OELA office!! Please call and email your congress representatives and let them know the federal support for English learners is important. Share this in your social media! ..

Is Betsy DeVos About to Scrap the Federal Office for English-Language Learners? The proposed consolidation of the office of English-language acquisition is sparking strong pushback from advocates for English-learners, the fastest growing subgroup of students in public schools.