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Research paper thumbnail of About this issue

Journal of the International Society for Teacher Education, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Rethinking Rubrics for Elementary Writers

Research paper thumbnail of Teacher Education in a Post Nation State Era: A Possible Ecological Approach--A Discussion and Reflection

Research paper thumbnail of Bridging Family-Teacher Relationships in a Predominately Latinx Title I School With a Spanish-English Dual Immersion Strand Program

Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education, 2021

Spanish-English dual immersion (DI) programs can help bridge the academic achievement gap between... more Spanish-English dual immersion (DI) programs can help bridge the academic achievement gap between Spanish-speaking English language learners (ELLs) and native English speakers. However, for DI programs to help ELLs, both teachers and parents/guardians need to be aware of their existence and long-term benefits. This case study examined under-enrollment in a Spanish-English DI strand program at a predominately Latinx neighborhood school with a sizable Spanish-speaking ELL population. The case study school faced challenges of transience, limited human and financial resources, and misinformation. Both parents and teachers reported a lack of information to make educational choices and recommendations. School employees built bridges between the school and parents by standardizing the introduction of DI at kindergarten parent-teacher conferences, improving the DI open house, and engaging the efforts of the school's bilingual secretary. Recommendations are provided for increasing parent...

Research paper thumbnail of Deviance to Diminish Educational Disparity

Social Philosophy Today, 2016

ABSTRACT

Research paper thumbnail of The Rose Creek Oral History Project: Elementary Cross-Grade Social Studies Curriculum in Review

Research paper thumbnail of Celebrating Children's Language Experience

Research paper thumbnail of Bridging Family-Teacher Relationships in a Predominately Latinx Title I School With a Spanish-English Dual Immersion Strand Program

Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education

Spanish-English dual immersion (DI) programs can help bridge the academic achievement gap between... more Spanish-English dual immersion (DI) programs can help bridge the academic achievement gap between Spanish-speaking English language learners (ELLs) and native English speakers. However, for DI programs to help ELLs, both teachers and parents/guardians need to be aware of their existence and long-term benefits. This case study examined under-enrollment in a Spanish-English DI strand program at a predominately Latinx neighborhood school with a sizable Spanish-speaking ELL population. The case study school faced challenges of transience, limited human and financial resources, and misinformation. Both parents and teachers reported a lack of information to make educational choices and recommendations. School employees built bridges between the school and parents by standardizing the introduction of DI at kindergarten parent-teacher conferences, improving the DI open house, and engaging the efforts of the school's bilingual secretary. Recommendations are provided for increasing parent...

Research paper thumbnail of About this issue

Journal of the International Society for Teacher Education, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Rethinking Rubrics for Elementary Writers

Research paper thumbnail of Teacher Education in a Post Nation State Era: A Possible Ecological Approach--A Discussion and Reflection

Research paper thumbnail of Bridging Family-Teacher Relationships in a Predominately Latinx Title I School With a Spanish-English Dual Immersion Strand Program

Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education, 2021

Spanish-English dual immersion (DI) programs can help bridge the academic achievement gap between... more Spanish-English dual immersion (DI) programs can help bridge the academic achievement gap between Spanish-speaking English language learners (ELLs) and native English speakers. However, for DI programs to help ELLs, both teachers and parents/guardians need to be aware of their existence and long-term benefits. This case study examined under-enrollment in a Spanish-English DI strand program at a predominately Latinx neighborhood school with a sizable Spanish-speaking ELL population. The case study school faced challenges of transience, limited human and financial resources, and misinformation. Both parents and teachers reported a lack of information to make educational choices and recommendations. School employees built bridges between the school and parents by standardizing the introduction of DI at kindergarten parent-teacher conferences, improving the DI open house, and engaging the efforts of the school's bilingual secretary. Recommendations are provided for increasing parent...

Research paper thumbnail of Deviance to Diminish Educational Disparity

Social Philosophy Today, 2016

ABSTRACT

Research paper thumbnail of The Rose Creek Oral History Project: Elementary Cross-Grade Social Studies Curriculum in Review

Research paper thumbnail of Celebrating Children's Language Experience

Research paper thumbnail of Bridging Family-Teacher Relationships in a Predominately Latinx Title I School With a Spanish-English Dual Immersion Strand Program

Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education

Spanish-English dual immersion (DI) programs can help bridge the academic achievement gap between... more Spanish-English dual immersion (DI) programs can help bridge the academic achievement gap between Spanish-speaking English language learners (ELLs) and native English speakers. However, for DI programs to help ELLs, both teachers and parents/guardians need to be aware of their existence and long-term benefits. This case study examined under-enrollment in a Spanish-English DI strand program at a predominately Latinx neighborhood school with a sizable Spanish-speaking ELL population. The case study school faced challenges of transience, limited human and financial resources, and misinformation. Both parents and teachers reported a lack of information to make educational choices and recommendations. School employees built bridges between the school and parents by standardizing the introduction of DI at kindergarten parent-teacher conferences, improving the DI open house, and engaging the efforts of the school's bilingual secretary. Recommendations are provided for increasing parent...

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