bilingual learners

The Power of Purposeful Edtech in the Elementary Classroom

The Power of Purposeful Edtech in the Elementary Classroom

It happens all the time. You make a purchase and sign your name with your finger, knowing that it looks nothing like your real signature. But at a store, it doesn’t really matter. Imagine, though, you’re in second or third grade, not only learning how to write but also studying English as a second language. Suddenly, every stroke and line matters. For bilingual learners at schools with 1:1 programs, edtech can either be a saving grace or yet another obstacle to an equitable education.

Affirming Bilingual and Multilingual Learners with Translanguaging Literature

Affirming Bilingual and Multilingual Learners with Translanguaging Literature Copy

Presented by Carla España, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Bilingual Education and Puerto Rican/Latinx and Latin American Studies, Department of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies, Brooklyn College, City University of New York; and Luz Yadira Herrera, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Bilingual Education, School of Education at California State University, Channel Islands
Moderated by David Bowles, Author and Teacher, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Screening Bilingual Language Development for English–Spanish-Speaking Preschoolers

Screening Bilingual Language Development for English–Spanish-Speaking Preschoolers

Presented by Aquiles Iglesias, Ph.D., Unidel Katherine Esterly Chair Emeritus of Health Sciences, University of Delaware; Jill de Villiers, Ph.D., Sophia and Austin Smith Professor, Departments of Psychology and Philosophy, Smith College; and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Ph.D., Unidel H. Rodney Sharp Professor in the School of Education, University of Delaware