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In Coachella Valley, located in Southern California, veteran teachers share their experience with dual language immersion teaching. Noemi Arellano and Maria Zavala have been teaching dual language for 20 years and while they believe that bilingualism has both cognitive and job market benefits, they see dual language education as going beyond the classroom: “They learn … Continue reading The Many Benefits of Bilingualism: An example from California

How do we best provide differentiated instruction to our students? Veteran teacher Larry Ferlazzo explains that for some educators differentiated instruction may be seen as “having to create a different lesson for every student in the room, and long nights of planning and grading,” but in his video for EdWeek, “Differentiating Instruction: It’s Not as … Continue reading Differentiating for all LEarners: Ideas for TWIN-CS Members

According to a recent Language Magazine newest article, Spain’s Instituto Cervantes “there are now more than 577 million Spanish speakers (7.6% of the global population) in the world—five million more than last year’s estimate.” This increase in the Spanish-speaking population is indicative of a long-standing trend. David Fernández Vítores, a professor at the University of … Continue reading Growing number of Spanish speakers globally

Graphic credit to New York Times  The New York Times has published an article about a collaborative research effort by Harvard University, Brown University, and the United States Census Bureau. This study “[uses] highly detailed research on the economic fortunes of children in nearly every neighborhood in America,” to conclude whether where children live has … Continue reading What does opportunity look like? Diving into Big Data

America Magazine has published a fascinating article featuring Dr. Patricia Weitzel-O’Neill, director of the Roche Center of Catholic Education at Boston College, and Dr. Hosffman Ospino, associate professor of Hispanic ministry and religious education, also at Boston College. As our readers may remember, Dr. Weitzel-O’Neill and Dr. Ospino co-authored the 2016 report “Catholic Schools in … Continue reading changing Faces of US Catholic Schools: Roche Center Featured in America Magazine

Ian Hanigan of the Orange County Department of Education Newsroom has announced the newest episode of the Deeper Learning Podcast, a podcast which delves into personal experiences about learning and education. This particular episode reflects on the necessity of bilingual education for heritage learners and children of immigrants. The episode has a number of incredible … Continue reading Language Shapes Lives: Sharing the Ideas of the Deeper Learning Podcast

Edweek’s Corey Mitchell has written another outstanding article surrounding dual language education in the United States. This article, though brief, highlights six key insights for dual language schools as voiced by dual language experts from across the country.​​The interviews, conducted with experts such as David Rogers, executive director of Dual Language Education of New Mexico, … Continue reading Six Key Questions to Consider When Implementing Dual Language Programs

Written by journalist Kashmira Gander, a recent article from NewsWeek details the importance of bilingual education for cognitive development. While we are all familiar with the cognitive benefits of bilingualism, which include delaying diseases like Alzheimer’s, this article suggests that cognitive benefits stem from turning “off” one language rather than turning “on” the second language. … Continue reading Turning “Off” Language? A Study on Cognitive Development

Translanguaging was featured prominently at the 2018 Summer Academy when several breakout sessions and lunch meetings were offered to discuss research on the topic and ideas for incorporating translanguaging into instruction. A recent article in Language Magazine explores this concept further through the research of Dr. Laura Hamman, classroom teacher Emeline Beck, and educator Aubrey Donaldson.  Their examination of … Continue reading Three Principles of Translanguaging: A Resource for TWIN-CS

The Boston College community is pleased to welcome James Martin, SJ to campus to deliver the inaugural Daniel J. Harrington SJ lecture. The First Annual Harrington lecture is named for Father Harrington, who taught classes on the New Testament at Boston College and Weston Jesuit School of Theology.  Father Martin published a kind remembrance of Father … Continue reading Join the Conversation: James Martin SJ returns to Boston College