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As interest in dual language education continues to grow, we are seeing an increasing number of school districts allocate money toward immersion programs. In Washington State, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) is calling for an expansion of local dual language programs already in place. The local news article, written by Trisha McCauley … Continue reading Investing in the Future through Dual Language Education: An Example from Washington State

Written by Chynna Lockett, the South Dakota Public Broadcasting Network has published a brief article about Lakota Nation Invitational Lakota Language Bowl. The Language Bowl encourages students from kindergarten to high school to speak Lakota and Dakota languages in the form of a competition. This year, the Language Bowl was comprised of 41 teams from all … Continue reading Bilingual Learning Idea: Lakota Nation Invitational Lakota Language Bowl

Throughout the TWIN-CS Network of schools, pairs of dual language educators work together to co-teach their young, emergent bilingual students. In this brief video from EdWeek, a two teachers who work together closely every day share their observations. They discuss the trust they have developed in each other, the ways they show respect for each … Continue reading Co-Teaching: A Special Partnership

In a recent publication by Education Week’s Learning the Language blog, journalist Corey Mitchell discusses the benefits of social media for English Language Learners (ELLs). Citing two studies from the University of Minnesota, Mitchell acknowledges that “Guided use of social media in classrooms can help boost the literacy and language development of English-learners in multiple languages.” … Continue reading The Benefits of Social Media for Language Learners

A recent research publication authored by Deborah K. Palmer, Claudia Cervantes-Soon, Lisa Dorner, and Daniel Heiman purports that two-way dual language (TWDL) bilingual education programs while sharing three common core goals are inadvertently ignoring a fourth, crucial goal: critical consciousness. According to the abstract, the publication suggests that TWDL programs fixate on academic achievement, bilingualism … Continue reading The Fourth Core Standard for TWI Programs: Promoting Critical Consciousness in Our Schools

As the US government shutdown continues, some of TWIN-CS principals and teachers may be wondering how this lapse in appropriations affects teaching visas, specifically programs that provide entry to teachers who wish to teach in the United States. Despite the government shutdown, the process for schools who are interested in employing teachers from abroad has … Continue reading Teaching Visa Information for TWIN-CS

According to a recent publication from KUNM, a radio station supported by the University of New Mexico (UNM), the university has acquired new resources for Zuni language speakers. Penned by Spencer Beckwith, the brief article discusses the Zuni Pueblo bilingual school system located in northwestern New Mexico and their collection of documents written in the … Continue reading Preserving History, Language, and Culture of the Zuni People

Corey Mitchell, contributing writer for Education Week, has recently published an article that details how language barriers can lead immigrant students to pursue STEM courses in higher education. A 2018 study published by researchers from Duke and Stanford universities draws on federal data to conclude that while “20 percent of U.S.-born college students major in … Continue reading Today’s English Learners, Tomorrow’s Scientists