5 Steps to Creating a More Engaging Classroom Without Putting on a Dog and Pony Show
Lately, I have heard from many educators that they do not want to put on a “dog and pony show” for students who do not want to be in their Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) classroom. I hear this from DLBE teachers from Kindergarten all the way through high school. To be fair, in my…
Keep readingHow to Determine Who Goes Into Your Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) Program?
About this time every year, schools are working hard to test their incoming students for language proficiency and to determine who will go into their Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) programs. Administrators have to decide who makes the cutoff and who does not. They have to determine if they should have a lottery. And if…
Keep readingSpeaking in Languages Other Than English is NOT Rude!
by: Dr. Aradhana Mudambi Back in 2009, I invited my Mexican-descent colleague from the Rio Grande Valley to join me in visiting my grandparents out in Albany, NY. My aunt, uncle, grandmother, sister, friend, and I gathered in the living room, and like in most busy social settings, there were multiple conversations happening simultaneously. But…
Keep readingHow Long Should Our Dual Language Program Extend?
I was asked an interesting question the other day. “How far should our Dual Language program go? Through elementary? Middle School? Or High School?” There are so many ways we can answer that question. By definition, a Dual Language program needs to be at least 6 years, starting at Kindergarten and stretching through at least…
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