August 31st, 2021 | New America
If you are a teacher of young children in California you’re likely to have students in your classroom who come from a different cultural background than your own. In addition to native English and Spanish speakers, you may be teaching children who speak Arabic, Cantonese, or Farsi at home with their families.
Experts and policymakers in California say supporting children in becoming bilingual and bicultural is a key part of building the workforce California will need in the future. Yet in order to succeed, they say, we must start early. For teachers leading these diverse classrooms, questions about how they can help these children get ready for kindergarten and develop a love of learning that they’ll need to be successful as they progress in school can be overwhelming. This is especially true if they don’t speak their students’ home language.
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August 31st, 2021 | U.S. Department of Education
Students across the country continue to return to in-person learning after more than a year of varied access to the educational opportunities they need to succeed. For example, some estimates show that 3 million students have either been consistently absent from or have not been actively participating in remote learning since the beginning of the pandemic.
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August 19th, 2021 | Advance Local
Despite the lifelong advantages conferred by bilingualism, only two in 10 Americans know a language other than English. As we begin to recover from a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, our nation’s schools must work to ensure that our kids have the education they need to succeed, and multilingualism should be considered a critical part of that education.
Creating more dual-immersion programs in public schools would be the most effective way to offer more Americans the opportunity to become bilingual and would also help promote an equitable recovery for all children, particularly those who don’t speak English at home.
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August 31st, 2021 | Everything But The Curriculum...
In this episode, I sit down Azren (virtually) to talk about language acquisition. He speaks 5 languages and explains the benefits of learning a new language, how he became passionate about languages and everything in between.
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Date: September 29th, 2021
What does it look like for an entire institution to invest in virtual exchange? This webinar will spotlight three universities participating in Stevens Initiative Connected Classrooms, which supports higher education institutions in Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States to build their capacity and prepare faculty to implement meaningful virtual exchange experiences for students.
Learn about the experiences of faculty members and leadership teams as they discuss lessons learned, challenges, and best practices for growing virtual exchange at their institutions.
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Date: March 2022 - May 2023
At the direction of the U.S. Department of State’s USA Study Abroad branch within the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), the IDEAS (Increase and Diversity Education Abroad for U.S. Students) Program, formerly known as the Capacity Building Program for U.S. Study Abroad, seeks accredited U.S. higher education institution partners to conceptualize, develop, and host a series of capacity building workshops between March 2022 and May 2023.
Activities may include, but are not limited to, keynote sessions, concurrent sessions, large and small group seminars, and/or networking and social events. The topic of the workshop should fall into one of the following areas:
1. Recruiting and supporting students from underrepresented groups
2. Developing financial strategies for expanding study abroad
3. Faculty-led study abroad best practices/preparing program leaders
4. Assessment and evaluation
5. Preparing for and managing safety, security, and emergency situations
6. (Re)creating a campus culture of study abroad following the pandemic
7. Creating study abroad programs focused on climate change and the environment
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Date: September 26th, 2021
Join your fellow #earlylang educators in this Back to School collaborative event! Free for NNELL members!
NNELL members invite your colleagues to check it out!
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FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES |
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Notice ID: IHS1432929
Agency: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Office: NAVAJO AREA INDIAN HEALTH SVC
Location: Chinle , AZ 86503 USA
Response Date: September 2, 2021
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Notice ID: HE1254-21-Q-4021
Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE
Office: DOD EDUCATION ACTIVITY
Location: VA, USA
Response Date: September 10, 2021
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“Ensuring that Americans have the opportunity to learn English and at least one other language.”
Joint National Committee for Languages
National Council for Languages and International Studies
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2021 ISSUE
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