New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) partners with schools to co-create the future of education through purposeful accreditation focused on high-quality learning for all students. NEASC works with more than 500 schools in more than 90 countries, and our communities…
Stiftung Louisenlund is a future-oriented, boarding and day school in northern Germany that understands education as far more than “just” school. Rooted in the educational tradition of Kurt Hahn, Louisenlund accompanies young people on their journey toward becoming responsible, self-determined individuals. Education…
Invited by Dr. Mario Molina-Naar, a professor at the University of los Andes and a key leader in ICBERG (International and Comparative Bi-/Multilingual Education Research Group), MLRC School Network Researcher Dr. Esther Bettney Heidt will be delivering a guest lecture at Uniandes and visiting…
How can subtle interactional choices in the classroom dramatically expand participation and bridge content learning in subjects like mathematics for multilingual students? Former IB international primary teacher Dr. Simay Cirit brings a grounded, real-world perspective to second language learning and teaching in…
Walk into almost any classroom, and you will see a learning objective on the board: “Students will explain how to multiply two fractions.” Learning objectives are specific, measurable, and attainable within the lesson of the day. What will vary from teacher to…
Can artificial intelligence support multilingual learners in the classroom? Or can it unintentionally overlook the linguistic strengths they bring? As AI-powered tools become increasingly common in K–12 education, these questions become more urgent than ever. They are also the questions driving the…
École Mosaic is a bilingual French-English primary school located in Geneva, Switzerland. Following both the Swiss national curriculum and the UK national curriculum, the school welcomes children from over 40 nationalities. Its pedagogy is project-based, with learning organized around school-wide themes such as science, multiculturalism and theatre. These projects encourage…
As an education researcher focused on improving schooling and learning experiences for multilingual learners, I have always been aware of the incredible diversity in the backgrounds of multilingual learners in US classrooms. Among them, students with limited or interrupted formal education (sometimes…
As a research-practice partnership, the Multilingual Learning Research Center (MLRC) School Network aims to bridge the gap between academic research and the lived experience of the international school classroom. This vision is most impactful when paired with strong regional advocates, which is why…
This month, we celebrate the third anniversary of the founding of the MLRC. When we chose our name, wrote our mission, and designed our logo, we embarked on a journey together with educators and scholars around the world to connect research with practice to better serve multilingual learners. The MLRC School Network, a community…