Supporting multilingual learners well is a big undertaking. Where do you even begin? Instruction? Assessment? Staffing? Professional learning? Family and community engagement? Funding? Programming? District leaders have plenty of places to focus their attention, but these parts of the system do not…
H-FARM International School - Venice has been collaborating with the MLRC since 2024 to engage in action research that drives school-wide equity. An exciting journey focused on strengthening translanguaging practices across the school began when staff participated in the Rome Research Symposium…
A change in education policy can shift what happens in a student’s classroom, which courses they can take, or the support they receive at school. For multilingual students, what happens as those policies make their way from paper into practice? And how…
With fewer than 20% of multilingual learners (MLs) enrolled in bilingual programs across the US, the vast majority of these students spend their days in classrooms where English is the predominant language of instruction. This reality makes collaboration between English as a…
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…