Drs. Montecillo Leider and Dobbs present "Conceptualizing Teachers' Beliefs about Linguistic Diversity: The Relationship between Beliefs about Language Learning and Sociopolitical Beliefs about Language" Research shows that teacher dispositions significantly influence their practices, particularly regarding cultural, linguistic, and ethnic diversity. In language education, these dispositions encompass beliefs about language learning and attitudes toward language diversity. […]

Examining Multilingual Learners’ Proficiency on Standardized Assessments: Trends and Disparities Across the WIDA Consortium Narék Sahakyan, Researcher at WIDA Thursday, April 3, 2025 1 - 2 p.m. CST on Zoom Register Each year, hundreds of thousands of students enroll in American schools and are identified as English learners (ELs). These multilingual students retain their EL […]

Igone Arteagoitia presents Exemplary Dual Language Bilingual Education Programs: What does it take? Dual language bilingual education (DLBE) programs are diverse in contexts, and have variation in implementation, making it more difficult to determine what factors contribute to their success. For that reason, it is critical to compile evidence from successful DLBE programs to provide […]