Dual immersion schools enjoy wide popularity, academic success and provide a promising educational model in an increasingly diverse state and nation.
She was recently appointed by the Speaker to the Instructional Quality Commission and also serves as a Digital Learning Instructional Coach at
a dual immersion school in Pico Rivera.
Ten years later, these culturally and linguistically integrated
dual immersion schools provide a hopeful contrast to a largely disappointing «English - only» mandate.
French Ambassador takes a closer Utah at Utah's French
dual immersion schools.
In today's ENR: KUTV looks at Utah's first graduating class from
a dual immersion school.
Cambridge, MA and Framingham, MA — Ten years after a contentious English - only law that effectively banned bilingual education in Massachusetts» public schools, a handful of culturally and linguistically integrated
dual immersion schools provide a hopeful contrast to a largely disappointing «English - only» mandate.
Camden teaches kindergarten at Kempton Street Literacy Academy,
a dual immersion school in Spring Valley, California.
Voices College - Bound Language Academy, a not - for - profit charter school network, will open a Spanish - English
dual immersion school in West Contra Costa.
The dual immersion school, formerly known as Cesar Chavez Charter School, make dramatic changes after months of scrutiny from the state for consistently low test scores.
Not exact matches
Accredited by the German Government and the Western Association of
Schools and Colleges (WASC), the GISSV offers a
dual -
immersion program that follows ambitious curricula, focusing on science and social studies as well as arts and sports.
If, for example, you decide to enroll your child in a
dual language
immersion school, it may require a bit of a drive.
Maybe you do need that
dual - language -
immersion charter
school in the suburbs — not because you care about it educationally, but because its families help you make the case for charters politically.
Abby Griffith and her twin sister are becoming literate in two languages in San Rafael Elementary
School's
Dual Language Spanish
Immersion Program.
Houston is expanding
dual -
immersion schools, including a brand - new
school where students will learn in Arabic for half the day.
In 2007, Teso founded Voices College - Bound Language Academy, a high - performing K 8 charter
school in San Jose that uses a modified
dual -
immersion model to teach English and Spanish.
Miami - Dade superintendent Alberto Carvalho wants to stop teaching 30 minutes of Spanish a day in elementary
school — nobody learns much — and offer a rigorous, intensive
dual -
immersion program for students with grade - level skills.
As old - style bilingual programs are phased out, such «
dual -
immersion» or «two - way» bilingual
schools are gaining in popularity.
In my district, we have added a second
dual immersion magnet
school and plan to add others.
«Within three blocks of my house, kids are attending at least six different public elementary
schools,» said Hewson, who found that many parents she knew were opting for
schools with stronger performance or special features like
dual - language
immersion.
Maureen Kelleher, another Education Post blogger, told me about her experience with its «bilingual advisory committee,» launched by the teacher who leads the
school's
dual - language
immersion program.
Soon after, and as part of a broader
school - board decision to expand
school - choice options, the district launched a science and technology middle
school, a
dual - language
immersion elementary, an all - digital high
school, an arts - centered grade
school, a virtual
school starting at grade 3, and more.
Authorizes
school districts to establish
dual - language
immersion programs for both native and non-native English speakers.
The holder's educational background and specific language skills matter a great deal, as does the
school's bilingual model (single - or
dual - language
immersion, «sheltered» instruction, etc.).
Enter Oakland SOL, a new
dual -
immersion middle
school in the Flatlands section of Oakland, California — and the city
school district's first new
school in more than a decade.
These efforts include
immersion,
dual immersion and other bilingual
school programs.
Santa Ana Unified offers
dual immersion programs that provide lessons in two languages in eight elementary, middle and high
schools — including a new elementary
school program opened this year.
Parents voiced particular enthusiasm for technology - themed
schools and
dual - language
immersion programs, and districts should consider placing these theme - based programs in low - income and underperforming
schools.
Ms. Lara relocated to Boston from Puerto Rico in 2014, where she taught as a First Grade Two - Way
Dual Immersion Classroom Teacher at the Amigos
School in Cambridge, MA for two years.Before moving to Boston, Ms. Lara taught First Grade in Colegio Puertorriqueno de Ninas in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico for eight years.
From Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs to
dual - language
immersion to Career Academies, public
schools are increasingly looking to expand the choices they provide students that appeal to their different interests.
She has worked as a university instructor, principal coach,
school administrator, instructional facilitator, and
dual immersion language teacher.
For over 25 years, Oya No Kai has been impacting the education of students in the Japanese
Dual Language Program of Portland Public
Schools (also known as the Japanese
Immersion Program).
Last Monday, as our sun was being eclipsed by our moon, another sun was born: OUSD opened a brand new
dual - language
immersion middle
school called Oakland School of Language, shortened to Oaklan
school called Oakland
School of Language, shortened to Oaklan
School of Language, shortened to Oakland SOL.
Even though various
dual language
immersion schools suffer from high attrition rates, 95 % of the families currently enrolled will be staying with DC Bilingual even as they are in the process of relocating this summer.
DC Bilingual is a
dual language
immersion charter
school in the nation's capitol that educates children in both Spanish and English starting in the pre-K ages through the fifth grade.
The
dual -
immersion model can help integrate
schools with wealthier, native English - speaking families who want to raise their children bilingually.
In honoring Castrejón, the foundation will donate $ 10,000 to Language Academy of Sacramento (LAS), a K - 8
dual language
immersion charter
school focused on historically underserved populations.
Our high - performing
schools have wonderful stories to tell, from innovative curriculums like Expeditionary Learning and blended learning techniques, to
dual language
immersion programs and
schools serving unique populations like refugee children or children on the autism spectrum.
CEDAR CITY — As the
school year opened for students in the Iron County School District on Thursday, East Elementary School began its third year of offering a dual immersion program for Spanish and En
school year opened for students in the Iron County
School District on Thursday, East Elementary School began its third year of offering a dual immersion program for Spanish and En
School District on Thursday, East Elementary
School began its third year of offering a dual immersion program for Spanish and En
School began its third year of offering a
dual immersion program for Spanish and English.
In the years after it opened its borders in 2011 - 12, attracting nearly 900 students, Riverside Unified opened a science and technology middle
school, a
dual - language
immersion elementary
school and an all - digital high
school.
In just the past couple of weeks I have had the honor of visiting Yu Ming Charter
School, an awesome dual - immersion Mandarin - English program in Oakland, City Charter School and Global Education Academy, two terrific charter schools serving different neighborhoods in Los Angeles, and Desert Trails Charter School, a great new school started under a recent Parent Trigger campaign in Ade
School, an awesome
dual -
immersion Mandarin - English program in Oakland, City Charter
School and Global Education Academy, two terrific charter schools serving different neighborhoods in Los Angeles, and Desert Trails Charter School, a great new school started under a recent Parent Trigger campaign in Ade
School and Global Education Academy, two terrific charter
schools serving different neighborhoods in Los Angeles, and Desert Trails Charter
School, a great new school started under a recent Parent Trigger campaign in Ade
School, a great new
school started under a recent Parent Trigger campaign in Ade
school started under a recent Parent Trigger campaign in Adelanto.
The seven goals included a 24 percent increase in
school pathways such as magnets,
dual - language
immersion and Linked Learning programs; a 30 percent decrease in chronic absenteeism; and 100 percent access to quality art instruction, a parent computer program and restorative justice practices.
Dual immersion students now starting to reach high
school.
But last month the board unanimously voted to turn down a renewal petition for Lashon Academy, a high - performing charter
school that offers the only Hebrew - language
dual immersion program in the city.
The Jerome, Idaho,
School Districts offers kudos to the Utah State Board of Education for its assistance with Jerome's
dual immersion program.
Liliana Aguas, a 2nd grade
dual - language
immersion teacher at Leconte Elementary
School in Berkeley, Calif., is the other 2012 Outstanding Young Educator Award winner.
Over the last four years, the Park City
School District has undergone intense change with
dual language
immersion (DLI), all - day kindergarten, removing 25 Reading and ESL instructors in grades 1 through 5, new curricula, new grading system, new testing and assessment tools.
Dual language
immersion is available in Mandarin Chinese, French, Portuguese and Spanish in Provo City
School District.
Meanwhile,
schools have adapted and increasingly found ways to provide a greater range of instruction in foreign languages typically by offering
dual immersion programs.
«We are really excited to have them move on,» said Jamie Leite, the instructional coach for
dual language
immersion in Provo City
School District and the director of the state's Portuguese
dual language
immersion program.
She says offering Utah's innovative and internationally lauded
Dual Immersion program in all of its elementary
schools means students may continue to attend their neighborhood
school while having access to a program of choice.