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Lorena Córdova-Hernández; Patricia Núñez Porras; Julia Hernández – Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, 2024
Language teaching activism is a political movement for educational transformation where the role of teachers and languages, as a medium of instruction and literacy, are fundamental for equity and social justice. This paper analyzes the reflections from elementary school teachers from Austin (Texas, U.S.) and Oaxaca (Mexico) during a collaborative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers
Doolittle, Martha – Online Submission, 2017
This report summarizes Austin Independent School District elementary principals' comments from a December 2017 discussion about the process for choosing bilingual and English as a second language programs for their schools in the 2018-2019 school year.
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Bilingualism
Doolittle, Martha – Online Submission, 2016
This report summarizes Austin Independent School District elementary dual language teachers' Spring 2016 survey results. Teachers were asked about different aspects of the district's dual language models, instructional practices, and support.
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Bilingual Teachers, School Districts, Bilingual Education
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Palmer, Deborah K. – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2018
Teacher leadership has been variously defined but generally understood as expanding teachers' visions beyond their own classrooms. Bilingual education teachers, working with emergent bilingual students in often marginalized situations and contexts, must develop a critical consciousness to embrace leadership identities. This requires engaging in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Literacy, Bilingualism, Interviews
Orr, Aline; Cornelius, Chelsea; Doolittle, Martha – Online Submission, 2017
This report summarizes highlights from discussions, or "pláticas," held with Austin Independent School District elementary principals about the district's dual language program. Principals provided their opinions about the program and gave suggestions for improvements.
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Principals, School Districts, Administrator Attitudes
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Robertson, Phyllis M.; García, Shernaz B.; Rodríguez, Haydeé M. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2016
This article describes a Collaborative Intervention Project designed to prepare preservice teachers to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate interventions for English learners (ELs) in need of academic and/or behavioral supports. Faculty from two departments, one preparing bilingual education (BE) elementary school teachers and the other…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Special Education Teachers, English Language Learners, Student Needs