What has changed in bilingual teacher education over the last 5-10 years and how have those changes affected the field? How have policy changes and initiatives like the Seal of Biliteracy affected dual language programs and bilingual education? What are some of the most effective ways of preparing preservice and inservice teachers to work with dual language and English language learners? We discuss these questions and much more in part 1 of a 2 part series with Dr. Sera Hernandez, Assistant Professor of Dual Language and English Learner Education at San Diego State University.
Dr. Hernandez earned her Ph.D. from UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education with a degree in Language, Literacy, and Culture. With an interdisciplinary academic background, her research bridges the fields of educational linguistics and the anthropology of education to examine the sociocultural, linguistic and political contexts surrounding educational language policies and bilingualism and biliteracy practices in the U.S. and abroad. Her research focuses on the impact of state and federal language and education policies on language and literacy practices in Spanish and English in schools, homes, and communities across California, the U.S. and internationally. Her work strives to better understand the language and literacy development of emergent bilinguals (i.e., DLLs, ELLs) starting in early childhood and specifically how educational language policies and program models facilitate or undermine language learners’ access to equitable schooling experiences. Her research and teaching also involve multiple international programs that examine equity issues around language policies and teacher education, namely in Mexico, the Republic of Palau, and Switzerland. Dr. Hernandez has worked in public K-12 schools and universities for 20 years and has facilitated trainings for over 1,500 teachers and administrators across the U.S. in the OCDE Project GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition Design) model. She is currently a lead trainer for the California Association for Bilingual Education’s Binational Project GLAD model which works with bilingual educators on both sides of the border to foster and build collaborative binational relationships and better schooling experiences for binational students in the U.S. and Mexico as they become bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural.
S12/E8: Leveraging family advocacy to close learning gaps with Sofía Núñez
S12/E7: Improving outcomes and long-term trajectories for Multilingual Learners with David Nungaray
S12/E6: Teaching academic language at the discourse level with Diane Staehr Fenner and Syndey Snyder
S12/E5: Fostering leadership in EL families with Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch
S12/E4: Harnessing the power of self-reflection to personalize professional growth with Shélynn Riel and Anna Ciriani-Dean
S12/E3: Empowering every educator to be a teacher of language with Dr. Sarah Schmidt de Carranza
S12/E2: Fostering equity through Culturally Responsive Teaching with Dr. Sharroky Hollie
S12/E1: Making connections between languages to boost literacy with Dr. Sandra Mercuri
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S11/E9: Dual Language programs: Improve quality and ensure equity with Conor Williams
S11/E8: Student perspective for improving school experience for children of immigrants with Falmari Rojas-Barrios.
S11/E7: Independent study for gathering & sharing immigration stories with Dr. Joanna Dreby and Dr. Eric Macias
S11/E6: Combating compassion fatigue: Self-care for educators with Dorina Sackman-Ebuwa
S11/E5: A real conversation about how implicit bias impacts student expectations & potential with Amy King and Yvonne Williams
S11/E4: School-wide systems of improvement for more equitable instruction with Sarah Ottow
S11/E3: Empowering bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural students with NABE TOY Sonia Águila
S11/E2: Creating environments for intrinsic motivation to flourish with Larry Ferlazzo
S11/E1: Learn to discuss, discuss to learn with Dr. Mariana Castro
S10/E10: Innovative Approaches to Newcomer Programs with Kimberly Mitchell
S10/E9: An overview of the history of ELs in education policy with Ellevation co-founder Teddy Rice
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