This event takes place on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, 2 to 3 p.m. ET.
The United States is trailing the European Union and other competitor
nations in the number and growth of bilingual residents. But beyond
economic competitiveness, too many students are missing out on the
significant cognitive and cultural benefits of second language acquisition,
which include increased scholastic success, heightened sympathy for
others, and increased creativity. Part of this language deficit can be
attributed to tight school budgets and schedules that have created a
dearth of early language programs in American schools. However,
some progressive educators and political leaders are working to
reverse this trend by implementing innovative, culturally authentic
programs for elementary and middle schools. This webinar will bring
together some of these innovators for an engaging discussion on
successful strategies for bringing flexible, culturally-authentic, and
academically-rigorous world language instruction to young learners.
Guests:
S. Dallas Dance, superintendent, Baltimore County public schools
Aline Germain-Rutherford, associate dean of the language schools,
Middlebury College, Vt.
Jacque Van Houten, former ACTFL president, Jefferson County
public schools, Louisville, Ky.
Moderator:
Abigail Mendenhall, client services manager, Middlebury Interactive
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#RethinkDiscipline: Addressing Disparities
in School
Discipline
Watch OSERS Assistant
Secretary Michael Yudin, U.S. Department of
Education, doing a livediscussion with experts and practitioners regarding
disparities in school discipline on March
16, 2016 3:30 pm EST.
Panelists will discuss
disparities in school discipline and ways to eliminate
those disparities by addressing
implicit bias, and implementing
restorative justice strategies.
The Assistant Secretary Yudin will
be joined by:
Dr. Kent McIntosh |
University of Oregon
Robert Spicer |
Restorative Strategies
Pamela Odom | Principal,
Grant Middle School
Please watch the March 16th
discussion at 3:30 pm EST, at:
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