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Join us on the 8th of September as discuss the theme, "Promoting Multilingual Education: Literacy for Mutual Understanding and Peace, in commemoration of the International Day of Literacy. I will be joined by literacy advocates, educators and a multilinguist. You can be a part of the conversation happening via Zoom. See flyer for other details ✨️ 😉 #September8 #InternationalDayofLiteracy #Multilingualeducation #onkaweducationfoundation #literacyadvocacy

The findings of our Report Card 2024 confirm that we are facing a crisis in cultural education in English state schools. What can you do to reverse this alarming trend? Here’s what you can do to help: 1. Tell your local candidates to publicly recognise their support for the value of the Expressive Arts in schools. #GeneralElection 2. Back the asks on social media 3. Get in touch if you wish to discuss the manifesto: info@culturallearningalliance.org.uk

ICYMI Californians Together recently published a new report, The State of English Learners in California Public Schools! This report is the first of its kind in the field of education policy and takes a deep dive into a variety of data sources to answer questions about who our state’s 1.1 million English learners are, how they are being served in the education system, and what state and local leaders can do to better serve their needs. It highlights the significant work ahead of educators, advocates, and policy makers to ensure that California’s education system provides access for all current and former English learners and sets a vision for the outcomes that our system should produce by the end of this decade. You can learn more by reading the full report here: https://lnkd.in/gDw4ye57

DIGEST OF THE WEEK: 🎓📚 As we gear up for the back-to-school season, it's important to remember the vital role of academic freedom in our educational institutions. This principle, enshrined in the Philippine Constitution, empowers universities to establish their own policies, set academic and disciplinary standards, and determine admissions and expulsions. Let's celebrate the autonomy that allows our schools to nurture and uphold excellence! 🌟 #Digest #jurisprudence #AcademicFreedom #BackToSchool #educationmatters

I draw much inspiration for my work around integrated literacy from Australia. Many of their units are 1) interdisciplinary, 2) integrative of learning, literacy, and language (at all levels of meaning, from discourse down to phonemes), 3) pursue learning goals that have relevance outside the classroom. https://lnkd.in/gJ9E-BTK

50 yrs ago the US Supreme Court required in the 1974 case Lau v. Nichols, the court decided that students learning English had a right to fully understand what was being taught in their classrooms, and that schools must take steps to make sure that they could, whether through additional instruction in English as a Second language or bilingual education.—- ( read on below) Aotearoa NZ doesn’t even have any core requirements for educators or school to provide TESOL prog nor Bilingual Ed for our English as a second language learners learners Nor does any Pacific Nation except Tonga which teaches yr1-3 literacy all in Tongan and yrs 4-8 through both Tongan and English as biliteracy.The failure of students in nearly all other Pacific nations to understand and contribute in literacy in a language they understand and can speak is why academic achievements can be so low in the Pacific and in NZ at times which almost universally have opted for defacto English only schooling. Of course since 1901/5 NZ, Aus and UK teachers beat Pacific students in the Island homelands for speaking their own language in school ;as did Tonga until very recently.This has seen Niue & Cook Is facing total language loss among all tamariki in NZ and in the Is now ; with Tokelau well on the way also now in Aotearoa NZ. TESOL prog have been collapsing in NZ and are being replaced with PLD only on Structured Phonics Literacy in spite of NZ Teachers Council requiring all Teachers to be signed off competent in tchg ESOL learners to hold a teachers Certificate.. In the great news since 2021 NZ has an official national policy supporting and funding but not requiring, Bilingual Ed for Pasifika students so students arriving from the Pacific can access curriculum knowledge and achieve through their PAC language and literacy first then English asap afterwards.Malo Min Aupito William Sio,MPP Pasifika communities and Orgs with Ulimasao.org been there over the 40 yr struggle here.

The future of any nation depends on the well-rounded education of its children. The Sanskrit language has the potential to contribute to the moral and linguistic development of children. Those interested in promoting the use of Sanskrit for children's literature are encouraged to join and contribute. This presents an opportunity to enrich the cultural and educational landscape for the benefit of future generations. Here is the link!! https://lnkd.in/g4Pm2x5f

Lunch Workshops by GlobalPeopleTransitions: We think it is important for expats and international hires, HR and Global Mobility professionals to understand multi-lingual education and how to bridge the gap if you would like to integrate your children in the Swiss school system. #globalmobility #zurich #basel #HR #talentacquisition #local2local #localplus

As we close out the year, we look back at 10 top takeaways from the "Improving Instruction, Assessment, and Policies for Secondary #EnglishLearners Across the Content Areas" conference, jointly held earlier this year by two IES-funded research centers at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. Nearly 300 researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from local to federal levels gathered to look at research currently underway and share perspectives on how to improve opportunities and achievement for English Learners, from the classroom to systemic levels. Here are the highlights: https://lnkd.in/d65pFC3G #englishlanguagelearners #educationresearch #englishasasecondlanguage #multilingualism

The National Research & Development Center to Improve Education for Secondary English Learners co-led a well-attended convening of #EnglishLearner experts in 2023. Here are 10 key takeaways to help leaders strengthen English Learner outcomes, address systemic issues and create practical solutions!