M.Ed. K-6 Licensure with focus on Dual Language and Immersion

Summer institute 'boot camp' for teachers new to DLI. Register by April 25th to save money!

Website: https://carla.umn.edu/institutes/2025/imm-dual
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Are you a new Dual Language Immersion (DLI) educator wishing to learn research-based instructional approaches and strategies of effective DLI teaching? Join us for this unique summer institute!

Introduction to Dual Language Immersion
July 14 - 18, 2025
Online-synchronous
Instructors: Stephanie Owen and Amy Young
Learn more: https://carla.umn.edu/institutes/2025/imm-dual

Register by April 25 to save money!

An estimated 89 million Americans, or about 36% of the country’s voting-eligible population, did not vote. Refresh your read alouds with these books to teach our kids about the power and privilege of voting.

Children's Books About Voting, Elections, and Democracy! Children’s books about voting, elections, and our government are vital for teaching kids the importance of making their voices heard!

DLI highlighted here as one of the Grow Your Own programs at UMN. It has an effective design supporting teachers as grad students. https://give.umn.edu/stories/homegrown-teachers

https://tcf.org/content/commentary/gao-report-english-learners-benefit-from-developing-both-of-their-languages/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGHvjNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQBKSJagbwY9b6rBXA87rdfrs0jAk3I8_3rnXwbxITB63gWUI7fXC5q7mg_aem_S3i1AtGLcDMTZ6GmThHEmw

GAO Report: English Learners Benefit from Developing Both of Their Languages In education circles, it’s relatively common to hear English learners (ELs) touted as one of the fastest-growing student groups in public schools. And

The very best of luck to the 2024-2026 M.Ed. cohort! Children in their elementary classrooms will learn through Anishinaabe, French, Hmong, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.
Welcome!
College of Education and Human Development UMN Association of Two-Way & Dual Language Education Dual Language Schools

Allyson is one of our Social Studies methods instructors — our future DLI teachers are mentored by the best!

Spanish Immersion at Hopkins Public Schools! Join us for kindergarten! Learn more by touring our schools.

A challenge to teach prep as we know it. What three districts are doing to increase bilingual teachers.

Bilingual Teachers Are in Short Supply. How 3 Districts Solved That Problem Helping bilingual paraprofessionals obtain bachelor's degrees and teaching credentials leads to more bilingual teachers, districts found.

Deadline today for this worthwhile workshop.

Empower student language use while connecting learners to transformation and change in their own communities!

Online Workshop: Youth Participatory Action Research
Saturday, March 2
9am–12pm (Central Time)
Cost $30 Learn more & register:
https://carla.umn.edu/presentations/index.html

Due to the shortage of teachers, this pilot program encourages those with associates degrees or high school diplomas to try short term substitute teaching:

The following individuals are eligible to apply:
* Individuals who hold an associate's degree in any field
* Educational support professionals (paraprofessionals) that hold a high school diploma, or equivalent, and have worked for at least one year for the hiring Minnesota public school district.

News and Updates / Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) Starting January 1, 2024 PELSB no longer accepts cash for application payment. For paper applications, PELSB continues to accept checks and money orders. Credit card payments (Visa and Mastercard) are also accepted at the PELSB office and through our online system.

Can you share this with a bilingual friend who is a natural teacher? ** 90% TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS available ** Enseñe en dos idiomas - Teach in two languages with a M.Ed. and K-6 license for dual language, bilingual and immersion teachers. Information session MONDAYS at 5pm in Zoom room: https://umn.zoom.us/my/stephanieowen
First round deadline December 15th. Email Stephanie at [email protected]. For the application and website:
https://www.cehd.umn.edu/ci/programs/masters/teaching-second-language-education-dual-language/

The Biden-Harris Administration has launched an initiative called "Being Bilingual is a Superpower" to promote multilingual education and improve language programs and educators in the United States. The initiative aims to highlight the benefits and importance of bilingualism for student success, global competitiveness, and engagement. The Department of Education will host a national convening to discuss its efforts and actions in providing students with opportunities to become multilingual. Data shows that only 20% of the U.S. population speaks more than one language, emphasizing the need for bilingual education. The Department has also awarded grants to Native Hawaiian and Native American educational programs to support language and culture-based education. Resources have been released to support English learner students and their families, including translations of toolkits and an app.

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