An Educator's Guide to Dual Language Instruction

Increasing Achievement and Global Competence, K–12

Gayle Westerberg, Leslie Davison (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

198 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-94656-9 (ISBN)

Infos

This user-friendly book is a key resource for teachers and administrators to ensure their school’s success in implementing and maintaining a dual language program. Authors Gayle Westerberg and Leslie Davison share their own experiences leading a dual language school, the obstacles they overcame, and the best practices they learned along the way. The book is filled with step-by-step instructions and strategies you can try immediately, as well as inspirational stories from educators in urban and rural dual language programs across the country. Topics include:






Choosing a model for your dual language program and involving all stakeholders in the transition process;



Marketing your program effectively to recruit students and staff, including international teachers;



Implementing a standards-based instructional framework focused on direct vocabulary instruction, extensive reading, and using language in context;



Setting proficiency targets and using internal and external assessments to track students’ progress;



Incorporating technology for a more interactive and engaging language-learning experience.

You’ll also learn how to effectively transition your program through different grade levels and build a collaborative school culture for a strong, long-lasting K–12 dual language program. Additional resources are available on the authors’ website, www.duallanguageinstruction.com.

Autor

Gayle Westerberg is the former principal of a dual language school and currently works as a consultant and coach on principal leadership and transdisciplinary learning. Leslie Davison is a world language specialist, a teacher, and a consultant on best practices for language acquisition, technology, and dual language teaching strategies.

Inhalt

Meet the Authors

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 Challenging the Status Quo and Doing the Right Work

2 The Dynamics of Change

3 Recruiting Families and Teachers

4 Choosing an Instructional Model

5 Language Acquisition 101 and the Power of Comprehensible Input

6 Reaching Proficiency Targets

7 Leveraging Technology Integration for Dual Language Programs

8 Transitions in Dual Language Education K-12

9 Creating a Culture that Fosters Global Competence

10 Upshots - Sharing Results

11 Professional Learning Through Coaching, Connecting and Collaboration

12 Moonshot...when you know better you are obligated to do better

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 29.06.2016
• Zusatzinfo: 7 Tables, black and white; 72 Illustrations, black and white
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 174 x 246 mm
• Gewicht: 521 g
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
• ISBN-10: 1-138-94656-7 / 1138946567
• ISBN-13: 978-1-138-94656-9 / 9781138946569
• Zustand: Neuware