News
DLeNM Awarded National Professional Development Grant to Support Multilingualism
In partnership with New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) and the Multistate Association for Bilingual Education, Northeast (MABE), DLeNM will use the NPD Grant to further its mission of developing, supporting, and advocating for high-quality dual language enriched education. The project will be instituting a Grow-Your-Own (GYO) model that aims to increase the number of certified bilingual teachers, creating new supportive pathways for both pre- and in-service educators. For more information, click here.
Fall Soleado 2024
The latest issue of Soleado—Promising Practices From the Field features a fascinating article from Naomi Shin of the University of New Mexico’s Lobo Language Acquisition Lab that describes Sociogrammar: an ethical approach to teaching grammar, an account from two forward-thinking high school teachers on how they have created micro dual language espacios in their English-only classrooms, some important ways to adapt Project GLAD®’s SPC to include grammatical features of complex text, y algunas ideas para fomentar la inclusión lingüística para apoyar a los estudiates indígenas de América Latina en nuestras escuelas K-12. Click here to download a copy.
Joint Statement – The Reading League Summit
Dual Language Education of New Mexico Presents:
DLeNM’s MITOTE Podcast: Multilingual Instructional Talks on Transforming Education
Purpose: To capture and share essential information and promising practices and resources with our dual language leadership and communities.
Guests:
Dr. Juan A. Freire (freire@byu.edu) – Associate Professor at Brigham Young University
Episode: Gentrification of DLBE and How to Confront It
Coauthor of the publication Gentrification of Dual Language, Bilingual, and Immersion Education: Solution-Oriented Research and Stakeholder Resources for Real Integration (Delavan, Freire & Menken, 2024), Dr. Juan Freire provides a clear and concise explanation of three identified categories of gentrification: Demographic Gentrification, Discursive Gentrification, and Programmatic Gentrification.
To review Dr. Freire’s body of work, go to Google Scholar.
Contact him at freire@byu.edu.
Questions about this podcast can be sent to David Rogers at david@dlenm.org.
Listen to previous podcast episodes here