by vbertelli | Aug 28, 2020 | Diversity, For Educators, For Families
By: Thi Nguyen “Hey, can I talk to you?”, said Mr. Kim, my PE teacher, as he pulled me to the side of the soccer field. “I saw that you were talking to other Vietnamese students, and I want to remind you that it’s very important to speak English all the time in...
by vbertelli | Jun 2, 2020 | Engagement, For Educators
For the last nine months, DC Immersion was joined by our Multilingual Ambassadors, eight seniors from the International Academy of Roosevelt High School DCPS. These students created outreach strategies to increase attendance to our Multilingual Education Fair of DC....
by vbertelli | Mar 27, 2020 | For Educators, For Families, System Support, Uncategorized
We hope to grow this list of free online resources for virtual language teaching and learning. Please send your suggestions to johanna@dcimmersion.org. If you find this helpful, please support our work. Looking for virtual events? Check out our global calendar. We...
by vbertelli | Oct 17, 2019 | Engagement, For Educators
By Heriberto Silvano Delgado, DC Immersion’s Multilingual Ambassador (English version further below) El mes de la herencia hispana me hace preguntarme de qué manera mucho de los jóvenes hispanos conocieron el significado de ser Hispano/a. En mi experiencia...
by vbertelli | Jul 17, 2019 | Engagement, For Educators, System Support
Over 100 multilingual education experts, practitioners, and supporters from all over the District gathered once again on July 9, 2019 for DC Immersion’s second annual Multilingual Education Awards, generously sponsored by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and...
by vbertelli | Feb 15, 2019 | For Educators, Policy
Last week, the Chancellor of New York City Public Schools announced the addition of 47 new PK dual language programs across all five boroughs in school year 2019/2020. And that is in addition to the 32 new dual language programs added in school year 2018/2019 In the...