36.019 - Bilingual Education Research SIG Business Meeting

Session Type: Business Meeting

Abstract

This is the business meeting for the Bilingual Education Research SIG. It is organized by the 2018-2019 SIG officers: Patricia Martínez-Álvarez, Chair, Assistant Professor at Columbia University; Verónica E. Valdez, Program Chair, Associate Professor at The University of Utah; Mary Esther Huerta, Parliamentarian, Associate Professor at Texas State University, San Marcos; Alexandra Babino, Secretary/Treasurer, Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University-Commerce; Kara Mitchell Viesca, Past Chair/Elections Coordinator, Associate Professor at University of Nebraska-Lincoln; and Evelyn Baca, Webmaster, Assistant Professor at Bucknell University. This year’s 10-minute talk titled: "Education of Syrian refugee children in Canada" will be presented by Dr. Becky Xi Chen, University of Toronto and Redab Al Janaideh, Doctoral Student, University of Toronto.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Bilingual Education Research

Chair

• Patricia Martínez-Álvarez, Teachers College, Columbia University

Speakers

• Xi Chen, University of Toronto - OISE

• Redab Khader al Janaideh, University of Toronto

Officers

• Veronica E. Valdez, University of Utah

• Kara Mitchell Viesca, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

• Mary Esther Huerta, Texas State University - San Marcos

• Alexandra Babino, Texas A&M University - Commerce