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Sociocultural Perspectives on Teaching Science and Engineering in Bilingual and Dual-Language Programs: Professional Development Issues
Sun, April 24, 2:30 to 4:00pm PDT (2:30 to 4:00pm PDT), Manchester Grand Hyatt, Floor: 3rd Level, Harbor Tower, Mission Beach ABSession Type: Symposium
Abstract
Bilingual and Dual-language (BDL) teachers have unique needs in teaching science and engineering (S&E). However, the professional learning opportunities they are engaged with does not always acknowledge their unique needs or provide tools and resources specifically created for them. We seek to counter deficit assumptions that center English proficiency as a prerequisite to engage in S&E learning or that view language development as independent from content learning. Through our interdisciplinary collaborations, our objective is to discuss sociocultural perspectives in professional development of BDL teachers for S&E learning in culturally sustaining and socially just ways. We include research projects that will demonstrate ways that BDL teachers can be engaged in professional learning experiences to improve the educational opportunities of BDL students.
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Teaching Science and Engineering in Elementary Bilingual Classes in Massachusetts and Puerto Rico - Marialuisa Di Stefano, University of Massachusetts - Amherst; Idalis Villanueva Alarcon, University of Florida; Alberto Esquinca, San Diego State University
Funds of Knowledge as a Tool: Bilingual and Dual Language Educators Recentering the Sociopolitical Context of Funds of Knowledge - Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of Texas - San Antonio; Alberto Esquinca, San Diego State University; Vitaliy Popov, University of Michigan
Bilingual and Dual Language Teachers: Collaborative and Tool-Mediated Professionalization Activities - Alberto Esquinca, San Diego State University; Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of Texas - San Antonio; Vitaliy Popov, University of Michigan
"¿Quién Soy en el Círculo?" Understanding Bilingual Teachers' Identity Development in Science and Engineering - Emma R. Britton, Cornell University; Marialuisa Di Stefano, University of Massachusetts - Amherst