HEB ISD Educator Earns TangerKids Grant
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD celebrates innovation and opportunity as Allison Guy, Language Acquisition Coach at Lakewood Elementary, was awarded a TangerKids grant for her project, Gamifying Language Acquisition. The grant will support English as a Second Language students by providing engaging board games designed to help build language skills in a fun, low-pressure way. Families will also […]
Benefits of Dual Language Programs
Blog by: Laura Hermes, Intern, UT Austin What is a Dual Language Program? Dual Language Immersion programs, commonly referred to by the acronym DLIs, are a way for students to be immersed in two languages simultaneously during their early education. DLIs are most commonly offered in English combined with Spanish, French, Mandarin, or American Sign […]
Edgewood ISD Teacher Wins EXCEL Award
Edgewood ISD’s Zenaida Rodriguez received the KENS5 ExCEL Award for her outstanding work at Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary, where she teaches fourth grade in a bilingual classroom. Rodriguez has taught at HBG Elementary for fifteen years, but as she recalls in her interview with KENS 5 News, school was not always a place of comfort […]
Cleveland ISD Hosts First Adult ESL Graduation
Cleveland ISD’s Adult ESL class celebrated its very first graduation ceremony! Forty one family members of district English learners completed the seven month long program, and got to receive their certificates with loved ones and success all around! The district plans to double enrollment for the English as a Second Language course for adults next school […]
Public Schools Celebrate Hispanic Heritage
CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE AND DIVERSITY We celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month this year from September 15th to October 15th. The month honors anniversaries of independence for Latin American countries of Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. (Library of Congress) During this month we focus on the contributions Hispanic Americans have made to […]
Edgewood ISD Provides Variety of Multilingual Services
EDGEWOOD ISD OFFERS A VARIETY OF MULTILINGUAL SERVICES Edgewood ISD Multilingual Services provides leadership and support throughout all EISD campuses. Programs include Dual Language, English as a Second Language, and LOTE (Languages other than English).No matter the learning environment, bilingual educators are eager to teach students about our diverse world of language and culture. The mission of […]
AISD Offers Mandarin Immersion
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Alief offers Mandarin immersion programs to students in pre-k! Alief ISD‘s full immersion enrichment program provides a classroom environment for Alief students while they receive 50% of their daily instruction in Mandarin and 50% of their daily instruction in English. The program provides students the opportunity to attain bilingualism in both languages as they achieve […]