Have you heard of DualLanguageSchools.org?

The organization traces its roots from the Seal of Biliteracy movement, first in California and then nationwide.  Their mission is to create a community for dual language/immersion (DL/I) school leaders, educators, advocates and parents to help students achieve biliteracy through DL/I. This website is one way in which they are fulfilling that mission!   

The site includes resources for parents, teachers and schools, such as:

• The Parents Corner, Teachers’ Lounge and School Talk pages that are loaded with articles and resources about DL/I.
• Books and authors that are highlighted monthly on the Book of the Month page.
• The Biliteracy Word of the Week and the Palabra de la semana para la bilectoescritura.
• A Teachers of the Month and Schools of the Month featuring DL/I programs across the US.
• An interactive map showing the locations of DL/I schools in America.

The site is building a National Dual Language School Directory, and you can register your school and see who else is listed by clicking on the interactive map.  At the time this article was published, fewer than 20 of the 170+ DL/I programs in NC were listed, but you can change that fact!

Now that you know about DualLanguageSchools.org here are some steps to take:

1. Register your DL/I program using the online School Registration form.
2. Nominate an outstanding NC DL/I Teacher or an awesome NC DL/I School for recognition on the site. [Watch the site for information about when nominations open.]
3. Check out the many resources on DualLanguageSchools.org.
4. Share with a friend!

Also, this site has been added to the Resources page on the new NC DL/I Google Site.

NC's UCPS Chinese DL/I Classroom Featured in Asia Society's TEQ Series

Asia Society’s Center for Global Education recently shared this information in its Chinese Language Matters newsletter about the Theory/Enthusiasm/Question or TEQ Instructional Videos for Chinese Language Teaching:

We are pleased to share our newest TEQ installment, featuring Ms. Zejiao Li’s 2nd grade DL/I class at Kensington Elementary School in North Carolina’s Union County Public Schools, a member of Asia Society's nationwide school network.

Through several well-connected instructional steps, Li guides her students to learn and reinforce new words and apply them to their speaking and writing around the question, "What do you want to be in the future?" Each installment in the TEQ series includes a 30-minute edited classroom video interspersed with commentary, an accompanying lesson plan, an interview with the featured teacher, and an interview with the school administrator.

You can access the TEQ library, day or night, on the Asia Society webpage for these resources. at https://asiasociety.org/china-learning-initiatives/teq-instructional-videos-chinese-language-teaching

2019 - 2020 Planning Calendar

You asked for an earlier overview of upcoming conferences for DL/I programs, and we have compiled this list so that you can mark your calendars now for these DL/I professional development opportunities.

Fall 2019:

October 25 - 26: FLANC Fall Conference in Winston-Salem, NC

November 6 - 8: Carolina TESOL in Myrtle Beach, SC

November 13 - 16: La Cosecha Conference in Albuquerque, NM

November 22 - 24: ACTFL Annual Convention in Washington, DC

Winter 2020:

February 26 - 28: NABE Conference in Las Vegas, NV

March 7 or 14: FLANC Spring Conference with DL/I Seminar in NC

[Date and specific location are still being negotiated]

Spring 2020:

March 26 - 28: SCOLT Conference in Mobile, AL

March 31 - April 3: TESOL International in Denver, CO

April 5 - 9: CCES Conference in Greensboro, NC