Congratulations to the newly elected Officers of the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) 2019-2020 ▪️Dr. Josefina Tinajero, President ▪️Evelyn DeJesus, Vice President ▪️Judith Sauri, Treasurer ▪️Francisca Sánchez, Secretary Geographic diversity- TX, NY, IL & CA

Michelle Obama has a message for teachers: Get your students to vote. edwk.it/2JOhxIi

#ttabsummit

Great school leaders recruit and hire a diverse teacher workforce. Why? Let these teachers tell you. Full video coming soon with really incredible teacher voices and stories! #NPC19

American children in the US come in all shades of beauty.

Ask profoundly multicultural questions that unmask institutional practices and structures that work against equity. Who’s taking calculus? Which classes meet in the basement? Who’s teaching the students? How much are our children worth? Whose standard? #SoniaNieto #BUENOCenter

Good Afternoon Familia! ALAS invites you to encourage students across the country to participate in our Latinx Leadership Matters Campaign! Participating schools will receive Donorschoose gift cards for their school to fund any Donorschoose project. alasedu.org/content/alas-l…

The BrowardESOL family is ready for the 19-20 school year! "A different language is a different vision of life." -Federico Fellini #BCPSFirstDay Broward County Public Schools

“Jim Cummins, AATSP, NABE, and EB are proud to participate and present at the “2019 Congreso Internacional de Educación Bilingüe” (CIEB 2019) at the Universidad de Granada, Spain.” AATSP American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese

Kudos to Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels for an equity agenda ensuring all learners, including our multilingual, receive the best education & to @EvelynDeJesus for being such a fierce advocate for our ELL’s & Hispanic youth NABE- National Association for Bilingual Education Lisa Capra Jose Larrea-Garcia #duallanguage

A doctoral student in Peru is 1st to write/defend dissertation (titled Yawar Para) entirely in Quechua, a language spoken by 8 million people. A 1st in the university’s 468-year history! Student in Peru makes history writing thesis in the Incas’ language theguardian.com/world/2019/oct…

I have my students dress up as difficult words in the dictionary on Halloween. This year's highlights: #edchat

Wait! Is this an 8th grade ELA class, or an Int’l Relations class investigating human rights?! Way to lead the way in Global Ed Ms. Kate Strein! #investigatetheworld #recognizeperspective Margarita Pinkos Keith Oswald

Dual language students in DC explain why they are learning Spanish. A road trip around the US shows the power of the Spanish language & Latinos in the age of Trump. Children trying to spell tricky Spanish words bbc.com/news/av/world-…

Next August, Ponce De Leon Elementary School will start a dual language program for students zoned for the school. At the Hispanic Achievement Committee meeting, Superintendent Michael Grego presented scholarships to attend the NABE- National Association for Bilingual Education conference to Principal Tracie Bergman.

Registration for the 49th Annual NABE Conference closes January 17th. To be empowered, register here: nabe-conference.com/registration--… Are you going? Share if you are attending and use #NABE2020 to connect and cultivate community! #Bilingual #EB #Vegas

In light of #Covid_19, schools are jumping into action to transition to remote learning, but this can be a difficult and confusing time. ELSF is sharing high-level recommendations on where districts and educators can start so our #ELs aren’t left behind bit.ly/2UrHRxk

Read Dr. Lily Wong Fillmore’s open letter to educators, families, and students of English Learners on challenges and solutions for remote learning following Covid-19: elsuccessforum.org/blog/an-open-l…

Hey bilingual education familia, I am running for NABE Board. Hoping you and your colleagues consider voting for me! Eager to serve to make a difference! Online Elections May 1-8. May 1st, current NABE members will receive email with link to vote. nabe.org/election

Important NABE Board elections are coming up for regional seats‼️ If you are in the Eastern region, consider voting for Dr. Margarita Pinkos, who is the current NABE Board President, long-time NABE leader and advocate, and an all-around remarkable and kind human being.