When parents speak one language and teachers another, teachers must make the effort to bridge the language divide by any means necessary.
Tag: bilingual
At Columbia Explorers, Mentoring Keeps Excellence Consistent
For Principal Eileen Considine, leading Columbia Explorers has been a chance to come full circle. The story starts all the way back in 1994, when she taught at nearby Shields Elementary with a colleague, Jose Barrera, who was working as the bilingual coordinator. The two educators forged a deep friendship and working partnership. In 2001, when Barrera opened the brand-new…
Sandoval Elementary Steps Up Bilingualism and Gets Results
When Wilma David became principal of Sandoval Elementary School three years ago, she knew she needed to make some improvements. The neighborhood school in Gage Park had fallen to a Level 2+ — a mid-tier rating in Chicago Public Schools — so David and her staff got to work. Teachers were asked to look more closely at how individual students…