The International Consortium of Multilingual Excellence in Education will host Diep Nguyen, WIDA director of professional learning, and Tim Boals, WIDA executive director, at UNL on Oct. 11. Multiple public events, including two keynote addresses by Nguyen and Boals, will occur. Continue reading…
More details at: https://go.unl.edu/vzee
Dr. Nguyen will compare the experiences of immigrants and refugees and discuss their challenges in transitioning to the new schooling context. Possible ways of supporting the social transition of immigrant and refugee students will be explored. Continue reading…
What knowledge, skills, and dispositions are required of educators to ensure the success of multilingual learners? We are tasked, not merely with teaching English, but with providing meaningful opportunity to learn in our schools. Dr. Boals will also talk about the work of WIDA. Continue reading…
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