SXSW EDU 2018
Teaching the First Majority-Minority Generation
As a nation, we are moving quickly toward a minority majority in our public schools, with 20% of students speaking a language other than English at home. These students bring with them linguistic and cultural identities that schools must address. How are we preparing the next generation of teachers to support ELs in the classroom, and what are we doing to close the achievement gap between non-EL and EL students? Our panel will discuss these and other questions that are mounting in the field.
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- Learn about innovative ways to prepare the next generation of teachers to support ELs
- Discover how educational technology can bridge the achievement gap between non-EL and EL students
- Hear about ways to address the differing linguistic and cultural identities of EL students in the classroom
Speakers
- Dwight Jones, Vice President, National Urban Markets, School Group, McGraw-Hill Education
- a. Jana Echevarria , Professor Emerita, California State University, Long Beach
- Margarita Pinkos, Executive Director of the Multicultural Education Department , School District of Palm Beach County, Florida
Organizer
Nina Chang, VP, Corporate Communications, McGraw-Hill Education
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