WABE Quarterly Newsletter June 2023
Washington Association for Bilingual Education
WABE Vision Statement
Strengthen mindsets and practices that validate, affirm, and build on students’ cultural and linguistic identities. Promote rigorous accessible instruction for multilingual learners that integrates content, language, and literacy through intentional collaboration. Amplify the voices and experiences of multilingual students, educators, and families. Expand opportunities for heritage, tribal and dual language programs.
WABE Mission Statement
The mission of WABE is to promote inclusive and asset-based mindsets, systems, and practices that elevate multilingual learners.
Upcoming WABE Conferences or Related Institutes
- 2023 WABE FALL Institute: Weaving WIDA into the Fabric of Core Instruction -Oct. 27-28, 2023 Tacoma Convention Center
- 2024 WABE Winter Institute, January 26-27, 2004 - DoubleTree, SeaTac
- 2024 WABE Annual Conference, April 18-20 2024 - The Davenport Grant Hotel, Spokane
Multilingual News in Washington State
Recent Multilingual News, Research, Posts...
- Ensuring Equitable Access to Dual-Language Immersion Programs: Supporting English Learners’ Emerging Bilingualism
- Students with disabilities often left out of popular ‘dual-language’ programs
- 6 Things SLPs Can Do To Support Students in Dual Language Immersion Programs
- Education Expert: Uplift Bilingual Children by Dispelling Myths and Improving Dual-language Learning
- Challenges and opportunities to advance multilingual education through literacy
- Raising the Bar for Students Through Multilingual Education
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