Sixth International Conference on Immersion and Dual Language Education: Connecting Research and Practice Across Contexts

Paper/Best Practice Session (1 hour)

not language specific

Explore research informed program structure, implementation, and articulation of a quality dual language immersion program aligned to success indicators embedded within four areas: DLI model, immersion language development, biliteracy and counterbalanced instruction, and progress monitoring. Consider how focusing on key success indicators within each area might positively impact student outcomes.

This paper addresses how research has informed program structure, implementation, and articulation aligned to success indicators embedded within four areas or quality quadrants: dual language immersion model, immersion language development, biliteracy and counterbalanced instruction, and progress monitoring. By employing the principle of backward design and determining expected student outcomes first, key questions surrounding student proficiency, cross-cultural intelligence, and academic achievement are posed and explored.  Analyzing qualitative data gathered from the presenters’ conjoint experience designing accountability partnerships with twenty-five distinct schools or districts, participants will learn how identified “success indicators” have shaped a rigorous implementation, articulation, and five-year professional learning process. Furthermore, this session will help participants consider how focusing on one key success indicator within each quadrant might positively impact student outcomes within and across grade levels.