Bilingual/Bicultural Education

BBE Alumna Sarah Cacicio Publishes with NCTE

Sarah Cacicio, a 2012 graduate of the Program in Bilingual/Bicultural Education at Teachers College, has been quite busy since she graduated this past May. She just published an article titled  "Success with ELLs: Developing Collaborative Systems for Learning", with the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). The article is based on the findings from …

Attention Bilingual/Bicultural students: We need your brains!

The Bilingual/Bicultural Program will launch a new campaign by the end of this year.  The purpose of our campaign is to thread together various activities, such as creating brochures, constructing a public image, raising awareness about bilingual education, and fundraising in order to strengthen our program. What we need now is a name for our …

NY State puts pressure on city schools over ELLs…

New Blog Section: Book Reviews!

It's official!  We have added a new section to the BBE program blog called "Book Reviews!"  The purpose of this section is for students and teachers to share materials and ideas for teaching in a bilingual setting. Gillian Cohen was the first to write an extremely relevant and thoughtful review on the 5th grade level …

The Latest News

Possible linguistic rights violations in Arizona: Bilingualism boosts brain development: The number of bilingual children in the US is on the rise: English language learners need valid and reliable assessment measures: In Germany, the future is bilingual:

Tips for BBE movers and shakers!

Whether you are working on your IP, student teaching, or wading through the seemingly endless amount of literature in Foundations (which by the way, you should hold onto for future classes and research!), the process of becoming a NY certified bilingual teacher is no small feat.  But don't let it keep you up all night.  …

NY Times & WNYC Create SchoolBook.org

The New York Times and WNYC, our local NPR station, have teamed up to create SchoolBook.org, a site dedicated to news, information, data and discussion about NYC schools.  The project has the potential to become an invaluable resource and the go-to place for folks interested in learning more and forming their own opinions on …

On speaking Spanish

I wrote this post for my Pressible Blog Multilingual Measures (which I hope to keep updated throughout the school year). In any case, the content is relevant for all bilingual/multilingual speakers and educators. I thought I'd repost it on our department blog to get things moving!

US Senate OKs part of the DREAM act!

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NPR Recognizes Advantages of Bilingualism!

Listen or read this article from NPR:being-bilingual-may-boost-your-brain-power

Music: A Tool for Learning and a Catalyst for Joy

A week before spring break, amidst the stress of midterm projects and the approach of the public school marking period, a remarkable thing happened: A roomful of TC students, teachers and faculty experienced a collective regression back to their preschool selves.  There was singing, silly dancing, and enough multilingual animal sounds to fill both Old …

Welcome to Bilingual/Bicultural Education at TC!

Do you want to promote multilingualism in the world? How are language, power and education related? What is the difference between multililngualism and learning a second language? How does cultural and linguistic diversity interact in learning? Why does language matter? How can teachers promote language freedoms in schools? Why is it important for children to …