Why should an individual feel pressure to pay a price to experience true belonging? And: What does it take for an individual to experience true belonging? Just the other day I was having lunch in my room when Marcos, a multilingual student, came into my room and asked me if he could hang out with

By Emily Francis hApPy New Year! As a year ends and a new year begins, we often hear the phrase “Out with the old, in with the new;” this phrase may suggest that to move forward, one must leave it all behind and evolve new ideas and changes. To some extent, this may be what

We are excited to announce that Emily Francis will be joining CALD as a regular columnist. We will feature Emily’s articles and videos here throughout 2022. Please join us in welcoming her to the CALD community. Emily is an outstanding educator and an advocate for multilingual students. Read on to learn more about her story

Teacher clarity is one of the most effective learning interventions; John Hattie (2009) describes it as teacher behaviors that are key to empowering students to engage in learning by clearly understanding what they are learning, why they are learning it, and what is expected to demonstrate what they have learned. Tony Frontier (2021) recommends that

The Center for Academic Language Development fall webinar series is here! Be sure to sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on CALD news and events, including dates and times for each free webinar.   Up first, we will host Margarita Calderón and Hector Montenegro as they discuss their new book Empowering Long-Term English