Bilingual is Best with Joel Lavin Transformative Principal 258


 

Joel Lavin is the principal of River Road / El Camino Del Rio

  • Dual Language is much different.
  • Studied science and Spanish in college.
  • We as a nation are just starting to realize how important it is to speak another language.
  • Broca’s area
  • Families wanted to have their own language spoken in the school.
  • Family resource center
  • 2009 started as a dual language program
  • There were reluctant dual language program.
  • Change is hard.
  • Some staff members left.
  • Teachers are a major factor in school culture.
  • Talking and being out in the community is really important to help with a big cultural change.
  • Funds of knowledge community.
  • Parents’ values reflect what they want their kids to learn.

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