Action Coalition
The WIABE Action Coalition
Join us for the Administrator Institute April 22, 2023, as part of the WIABE Conference.
Join us for the Administrator Institute April 22, 2023, as part of the WIABE Conference.
Join us for the Administrator Institute April 22, 2023, as part of the WIABE Conference.
The WIABE Action Coalition is an official subcommittee of the WIABE Board and includes board members, educational leaders, and educators from across the state who are interested in taking an active role in enhancing the bilingual/dual language programs for multilingual learners in the state of Wisconsin.
Currently the group is preparing a set of modules entitled, Ensuring an Asset-Based Education for Multilingual Learners in Wisconsin. These modules are designed by Wisconsin educators for Wisconsin educators and reflect the realities of multilingual learners in Wisconsin. The Tools and Resources Modules are the first efforts of this group to support schools and districts in providing their multilingual learners with educational opportunities that capitalize on and extend their linguistic and cultural backgrounds. WIABE is committed to sustained collaboration with educational agencies and school leaders throughout the state to advance multilingual learning for all Wisconsin students.
Purpose for the development of the modules:
To provide a resource for educators, administrators, community members and families, to grow the capacity of schools in the state of Wisconsin, and to ensure an asset-based bilingual education for multilingual learners.
Contributors
Gina Cornu-Zacharias
Teaching & Learning
Associate Director of Bilingual Education
Green Bay Area School District
Dr. Kathryn Henn-Reinke
WIABE Lifetime Board Member
Professor Emerita
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Liz LaNou
Principal Banta Bilingual Elementary
Menasha Joint School District
Rosamaría Laursen
WIABE Board Member
Biliteracy Instructional Leadership Coordinator
School District of Beloit
Audrey Lesondak
Language Acquisition Consultant
CESA 2
Gretchen (Margaret) Lettau
Language Consultant for ESL and Dual Language
CESA 2
Lori Menning
WIABE Board Member
CESA 6
Dr. Robin Rivas
Language Acquisition Consultant
CESA 2
Sarah Shanebrook Smith
WIABE Board Member
Language Acquisition Program Coordinator
Kenosha Unified School District
Dr. Emily Zoeller
Director of ESL/Bilingual Education
Edgewood College
Madison, WI
Acknowledgements
Dr. Mariana Castro
Former WIABE Board Member
Deputy Director Wisconsin Center for Educational Research
WIDA