Knowledge that Brings Us Together: University/School District Partnerships to Improve K-12 ELL Instruction

Abstract

Why do K-12 schools not perform better in educating English Language Learners (ELLs)? Part of the problem lies with higher education: We continue to produce pre-service teachers who are not prepared for today’s multilingual student population and, more importantly, most currently practicing teachers lack any such preparation.

Citation

Valdez-Zontek, T., Beam-Conroy, T. and Encarnación, N. (2015), "Knowledge that Brings Us Together: University/School District Partnerships to Improve K-12 ELL Instruction", University Partnerships for Community and School System Development (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Vol. 5), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 159-178. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120150000005009