I coordinate a program at San José State University that prepares teachers to obtain an authorization to teach in dual immersion or bilingual school settings in California. Known as Bilingüismo y Justicia, the program believes that the linguistic assets of our diverse community are the response to our current needs in multilingual education.
Our core principle is that recognizing and honoring the linguistic abilities of our children, our bilingual teacher candidates, and our community as a whole is a matter of justice. We work to develop fine bilingual teaching skills that are attuned to the unique needs of our area, adapting pedagogies to the historical and linguistic dynamics of the places where learning happens.