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Bilingual, dual language, world language, ESL/ELD/EAL/NEL, and education in every other setting, at the core, is about reparation for the oppression that we have inflicted upon culturally and linguistically diverse student communities in U.S. schools. We at Dr. José Medina: Educational Solutions are committed to partnering with you to ensure that we are better equipped to serve the needs of all students regardless of background. Join us on social media so that we can collaboratively continue to engage in this important work.
Podcasts Featuring
Dr. José Medina: Educational Solutions
Highest Aspirations Podcast: Lesson Planning to Promote Social Justice and Dismantle
Systems of Oppression
El Pochcast Podcast: Pochismo, Dual Language Education, TikTok, Translanguaging, Cultural Oppression, and Being From the Border
Teaching MLs Podcast: How to Write Language and Culture Objectives with Dr. José Medina
Empowered Teaching Podcast: Minority Educational Leaders with Dr. José Medina
Selected Publications:
Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education:
Third Edition (2018)
Equity Commitment in Large-Scale Dual Language Bilingual Education; The Multilingual Educator
(March, 2021)
Sociocultural Competence in Action;
Language Magazine (October, 2020)
The Synergy of Theory, Practice, and Language;
Language Magazine (August, 2019)
Dual Language Education: Answers to the Field; Center for Applied Linguistics (September, 2017)
Familia &
Family
Lo que se dice, se hace &
What You Say, You Do
Los niños no lloran &
Boys Don't Cry
ABC News Interview
Telemundo Interview
Dr. José Medina: Educational Solutions has supported the strengthening and alignment of the bilingual programs throughout the district with the implementation of the C6 Biliteracy Instructional Framework. With this ongoing collaboration and work, our teachers are planning and delivering lessons in both program languages that include content, language, and culture targets as well as creating learning environments that are linguistically and culturally sustaining.
Dr. Medina’s integrity and honesty around his own experiences as an emergent bilingual and his extensive knowledge of research around dual language and experiences as both a teacher and administrator, is equipping all of our stakeholders with a deep understanding of practices that are key to the success of our students.
It has been an honor to learn with and from Dr. José Medina the past 4 years at Dalton School Hong Kong. By leading and serving with authenticity, wisdom, and advocacy, Dr. Medina connects with educators in a way that few can. Much like one of his influences, Paulo Freire, Dr. Medina inspires and is unafraid to dismantle systems of oppression and build individuals and communities up through relationships and a spirit of service.
The professional development provided by Dr. José Medina: Educational Solutions was simply awesome! He made staff think about their actions through a social competence lens and motivated everyone to disrupt for students to succeed!
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