A Book Study Featuring Lenguaje Dual Language

Dra. Vanessa Mangual

What makes a dual language program thrive? Discover 10 lessons from San Antonio’s Mark Twain Dual Language Academy, a successful PreK–8 program featured in Lenguaje Dual Language: A Model School for Bilingual Education. In this interactive panel, the book’s editors and Twain’s principal share practical insights on strengthening biliteracy instruction, protecting both languages, fostering collaboration, building a bilingual school culture, and engaging families. Through real stories, multiple perspectives, and audience discussion, participants will explore what it takes to build and sustain successful dual language programs and leave with actionable strategies they can adapt to their own schools.

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Effective dual language instruction

Building schoolwide collaboration

Supporting biliteracy development

Strengthening program leadership

Research-Based

Proven educational approaches

Author Insights

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Practical Strategies

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AUTHORS

Kathryn Henderson

Dr. Kathryn I. Henderson (Katy) is a leading scholar in dual language bilingual education (DLBE) and bilingual/ESL teacher preparation. She is an Associate Professor at The University of Texas at San Antonio with more than 20 years of experience teaching, researching, and preparing educators for DLBE. Before entering higher education, she taught elementary school in Guadalajara, Mexico. Her work focuses on language ideologies, language policy, and DLBE programs, and she has received national recognition for her contributions to bilingual education research.

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Claudia Obregón Cabrera

Claudia Obregón-Cabrera, Ph.D.: As Assistant Director, Claudia leads dual language instruction and innovative research across four SAISD campuses within UTSA’s 1882 Community Lab School network. A first-generation Ph.D. graduate from the University of Texas at El Paso, she brings nearly 20 years of bilingual education experience— as a dual language teacher, curriculum specialist, and coordinator. Her research examines dual language teacher language ideologies and the reclassification of emergent bilingual students, exploring how educators navigate systemic power dynamics during this process. She regularly presents at local, state, and national conferences, collaborating with educators to amplify their voices, address challenges, and ensure students thrive in dual language education.

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Olivia Hernández

Dr. Olivia Hernández is a Consulting Partner in TNTP’s Southwest Division, where she leads partnerships supporting multilingual learners and advises on the design and implementation of dual language programs. She has served as a bilingual elementary teacher, principal, bilingual director, and assistant superintendent. Dr. Hernández led the expansion and extension of dual language programs in Austin ISD and San Antonio ISD. She also led the creation of UTSA’s 1882 Community Lab School network, which includes Mark Twain Dual Language Academy and Washington Irving Academy. She is a contributing author to Critical Consciousness in Dual Language Bilingual Education: Case Studies on Policy and Practice.

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