Marialuisa Di Stefano
Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies | College of Education
Project Title: Project STEM CLAVE: Sustaining Teachers of Emergent Multilinguals for Content and Literacy Access Via Equity
The acronym CLAVE refers to the Spanish word for “code” or “key” as this project aims to provide the “key” to high-quality STEM education for emergent multilingual in Bilingual and Dual Language (BDL) programs. This project aims to: (a) increase the capability of more BDL teachers in Massachusetts and Puerto Rico to implement integrated STEM and literacy practices through an equity lens; (b) increase ELs’ English language proficiency and achievement in STEM disciplines through integrated content and literacy instructional practices; (c) develop transferable guidance and a replicable model for BDL teacher PD and licensure to states included in the edTPA (Teacher Performance Assessment) consortium.