| AC-264174-19 | Education Programs: Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions | Florida International University Board of Trustees | Improving Spanish-Language Teacher Retention and Success | 1/1/2019 - 11/30/2022 | $100,000.00 | Melissa | | Baralt | | | | Florida International University Board of Trustees | Miami | FL | 33199-2516 | USA | 2018 | Spanish Language | Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions | Education Programs | 100000 | 0 | 99832 | 0 | A collaborative partnership between Florida
International University and Florida Memorial University to improve course
content and teacher training in Spanish language and culture at both
institutions.
This project will improve Spanish language teacher
training at a Hispanic-Serving Institution in Miami, FL so that graduates are
better prepared to teach in the culturally diverse settings where they are
employed, primarily a Miami HBCU. Thus this project will help black
Spanish-language learners at the HBCU have better Spanish-learning experiences
and outcomes and reduce teacher attrition of HSI graduates at the HBCU. A team
of Spanish-language learning scholars and instructors will conduct a needs
analysis on learners’ and teachers’ needs at the HSI and HBCU. Then, they will
redesign the Spanish-learning curriculum for black students, prepare and
deliver new teacher-training workshops, and evaluate and modify the new
curriculum for both teachers and students as needed over the course of the
project. Finally, they will disseminate findings and pedagogical materials
through a national teacher-training website, academic conferences and journals,
and public teacher-training workshops.
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