Center for Intercultural and Multilingual Advocacy

🎉 Excited for the OLEA NPD Project Director's Meeting: Discover the Joy! 🌍✨ Dr. Socorro Herrera will highlight 25 years of NPD & explore "Querencia: The Home of Our Familial Identity." 💡🌱 #OLEADM2024 #Multilingualism #Bilingualism #OELA 🌟📚

📚📷 Excited for the Literacy Research Association's 74th Annual Conference! Join Dr. Socorro Herrera & Ester De Jong "Teaching Agency in the ERA of the Science of Reading" They'll explore how literacy policies impact multilingual learners & students of color. #LRA2024 📷

✨ The wait is over—La Cosecha 2024 starts today! 🌱 🎓 Let’s unlock bilingualism and create inclusive classrooms that make a difference for multilingual learners! 💡 This week is going to be transformative! 🙌🏽 #LaCosecha2024 #BilingualEd #Translanguaging #EquityInEducation

Ready for the OLEA NPD Project Director's Meeting: Discover the Joy! Excited to join educators diving into the treasures of multilingualism & multiculturalism! Dr. Socorro Herrera will be part of sessions celebrating 25 years of NPD & exploring Querencia—our cultural roots. 💡

The National HEPCAMP Association Conference! The Migrant Story: Growing Tall Through Adversity, was powerful! 💪🏽 Inspired by keynotes Dr. Felipe Lopez Sutaita & Juvencio Rocha Peralta—true advocates for migrant communities. Ready to apply what we learned! 🚀 #HEPCAMP2024

🎉 CIMA had an amazing time at #Evolucion2024 in KC, hosted by the @LatinxEdCollab! The day was all about collective empowerment—enhancing culturally responsive PD for current & future Latinx educators, building networks, & exploring career pathways. 💪✨ #LatinxEducation

🎉📚 Exciting News! Dive into Teaching and Learning in the New Latino Diaspora! This book goes beyond challenges, offering real solutions to empower Latino students. Join authors Hamann, Herrera, Murillo Jr, and Worthham in reshaping education! 🌟 Grab your copy now! #Education

Attended the KSWLA conference at Emporia HS this Saturday! The session on 'Situating the Learners' Linguistic Biography' was a great reminder of how language shapes learning. Excited to apply these insights! #KSWLA #BiographyDrivenInstruction

🌟 Exciting things in Schuyler, NE! 🎉 We’re teaming up with UNL to empower teachers across 5 districts! Together, we're unlocking the superpowers of culturally and linguistically diverse students. 🚀✨ Stay tuned for the magic ahead! 💪📚 #UnlockingSuperpowers #EducationForAll

Attention Future Educators! Exciting news for those with a passion for teaching! Proudly presented by CIMA and the College of Education at KSU,this scholarship is your opportunity to receive support as you prepare to serve culturally and linguistically diverse learners. Apply Now

🌟 Calling All Future Educators! 🌟 Ready to make your mark in the world of teaching? The RAÍCES MAT+ Scholarship is your ticket to kickstart your journey. Brought to you by CIMA and the College of Education at KSU. Don't miss out on this opportunity. Apply now!

Highlights from the YPAR Summit! Relive the moments from the recent YPAR Summit, where students showcased their research projects. A huge thank you to all participants, faculty, who made this event possible. Together, we're building a brighter future! #ProjectRAÍCES

🌟 RAÍCES MAT+ Scholarship! 🌟 Start your journey to teaching with us! The MAT+ Scholarship from CIMA & Kansas State University supports diverse educators. If you have a bachelor’s degree & a passion for making a difference, apply now! #RAÍCES #DiverseEducators #CIMA #Empowerment

🌟RAÍCES Teacher Preparation Scholarship now available! Looking for funding & community support as you prepare to become a teacher? Look no further! Join us at Kansas State University's College of Education & CIMA for this opportunity. #CIMA #DiverseLearners #Empowerment #RAÍCES

On April 4th, Dr. Socorro Herrera was invited to present at the "Closing the Education Gap for K-12 English Learners" convention in New York City. Dr. Herrera would like to thank the LatinoJustice PRLDEF and ASPIRA of New York for hosting this convention and their invitation!

We couldn’t be more excited to have these amazing young people as part of our group! These students will be pursuing degrees in Elementary Education with plans to serve within their home community of Dodge City, KS. #MOTIVOS #CIMA #futureEDcats

📚✨Join us at #AERA24 for a book signing! Meet Melissa Holmes & Socorro Herrera signing 'Equitable & Inclusive Teaching for Diverse Learners With Disabilities.' Connect with two of the authors & dive into the future of inclusive education🌟#CIMA #TeachingStrategies

📚✨ Excited for our session on creating equitable spaces in middle schools! Explore Biography-driven instruction (BDI) with us, uplifting diverse students. Let's spread the joy of equitable education together! 🌍💡#CIMA #AERA24 #BDI #ProfessionalDevelopment

🚀Last week Drs.Paolo Fabre, Socorro Herrera, and Melissa Holmes explored how to bring Biography-Driven Strategies to like in EFL classrooms📚. Huge thanks to TESOL for yet another fantastic experience.🌟 #TESOL2024 #CIMA

Heading to NABE 2024? Make sure to catch Dr. Socorro Herrera sessions! 📷 #NABE2024 -Voices from Field: The Impact of the Science of Reading on EL Literacy Programs -Literacy Development for Dual Language Learners in Early Childhood Education: Critical and Urgent Considerations