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ACE: Original Contribution

Spanish Heritage Learners: A Comprehensive Guide to Cultural and Linguistic Understanding Diana Fonseca American College of Education EBL5091: Capstone Experience for ESL and Bilingual Education Dr. Wiehe  June 25th, 2023 Introduction According to the National Center for Education Statistics (2023), the percentage of Hispanic students attending public schools increased from 23 to 28 percent between fall 2010 and fall 2021. It is predicted that this percentage will continue to rise from 28 to 30 percent over the next decade. Consequently, this increase in the number of students in schools throughout the United States has significant implications for education as a whole. Most of these students, approximately 89%, are heritage language learners who were born in the United States but have at least one foreign-born parent or grandparent from a Hispanic country (Russell & Kuriscak, 2015). This demographic shift in the student population requires Spanish teachers to adapt their instructi

Heritage Language Resources

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ACE: A Framework for Evaluation

  A Framework for Evaluation American College of Education CI5103: Curriculum and Instructional Design for Diversity Dr. Kanai  March 5th, 2023 Part 1: Defining Curriculum A curriculum refers to the set of knowledge, skills, and attitudes that students are expected to acquire during their educational process. A curriculum consists of a variety of components that work together to support student learning, such as objectives, activities, outcomes, assessments, and resources. Understanding these components and how they work together allows teachers to develop curricula that support students' learning and help them achieve their academic goals. Curriculum design and objectives, which represent the educational institution's ideology, are fundamental to the teaching and learning processes that take place in a school environment (Siyam & Hussain, 2022). Neverthless, an increased emphasis should be placed on pedagogical excellence, student-teacher interaction, and teachers' att