{"id":120,"date":"2019-04-05T13:25:32","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T17:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/?page_id=120"},"modified":"2020-03-31T10:04:48","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T14:04:48","slug":"research-to-community-connections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/research-to-community-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Modern Foreign Language Education program hosts regular <strong>Foreign Language Education Community<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Events<\/strong>, which are open to all BU faculty, students, alumni, and school districts in the larger Boston community. Our recent series,\u00a0<strong>&#8220;What does the research say?&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>seeks to connect practitioners and researchers to inform teaching practice and policies in our communities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>Dr. Manuela Wagner,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><strong>&#8220;Teaching Languages for Intercultural Citizenship: Advocating for ALL Language Learners&#8221;<\/strong> March 30, 2020<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wleducation\/files\/2020\/03\/Manuela-Wagner-Boston-University-March-30-2020-handouts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Wagner&#8217;s Presentation Slides<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Mw3vCPo6hJfJ-1mwMVxEfyocOKk-6kAT\/view?usp=sharing\">Manuela Wagner&#8217;s Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>Dr. Fernando Rubio,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><strong>&#8220;Foreign Language Proficiency Outcomes K-16: Are We Meeting Expectations?&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>November 11, 2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/11\/Presentation-Boston-University.pdf\">Dr. Rubio&#8217;s Presentation Slides<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-120 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/research-to-community-connections\/75643565_1012588405823053_236779476854243328_n\/'><img width=\"636\" height=\"636\" src=\"\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/11\/75643565_1012588405823053_236779476854243328_n-636x636.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/11\/75643565_1012588405823053_236779476854243328_n-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/11\/75643565_1012588405823053_236779476854243328_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/11\/75643565_1012588405823053_236779476854243328_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/11\/75643565_1012588405823053_236779476854243328_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-197'>\n\t\t\t\tForeign Language Ed students with Prof Ritz and Dr. Fernando Rubio\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/research-to-community-connections\/76693274_1012588292489731_7813686898982912000_n\/'><img width=\"636\" height=\"477\" src=\"\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/11\/76693274_1012588292489731_7813686898982912000_n-636x477.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/11\/76693274_1012588292489731_7813686898982912000_n-636x477.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/11\/76693274_1012588292489731_7813686898982912000_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/11\/76693274_1012588292489731_7813686898982912000_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/research-to-community-connections\/73352265_1012588335823060_7690699737367838720_n\/'><img width=\"477\" height=\"636\" src=\"\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/11\/73352265_1012588335823060_7690699737367838720_n-477x636.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/11\/73352265_1012588335823060_7690699737367838720_n-477x636.jpg 477w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/11\/73352265_1012588335823060_7690699737367838720_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/research-to-community-connections\/77115243_1012588305823063_8066349813437825024_n\/'><img width=\"636\" height=\"477\" src=\"\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/11\/77115243_1012588305823063_8066349813437825024_n-636x477.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/11\/77115243_1012588305823063_8066349813437825024_n-636x477.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/11\/77115243_1012588305823063_8066349813437825024_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/11\/77115243_1012588305823063_8066349813437825024_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/research-to-community-connections\/75303392_1012588342489726_5138224166826147840_n\/'><img width=\"636\" height=\"477\" src=\"\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/11\/75303392_1012588342489726_5138224166826147840_n-636x477.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/11\/75303392_1012588342489726_5138224166826147840_n-636x477.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/11\/75303392_1012588342489726_5138224166826147840_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/11\/75303392_1012588342489726_5138224166826147840_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em>Dr. Hannah Baggett<\/em>, &#8220;Foreign Language Learning for Whom?: A Look at Race, Access, &amp; Expectations,&#8221;<\/strong> May 22, 2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/05\/Language-Learning-for-Whom.pdf\">Dr. Baggett&#8217;s Presentation Slides<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-120 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/research-to-community-connections\/image2-2\/'><img width=\"636\" height=\"477\" src=\"\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/05\/image2-2-636x477.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/05\/image2-2-636x477.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/05\/image2-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/05\/image2-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-138'>\n\t\t\t\tMAT Spanish student Jasmyn Chacko, MFL Program Director Catherine Ritz, MAT Spanish student Rachel Porter, and Dr. Hannah Baggett\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/research-to-community-connections\/image3-1\/'><img width=\"636\" height=\"477\" src=\"\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/05\/image3-1-636x477.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/05\/image3-1-636x477.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/05\/image3-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/05\/image3-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-137'>\n\t\t\t\tA reception after the event\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/research-to-community-connections\/image1-4\/'><img width=\"636\" height=\"477\" src=\"\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/05\/image1-4-636x477.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/05\/image1-4-636x477.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/05\/image1-4-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/05\/image1-4-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-139'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Baggett talked about her research into racial disparities in accessing foreign language education\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em>Dr. Richard Sparks<\/em>, &#8220;<\/strong><strong>Foreign language exemptions for students classified as learning disabled: Beliefs, myths, evidence, and best practices<\/strong>,&#8221; April 4, 2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/04\/Myths-of-FL-learning-and-LDs.pdf\">Dr. Spark&#8217;s Presentation Slides<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-120 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/research-to-community-connections\/img_5987-1\/'><img width=\"636\" height=\"477\" src=\"\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/04\/IMG_5987-1-636x477.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/04\/IMG_5987-1-636x477.jpg 636w, 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https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/04\/IMG_5138-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-123'>\n\t\t\t\tMembers of the MaFLA Board of Directors attended the talk (Tim Eagan, Catherine Ritz, Julie Caldarone, Dr. Richard Sparks, Sarah Moghtader, Kim Talbot, Vilma Bibeau)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/research-to-community-connections\/img_5989-2\/'><img width=\"477\" height=\"636\" src=\"\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/04\/IMG_5989-1-477x636.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/04\/IMG_5989-1-477x636.jpg 477w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wleducation\/files\/2019\/04\/IMG_5989-1-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" 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