Action research or teacher research is a systematic intentional inquiry that teachers design and implement to examine their own teaching and with a focus on multilingual learners. At Elmhurst University we have integrated action research and teaching methods of multilingual learners into coursework leading to an ESL and/or bilingual endorsement.
This past year we received an innovation grant to develop a Virtual Multilingual Teacher Researcher Network. The project was designed to create an online space to develop content, create a social network, and offer professional development for teachers working with multilingual students. Central to the design of The Network is the notion that teachers, through community, have the power to determine, through action research, how best to serve the needs of their multilingual learners.
Join the Virtual Teacher Researcher Network to gain access to all of our Professional Development, Graduate, and Undergraduate Projects.
Featured Research Projects
Professional Development Research Projects
Graduate Research Projects
Undergraduate Research Projects
Early Childhood Education
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Monzerraht Frausto Rios – Adding Multiple Languages into My Classroom: A Bilingual Teacher’s Journey
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Katherine Lacey – Walking In Their Shoes: How My Students Understand Empathy
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Abby Carson – Using Children’s Literature to Engage my Emergent Bilingual Students in Diversity
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Anastasia Tikhiy – Multilingual Student and Family Engagement: Connecting Students Together Through Writing
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Cynthia Turza – Using Social Emotional Strategies to Help Emergent Bilingual Students Manage Their Feelings
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Breanna Latelle – At The Table With First Grade: How Cooking Can Enhance Culture in the First Grade
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Greta Inskeep – Mixing Technology and Reading
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Maya Rodriguez – Using Supports to Engage in Language Learning
Elementary Education
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Kristina Alioto – Using Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Literature with Multilingual Learners
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Grace Anderson – The Use of Multilingual Text for Multilingual Learner Comprehension
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Michelle Diaz – Embracing Bilingualism: Benefits of Language Strategies for Spanish Learners
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Wiktoria Jurek – Language Supports Given During Literacy Instruction in a Polish Dual Language Classroom
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Karissa Kwiatkowski – Students’ Funds of Knowledge in Math
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Aliyah Reyes – Cultural Awareness with Literacy
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Makayla Zima – Language Supports Given During Reading