Rooted in Language and Community
From Sci on the Fly by AAAS S&T Policy Fellows
August 11, 2025 · 33 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the importance of creating productive learning environments for English learners and multilingual students.
Rooted in Language and Community: Supporting Multilingual Learners In this episode of the AAAS STPF Sci on the Fly podcast, AAAS STPF alumna and RAICES Principal Investigator (PI) Heather Olson Beal sits down with two co-PIs of the RAICES team, Dr. Chrissy Cross and Dr. Marisol Diaz, to discuss the importance of creating productive learning environments for English learners and multilingual students. Established in 2023, Project Raices is the short-hand name for the Reaching All Individuals and Communities to Establish Success in Language Learning Grant. Raíces means roots in Spanish. Much like roots, the name was intentionally chosen to highlight the interconnectedness of language, culture, and family networks that are needed to grow successful academic achievement, language acquisition and school-community partnerships. To find out more about project RAICES please visit https://www.sfasu.edu/project-raices . En este episodio del podcast AAAS STPF Sci on the Fly, Heather Olson Beal, exbecaria del programa STPF y la investigadora principal del Proyecto RAICES, se sienta con dos colegas , co- investigadoras principales , Chrissy Cross y Marisol Diaz, para discutir la importancia…
People in this episode
Guests: Dr Marisol Diaz, Dr Chrissy Cross
Topics covered
- multilingual learners
- education
- language
- community support
Keywords
- Project Raices
- learning environments
- English learners
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