Piper is the principal of Draper Elementary in Draper, UT. She has been a long-time friend and mentor to me, personally, and has helped me learn so much over the last few years.

Dual immersion schools - what is the process, and what challenges are unique to you?
200 dual immersion schools in the state, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, French
What barriers are there to having native speakers come teach in America?
A/B schedule at elementary level.
Teachers come from mainland China and local areas.
Immersion teacher and non-immersion teachers and culture issues.
Personalizing issues with culture.
Specials to integrate the two cultures.
Dragon Training
Seeking input to learn what was important to the students, faculty, and parents.
Blanket monkey.


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