Professional isolation, a familiar issue in world language education, has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This article addresses this issue by providing world language educators with practical guidance related to establishing high-functioning professional networks online. Empirical findings related to computer-mediated communication…

Many pre-service teachers (PSTs) face a common dilemma when completing their internships: they seek to display their own strengths and competencies in teaching while also adhering to the guidance of their mentor teachers and avoiding instructional risks. The underlying structure of the internship promotes a hierarchy which positions mentoring…

This case study examined action research conducted by bilingual education teachers in urban schools as a tool for progressing from novice-to-expert teachers. We described a longitudinal study across four cohorts of first-year bilingual education teachers as action researchers (n = 9). The study investigated the following: (1) how school leaders…