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Belonging Before Achievement with Dr. Marie Heath

From ML Chat · Hosted by Mandi Morris & Andrew Brandt

2026-08-05·2982

Episode summary

In this episode of ML Chat: Drawing from her own journey, Dr. Marie Heath explains why creating a sense of belonging helps multilingual learners thrive both academically and personally. She shares why acculturation and developing a bicultural identity are essential to student success.

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Drawing from her own journey, Dr. Marie Heath explains why creating a sense of belonging helps multilingual learners thrive both academically and personally. She shares why acculturation and developing a bicultural identity are essential to student success. She also highlights how schools can build systems that support newcomers beyond language…