ABSTRACT
Quality instruction is in the hands of teachers. They choose instructional practices, administer assessment, and set standards for their students. Teachers also organize the classroom, utilize resources, create links with parents and communities, and, through their own behavior, create models (positive and negative) that may remain with students for the rest of their lives. In classrooms with bilingual students, teachers decide, consciously and unconsciously, how to use the native language and English and how to incorporate disparate cultures.
