ShiftED Podcast #100 Every Language Belongs: Erin Quirk on Plurilingual Kids and Quebec Classrooms

What if the languages your students speak at home are actually your most powerful teaching tool? Erin Quirk, linguist and researcher at the Université de Sherbrooke, joins Chris to unpack what the research tells us about plurilingual children in Quebec's English-language classrooms. From cross-linguistic transfer to family engagement, Erin makes the case that multilingualism isn't a challenge to manage — it's a strength to build on. A must-listen for any educator navigating language in today's diverse classrooms.