About CPEP

The CSU Council on Plurilingual Educator Preparation (CPEP) is a community of practice that advocates for equity-centered practices that honor emergent plurilingual students' experiences. CSU is the largest producer of bilingual educators for K-12 schools. Through CPEP, all Bilingual Coordinators are unified under the CSU umbrella. Through its comprehensive teacher education programs, CPEP plays a critical role in addressing the growing need for culturally and linguistically responsive educators who can serve diverse student populations.

Its mission encompasses:
Advocacy & Collaboration: Taking action for linguistic equity and justice, we actively work towards dismantling oppressive structures and policies. Through collaboration, we promote shared ways of learning language, culture, and community, fostering an inclusive and transformative environment.
Preparation: Centering on language, affirming students identities and interactions, we prepare educators to engage in inclusive, innovative, and student-centered teaching practices.
Transformative Pedagogies: Embracing critical pedagogies in linguistic and social justice, we challenge English supremacy and foster linguistic diversity. We utilize translanguaging as a pedagogical strategy, valuing all languages and recognizing the richness that linguistic diversity brings to education.