Features
The Importance of Artificial Intelligence in Education for All Students
With the advent of ChatGPT, Google Bard, Midjourney and Canva’s magic features, artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming an integral part of our everyday...
Designing Effective World Language Courses
On a recent visit to Italy, I was able to put my basic Italian language skills to the test. The ability I had to...
Clarifying the Science of Reading
For at least a half-century, there has been a great deal of discussion about how children learn to read. While policymakers, curriculum developers, educational...
Taking a Stand!
In 1974 the Lau v. Nichols Supreme Court decision stated: “There is no equality of treatment merely by providing students with the same facilities,...
Literacy
Taking a Stand!
In 1974 the Lau v. Nichols Supreme Court decision stated: “There is no equality of treatment merely by providing students with the same facilities,...
English Literacy for Multilingual Learners: Voices from the Field
Moving at the Speed of Light
Literacy is at the heart of the educational enterprise. It is therefore not surprising that researchers, teachers, parents, and...
Creating a Community of Readers
Ruben Alejandro, superintendent of an economically challenged district,...
World Language News
Cockney Recognized as a Community Language
At the recent Modern Cockney Festival, celebrations concluded with the official recognition of Cockney as a community language by Tower Hamlets Council in East...
Loss of Language Diversity Accelerating
There’s an ongoing crisis in the field of linguistics: Global language experts estimate that, without intervention, about one language will be lost every month...
The Future of English
According to a new research publication, The Future of English: Global Perspectives, published by the British Council last month, English will retain its position...
Designing Effective World Language Courses
On a recent visit to Italy, I was able to put my basic Italian language skills to the test. The ability I had to...
Resources
We Love to Read Challenge
Seesaw, the interactive learning platform for pre-K–5, recently launched its first-ever We Love to Read Challenge to ignite excitement around reading across the country....
Languages
The Future of English
According to a new research publication, The Future of English: Global Perspectives, published by the British Council last month, English will retain its position...
Complex Languages May Shape Bilingual Brains Differently
In a recent study published in the journal Science Advances, French researchers examined how bilingual people neurologically process their respective languages in written form.
The...
Italy Seeks to Penalize the Use of English
Under a new legislation, Italians who use English and other foreign words in official communications could potentially be fined up to €100,000 ($108,705).
The law...
Gabriel García Márquez Is Most Translated Spanish Writer This Century
Gabriel García Márquez Is Most TranslatedSpanish Writer This Century
According to the Instituto Cervantes, which promotes Spanish language and culture around the world, Colombian novelist...
Professional Development
Content, Language, and Culture Learning Targets
Lesson planning is a political act. Schools in...
Language Adapts, Students Adapt—Why Not Language Tests?
Imagine you are trying to build strength. You go to the gym every day, lift weights, and then come home to rest and recover....
The Key to Reducing Teacher Burnout
Teachers play an incredibly important role: educating...
Collaborative Planning: Never Having to Go It Alone
This experience gave me the opportunity to...
SLU and BloomBoard Collaborate to Help Paraprofessionals Get Certified
Saint Louis University (SLU) School of Education and BloomBoard have partnered to develop collaborative strategies with school districts and educational leaders to enhance the...