Features
Beginning Reading
Stephen Krashen examines the (huge) role of stories and the (limited) role of...
Bringing Parents In
Veteran second-grade teacher Nadya Abu-Rish explains how every educator can foster a learning...
Justice for All!
Ayanna Cooper poses the questions that count for educators of English learners
Global Voices: I Dream That My Language Lives
Over the course of 50 weeks in 2019, Global Voices plans to...
Literacy
Reaching English Learners Act Gains Support
TESOL International Association has pledged its support for the bipartisan Reaching English Learners Act (H.R. 1153, S....
Bringing Parents In
Veteran second-grade teacher Nadya Abu-Rish explains how every educator can foster a learning...
Celebrating National Library Week 2019
We are halfway through this year’s National Library week, and celebrations continue to take place in and...
Black Dialects a Barrier to Justice
Write caption…Independence Hall, originally known as Pennsylvania State House is where the...
World Language News
Ukrainian President-Elect Unlikely to Lift Russian Status
Paton bridge over the river Dnieper, Mother Motherland monument in Kiev, UkraineAfter actor and comedian Volodymyr Zelensky's...
Reaching English Learners Act Gains Support
TESOL International Association has pledged its support for the bipartisan Reaching English Learners Act (H.R. 1153, S....
Maryland Bill Weighs Coding as a Language
The Maryland House of Delegates, Ways and Means Committee, is considering a bill (H.B. 1211) that would...
Slovenian Sign Language Set for Official Language
Dragon bridge (Zmajski most), symbol of Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia, Europe. Long exposure. Time lapse.The National Assembly...
Resources
Helping EL Students Learn Math Concepts
Available for implementation in grades K–5 for back to school 2019, Curriculum Associates’ new Ready Classroom Mathematics...
Languages
Netflix to Adapt Spanish Masterpiece
Nobel Prize–winning author Gabriel García Márquez’s literary masterwork One Hundred Years of...
Afrikaans Phased Out
South Africa’s University of Pretoria has begun phasing out Afrikaans as its...
Digital Mandarin Classes for All
China’s Ministry of Education has announced plans to train teachers and improve...
Celebrating French and la Francophonie
Every year, speakers of French unite globally to celebrate Francophonie Week from March 17–25 and UN French...
Professional Development
Corwin’s Five Recommendations for Building Professional Expertise
1. Tonya Ward Singer’s EL Excellence Every Day: The Flip-To Guide for Differentiating Academic LiteracyThis book has some...
Have Fun Learning
If kids are having fun while learning a language, it is much more likely they will enjoy...
Personalize Literacy and Language Instruction with OverDrive E-Books and Audiobooks
OverDrive offers teachers an ever-growing collection of tools for literacy and language instruction and access to an...
Spanish Resources
Some free online resources for Spanish teachers
Teachers’ blogs:
Miscositas www.miscositas.com Lori Langer de Ramirez offers a plethora of resources for Spanish teachers: Thematic curriculum units with...
Assessment for Project-Based Learning
Defined Learning has launched its latest extension to Defined STEM, the new Portfolio Assessment Manager, which is designed to help teachers grade project-based assignments...