Features
Destination Andalucía
Leanna Robinson rallies for Andalucía as a study abroad location for Spanish immersion
California League of Schools Summer Institute
Proven K-12 Practices for English Learners Featuring Dr. Kate KinsellaBy Dr. Kate Kinsella
Finding Drive
There is no question that one’s success in any task is closely related to motivation. Learning...
Dyslexia and the English Learner Dilemma
The American educational system has a difficult time understanding dyslexia and an even harder time identifying...
Literacy
Help Your Students Slide Up, Not Down, Over the Summer
During the summer months, young children lose literacy gains made during the school year, a phenomenon...
Connecting the Community
Tracey Smith makes integrating English language learners into her school’s community a lesson in empathy
Making Learning Come to Life
“Ultimately, the outcome of maker education and educational makerspaces leads to determination, independence, and creative problem...
Drawing on Ideas for Language Learners
For more than 40 years, education researchers have advocated the use of concept mapping as an...
World Language News
Google Translate Camera Gets Automatic Upgrade
The Google Translate camera app has long been a source of quick and convenient translation. Simply hold...
Playing With Other Children Affects Toddlers’ Language Skills
According to a new study published in the Journal of
Experimental Child Psychology, any toddlers who have more...
Cherokee Leaders Declare State of Emergency
The three federally recognized tribes of the Cherokee people
have declared a State of Emergency for the Cherokee...
Teaching America What Counts
Whether or not the U.S. Census 2020 includes a citizenship question, it is likely that thousands and...
Resources
New Spanish Program for Early Grades
Alba y Gael is a new series from Difusion for grades 2–6, designed to comply with the...
Languages
Destination Andalucía
Leanna Robinson rallies for Andalucía as a study abroad location for Spanish immersion
Macron Called to Protect French
In an open letter published in Le Parisien last month from the French Language Collective (Le collectif...
Destination Andalucia Video Blog Part 2
Bienvenidos! Here is part two on my video blog, where I talk about class, excursions, and what it's like in Granada. If...
Quality, Not Quantity
Andy Kaufman urges U.S. schools to recognize and credit Costa Rican immersion schoolsAs...
Professional Development
Poor Students, Rich Teaching
Solution Tree has released the revised edition of Eric Jensen’s best-selling book, Poor Students, Rich Teaching, along...
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...