New Media Literacy Resources Available Online
California reacts to the "fake" information crisisThe California Department of Education (CDE) has created an online media literacy resource page for educators. The...
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 known as “summer slide.” The...
Connecting the Community
Tracey Smith makes integrating English language learners into her school’s community a lesson in empathyI’m the principal at Brookwood...
Making Learning Come to Life
“Ultimately, the outcome of maker education and educational makerspaces leads to determination, independence, and creative problem solving, and an authentic preparation for the real world...
Drawing on Ideas for Language Learners
For more than 40 years, education researchers have advocated the use of concept mapping as an effective approach to fostering higher-order thinking skills, moving students...
States Classify Long-Term English Learners Very Differently
Variations abound in state classification of long-term English learners (LTELs).The
broadest study ever undertaken of
long-term English learners (LTELs) in U.S. public schools underscores the need
to better understand how...
Reaching English Learners Act Gains Support
TESOL International Association has pledged its support for the bipartisan Reaching English Learners Act (H.R. 1153, S. 545). The legislation would create a grant program for colleges...
Bringing Parents In
Veteran second-grade teacher Nadya Abu-Rish explains how every educator can foster a learning environment centered on open and honest communication
Celebrating National Library Week 2019
We are halfway through this year’s National Library week, and celebrations continue to take place in and about libraries across the country. National Library Week is an...
Black Dialects a Barrier to Justice
Write caption…Independence Hall, originally known as Pennsylvania State House is where the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were signed, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,...