Curing Initiative Fatigue
Stacy Hurst and Laura Axtell explain how to kick off the new school year with buy-in from everyone
For many educators, the beginning of the school year is the best of times and the worst...
Rumi in the Language Classroom: Misscafolding
Rumi in the Language Classroom Vol 8
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In this eighth volume, the story of “a policeman and...
Debating the Digital Divide
Yaritza was suspended in seventh grade for punching a boy in the nose. He had called her a dull-witted donkey, not quite in those words.Luckily, her seventh-grade teacher—who was also the debate coach—recognized her...
How Bilingual?
World language departments around the globe are continually faced with the task of advising and placing freshmen and transfer students into the appropriate courses. This decision is often based primarily upon the number of...
Reading under Lockdown
Each year, Renaissance releases the What Kids Are Reading report, and each year it grows by leaps and bounds.1 This year’s report looked at the reading habits of seven million students from more than...
Transforming Reading Instruction
1. Millions of people, including me, learned to read with the help of Reading Mastery. Why change such a successful product? Although Reading Mastery has evolved, the instructional design of the program remains the...
Rumi in the Language Classroom Vol 7: Operational Definition
Rumi in the Language Classroom Vol 7
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In the seventh part of Rumi in the Language Classroom,...
Words Matter – The Case for Shifting to “Emergent Bilingual”
Throughout IDRA’s almost five decades, we have paid close attention to how we speak about people in terms of race or ethnicity, gender, etc. Words matter.
Almost 5 million students in U.S. public schools are...
Rumi in the Language Classroom Vol 6: Learner Differences
Rumi in the Language Classroom Series Vol 6
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In this sixth volume, we will explore another story by Rumi...
Creating a Culturally Responsive Teaching Ecosystem
Culturally responsive teaching (CRT), a research-based approach that makes meaningful connections between what students learn in school and their cultures, languages, and life experiences, should be a priority for districts in today’s society. Not...