Western Australia Digitizes Indigenous Languages
The Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre has launched a series of four immersive apps produced in the Digital Innovation Hub the center has...
Diglossia Releases Mubakkir Arabic Early Reading Assessment
Diglossia has announced the release of Mubakkir, an Arabic early-reading assessment designed for native and nonnative learners at beginning and intermediate proficiency levels. Experts...
ISTE Creates COVID-19 Educator Help Desk, Offers Free Spanish Language Resources
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) has created a help desk for Educators to discuss COVID-19. The community is open to everyone,...
Funding for Endangered Archive Digitization
Deadline: November 15
The British
Library’s Endangered Archives Programme is accepting applications for a new
round of its annual grants, aiming to support field researchers working
with vulnerable archives...
ESL and STEM through CALL
Published by Rowman & Littlefield, Teaching ESL and STEM Content through CALL: A Research-Based Interdisciplinary Critical Pedagogical Approach by Abdelilah Salim Sehlaoui addresses the...
References for “The Art of Teaching” Feb. 2017
References
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Egbert, J. (2009). Supporting Learning with Technology:...
Merriam-Webster Launches Vocab App for Kids
Merriam-Webster has launched Puku, a fun and motivating vocabulary-building app for kids. The app features Puku, a virtual pet that grows and evolves as...
Google Splashes Out on Super Bowl Ad Focusing on Language
Genevieve Finn reports on the tech giant's moves in machine translation and interpretation
Google used one of its two valuable Super Bowl ad spots to...
Three Ways to Superboost Your SIOP
Continued support after initial professional learning is essential to see gains in student achievement. A report on effective professional development from the U.S. Department...
New Spanish Program for Early Grades
Alba y Gael is a new series from Difusion for grades 2–6, designed to comply with the World Readiness Standards for Learning Languages as...