Trump Ends American DREAMers’ Hopes
Today, the Trump administration announced its decision to end the...
Bill Could Fund California DLLs
California Assembly Bill 2514 (Thurmond) Pupil Instruction: Dual Language Grant Program, introduced by Assembly Member Thurmond in February, is sponsored by the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) and Californians Together. AB 2514 would...
AB 2514 Dual Language Programs Grant Program Passes in California
AB 2514 Pupil Instruction: Dual Language Grant Program was moved to passed in the state Assembly. The bill has officially been moved to ‘enrolling’ status, meaning that it has passed and been signed by legislature,...
Community Service
Jason Stricker explains how the Supporting Teacher Effectiveness Project helps create professional learning communities that work
Research suggests that one of the main factors influencing student achievement results is the effectiveness of teachers. Research also...
A Timely Tribute to the Teachers Who Change Our Lives
Richard Lederer recognizes the original influencers
One of my favorite newspaper corrections reads: "It was incorrectly reported last Friday that this is T-Shirt Appreciation...
Back and Forth Talk with Adults Improves Language Development Regardless of SES
Study suggests talking with children from an early age could promote language skills regardless of socioeconomic status
Young children who are regularly engaged in conversation by adults may have stronger connections between two developing brain...
Taking Teaching to New Heights
Denise Murray examines the future of the TESOL profession in preparation for next month’s international summit
What are the megatrends (political, economic, social, intercultural, legal, and digital) that are impacting English and English language education?...
OELA Reorganization Set for January
A slew of educational advocacy organizations, including TESOL, the Center for Applied Linguistics, American Federation of Teachers, Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents, Joint National Committee for Languages, National Association for Bilingual Education, Hispanic...
What Does Good Blended Learning Look Like?
Stephen Noonoo shares best practices for blended learning programs that work
During the past few years, blended learning has been hailed by schools worldwide as everything from the future of education to the conduit that...
U.S. Language Capacity ‘Diminishing,’ Despite Need
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) has released a report that suggests a “diminishing share” of U.S. residents speak languages other than English, a trend which the academy believes “could have important...