Tag: curriculum
Content, Language, and Culture Learning Targets
Lesson planning is a political act. Schools in the US, at the core, are designed to promote a...
Backward Design
Comprehensible input. Movies. Language clubs. Guest speakers. Pirates. Conversations. Fly-swatter vocabulary matches. Video pen pals. Study abroad.A language program can take many forms and have some—or none—of these. But how do you achieve one...
Connecticut to Require Science of Reading
Connecticut has become the latest state to pass legislation requiring that reading instruction be based on the science of reading. According to the state’s recently enacted budget bill, every school district in the state...
Black History in the Community
There is no doubt that K–12 English learners (ELs) who are being educated in the U.S. should receive instruction...
Joy in the Time of COVID
In these challenging times, it seems that we are all yearning for some way to incorporate moments of joy into our lives. Some have picked up a new hobby during quarantine; others have begun...
California Superintendent Hosting Virtual Classroom on Indigenous Studies
California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond will host the final event in a series of ethnic studies “virtual classrooms” today, July 28, at 2 p.m. on the California Department of Education (CDE) Facebook...