Tag: december

  DECEMBER 2016 Year Planner Conferences, workshops, observances and grant deadlines Open Doors Report More students than ever are U.S.-bound to learn Nail Polish and Baseball Bats Diana Kennedy suggests “googling for content” to inspire students to read Growing Global Educators Deborah Ellis engages students...

Preparing Children on the Range Claudia Miner examines the challenges of getting early education to minority children in the most rural environments Mutual Benefit Heather Tyler explains how the service learning model works for all participants Music to...

Making Education More Than a Grade Anne Paonessa assesses the impact of service learning on English language learners Doing Our Best Considerations on ways to share learning From the Mouths of Babes Angelika Putintseva wants to know how many...

2013 Year Planner Follow language-related events, observances, conferences, workshops, award and grant deadlines all year long Cutting to the Common Core: Communicating on the Same Wavelength Kate Kinsella explains why we should stop scolding teenagers and their schools Holiday...

Follow @langmag Assimilate and Thrive As we continue to struggle with our economy, it’s hardly surprising that the traditional scapegoats – immigrants – are being targeted as contributors to economic decline. However, international diasporas may hold...

Hard Times, Higher Goals Last month, Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, delivered the keynote address at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages convention which repeated the familiar theme...

Allow Schools to Succeed As we near the end of President Obama’s historic first year in office, we can reflect upon the changes that have already been implemented, and imagine the possibility that...

IN THIS ISSUE: Links to PDF documents online. For more, please click here to subscribe. The World as We Speak Our forum for changes in world language Needs are Special Audrey Cohan and Andrea Honigsfeld redefine Learning Disability as...

IN THIS ISSUE: The World as We Speak Our forum for changes in world languages Language 2007 Year Planner The language teaching professional’s guide to the upcoming year’s conferences and conventions, celebratory dates, grant application deadlines, workshops...