Tag: december
December 2015
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 in rigorous learning by harnessing their enthusiasm
Toward Biliteracy: Spanish and Californian Trajectories As demands grow for biliteracy in California, Cynthia García Dehbozorgi and Nehemias Giménez García compare the state’s initiatives...
December 2014
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 All Ears
Donna Stoering explains how cross-cultural music offers an excellent teaching tool for K-12 students of languages, literacy, diversity
2015 Year Planner Calendar of events for...
December 2013
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 languages a child can learn simultaneously
From OnCampus to Online
Mahmoud Arani, Christine Bauer-Ramazani, and Elizabeth O’Dowd highlight the challenges and rewards associated with taking a teacher...
December 2012
2013 Year Planner
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Cutting to the Common Core:
Communicating on the Same Wavelength
Kate Kinsella explains why we should stop scolding teenagers and their schools
Holiday Gift Pick
Language Magazine presents the year's best in gifts for learners of all ages
Despite Economy, Study Abroad is on the Rise
Open Doors Report reveals growth...
December 2011
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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 the key to recovery and their assimilation, despite the critics, is following the same pattern of every immigrant influx.
U.S. exports to Spanish-speaking countries far exceed...
December 2010
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 that during budget cuts, we need to find convincing reasons to justify funding for language programs, namely national security and international trade. The conclusion of...
December 2009
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 the unprecedented federal investment of $100 billion in education may provide the impetus to close the achievement gap.
However, 2009 also saw the passing of one...
December 2008
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The World as We Speak
Our forum for changes in world language
Needs are Special
Audrey Cohan and Andrea Honigsfeld redefine Learning Disability as applied to the English Language Learner
The Halls are Alive
Bryon Booker and Danny Hinson exalt the virtues of using music as a language teaching strategy
Gaming for Grades
Mark...
December 2006
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 and institutes
Vocabulary Strategies
Alfredo Schifini suggests strategies to improve vocabulary instruction for learners of English and other languages
Games Students Play
Larry Ferlazzo explains how to engage your...