Tag: education
Cutting to the Common Core: Analyzing Informational Text
Kate Kinsella tackles the particular challenges of preparing learners to be able to analyze and discuss complex informational text
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS,...
All Students Benefit from Bilingual Education
Bilingual education programs have a very positive effect on the native English speakers attending schools with such programs even though they do not take...
Language Learning Alters Brain
According to a joint study by the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro at McGill University and Oxford University, the age at...
Education and Civil Rights, 50 Years After the March on Washington
Posted on August 27, 2013 on Homeroom, the official blog of the US Dept of Education by Arne Duncan
I’ve often said that education is...
Cutting to the Common Core: Making Vocabulary Number One
Dr. Kate Kinsella offers strategies for prioritizing vocabulary for competent text analysis, discussion, and constructed response
Shifts in Text Emphases and Response Tasks
The Common Core...
Cutting to the Common Core: Decoding Complex Text
Rebecca Blum-Martínez offers a strategy to help English learners cope with the more complex language requirements of the Common Core
The adoption of the...
EMC Languages: New Online Learning Platform
Increasing student fluency in world languages and providing educators with innovative technology are the goals of a new ten-year partnership between EMC Publishing, a...
First International Conference on Bilingual Education in a Globalized World
Alcalá de Henares, Spain, May 9-11, 2013
Instituto Franklin-UAH will host the First International Conference on Bilingual Education in a Globalized World: Comparison between Spain...
Abu Dhabi Education Council Focuses on Improving Arabic Skills
An assessment project titled “Tama’an” (Observe Carefully) was recently introduced by the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC). Created to give students the necessary tools...
New Presidential Advisors on Hispanic Education
White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics Announces New Members of the President’s Advisory Commission; Commissioners Hold Their First Meetings at The White...
