Tag: february

Cross-Sector Collaboration Promises Progress Kathy Stein-Smith assesses the role of the Language Enterprise in addressing the U.S. world-language deficit Relevance of Rights for All Ayanna Cooper incorporates social justice into the Common Core for English learners Teaching in...

Teaching Across the Board Margarita Calderón explains why developing a whole-school approach to English learners’ academic achievement is key to Common Core implementation Learning by Extension Jonathan Harper explains how to build a community-based teacher-training program online Venerable...

European Revitalization Careful management can revive dying languages Winning the Masters Statistical trends point to increased demand for well-qualified ESL teachers so David Newman suggests now’s the time to choose the right program Localizing World Music Franny...

Teachers Matter Somewhat surprisingly for an Administration that has made little headway in terms of education policy, the President’s State of the Union Address (see news, page 9) made education one of its key themes....

An Educational Stimulus It now seems inevitable that the U.S. economy will go into recession over the next year. Economic analysts will disagree about the causes, its severity and its duration, but one thing we...

State of the Teaching Profession Last month, President Obama spent a substantial portion of his State of the Union address (about 1,000 of the 7,000 words) on education. It is encouraging to see that education...

Invest in Teachers Teacher quality is key to the success of our schools and our children. No matter how you judge success, there can be no doubt that students do better in testing, are more...

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 The White Stuff Stephen Krashen questions neuroscientific support for a meaningless...

IN THIS ISSUE: The World as We Speak Our forum for changes in world languages How to Teach Science to English Learners John Carr explains how science teachers can use simple devices to include all of...

IN THIS ISSUE: The World as We Speak Our forum for changes in world languages Science Education for All Eugene E. García and Patricia Baquedano-López present an approach to equity and access in science education Chinese 101 Jane...