Tag: january

Digital Guide on the Side Tanya Roscorla predicts the digital trends that will continue to grow in K–12 education in 2015 as learning becomes more student centered Managing Diversity Anne Scatchell argues that administrators need specific training...

Re-Gifted Reading Stephen Krashen finds an easy way to help close the achievement gap in literacy and clean up clutter at the same time Biliterate Pride Laurie Olsen and Shelly Spiegel-Coleman explain how to emulate the success...

Mother Knows Best An African experiment lends considerable weight to the argument for mother-tongue education 2013 Wish List for World Languages What could we do this year to improve world language education in the U.S? The New...

Follow @langmag Shh… Don’t Mention Education As we’re entering a Presidential election year, we thought it would be interesting to compare the prospective candidates’ positions on language education. Despite several requests, none of the candidates were...

Vote for a Change As we enter 2008, there is a sense of optimism in the U.S despite ongoing international conflicts and gloomy economic indicators. The only explanation for this paradox must be that...

Cautious Optimism As we enter the New Year, we continue to be challenged economically which, in turn, aggravates social tensions. But there are signs to the optimists amongst us that suggest we are moving toward...

You Can Lead a Child to Books... Language and literacy are the tools with which knowledge is built. Without their acquisition, no child has the chance to become an astronaut, a scientist, a...

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 President's Priorities As we celebrate the historic inauguration of America’s...

IN THIS ISSUE: The World as We Speak Our forum for changes in world languages The French Connection Constance Dziombak explains how to use French to develop English Language skills and cross the curricular divide Aligning Native...

IN THIS ISSUE: The World as We Speak Our forum for changes in world languages Introducing Mandarin at School The Chinese Tidal Wave in Schools Andrew Corcoran offers a plan to help schools avoid a wipeout in their...