Tag: teaching
Grade Expectations
A week before spring break, I had a conversation with a student about language learning. Since I was a language learner myself, the student...
Registration Open for 2021 Global Teaching Dialogue
Alumni of the U.S. Department of State’s Teacher Exchange Programs and other global education leaders will share best practices for globalizing curricula, tips for...
Making a Game Plan Work
Nowadays, anyone having anything to do with second language (SL) acquisition would likely agree that games support SL education. Plenty of research has proven...
Rumi in the Language Classroom: Diversity of Knowledge & Teaching
Rumi in the Language Classroom Series Vol 1
See Vol 2 of the series here
See Vol 3 of the series here
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, also...
The Challenge of Teaching Poetry
As Franklin Roosevelt famously stated in his 1932 inaugural address, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” These ringing words probably...
Teach For America Moves Summer Institute Online
Teach for America is largely known for its Summer Training Institute, and this year the nonprofit is preparing to move its program online. Running...
A Systematic Approach to Online Teaching and Learning
How surreal it was as we said goodbye to our fellow teachers. We had, of course, no idea that it would be so long...
NEA Poll: Low Online Attendance, Equity Top Educators’ Concerns
With school buildings closed across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic, a new poll shows educators and their students face significant challenges in...
Taking the Fear Out of Dyslexia
It has only been in the last decade or so that dyslexia
has been recognized as a legitimate issue. In the past, dyslexia has been
ignored,...
