 Your new post is loading...
Your new post is loading...
Scoop.it!
Staff writer Corey Mitchell covers English-language learners, bilingual education and civil rights issues for Education Week. Join him as he explores the educational, policy, and social issues surrounding ELLs in U.S. schools. 
No comment yet.
Sign up to comment
Scoop.it!
New America Media is a nationwide association of over 3000 ethnic media organizations representing the development of a more inclusive journalism. Founded in 1996 by Pacific News Service, New America Media promotes ethnic media by strengthening the editorial and economic viability of this increasingly influential segment of America's communications industry.
Scoop.it!
Research has shown that a majority of the educators who teach English-language learners (ELLs) are creating their own instructional materials — often with little oversight — that don’t necessarily match the student’s grade level or the rigor required by state academic standards. Via Nik Peachey
Nik Peachey's curator insight,
October 28, 2016 6:34 AM
I suspect that the teachers have a better idea of what their learners want and need than the researchers do.
Scoop.it!
Scoop.it!
We have gotten it wrong, really wrong, in the language classroom. Historically, the teacher stood at the front of the classroom spouting details of grammar. Students sat at desks placed in straight rows directed toward the teacher and madly took notes. They later filled out worksheets and tried to memorize the content presented by the all-knowing educator. And this is still often the scenario today. Via Nik Peachey
Dennis Swender's insight:
Student talk: the most underused and understood literacy skill that provides one of the quickest and most salient language acquisition methods. Earlier research conducted by the Juniper Gardens Children's Project in conjunction with the KU Scheifelbusch Institute of Life Span Studies and the Kansas City Kansas Public Schools revealed that oral language responding during a typical classroom day totaled only 7%. The students were engaged in Academic Talk only 5% of the day and 2% of the time in Social Talk.
“The students spent 76% of the day neither initiating nor responding to language (verbal or written), 21% responding to language initiated by the teacher or the material, and only 45% initiating any verbal or written language. The highest coded student activity was passive attention (i.e., Attending: looking at the teacher or material) at 38% and the most used language for instruction was English at 58%. Although students spent the highest percentage of the day in academic activities (i.e., Math 20%, Reading 18%, and Language 16%), their academic engagement time totaled only 44%.” Visit http://jgcp.ku.edu/
Nik Peachey's curator insight,
October 14, 2016 5:38 AM
I feel like this is a bit of a "Der!" moment. But does this really still happen in the language classroom? 
Serge G Laurens's curator insight,
October 28, 2016 3:35 PM
In Language Classrooms, Students Should Be Talking
Scoop.it!
Find information about and locate all publications and data products on education information from the National Center for Education Statistics--NCES--. In most cases you may also browse the content of publications or download data files.
Scoop.it!
Find Dual Language Schools and Programs in California. See the dual language programs available in Spanish, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean and more!
Scoop.it!
The Best Resources For Learning About The Multilingual Education Act Ballot Initiative In California
Out here in California, we’ll be voting this year on an important ballot initiative this fall, the Multilingual Education Act.
Scoop.it!
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has voted to support Proposition 58,
Dennis Swender's insight:
California's Proposition 58 is on the November, 2016 ballot
Scoop.it!
Kathy Rogers teaches at Louis Pizitz Middle School in Vestavia Hills, Ala. When a new seventh-grader joined her homeroom class last year, the veteran teacher faced a challenge: the student spoke only
Scoop.it!
A couple of years ago I wrote an activity for students called Extending a Sentence which used a Flash animated website to show how a simple sentence could be elaborated to become rich in detail. Via Nik Peachey
Nik Peachey's curator insight,
August 31, 2016 4:21 AM
The blog article includes some suggestions for classroom activities. 
Carolina Velásquez's curator insight,
September 11, 2016 3:53 PM
This tool could be useful If we want to create activities by using tecnological pages and improving writting skills. Also, students can use creativity to enhance their learning process.
Scoop.it!
A web clipping app for language learning. Discover, clip, organize and remember useful foreign language phrases and collocations while browsing the web. Via Ana Cristina Pratas
Scoop.it!
Dual-language programs — in which K-12 students learn core subjects in two languages — are growing across the country, reports the Education Writers Association.
|
Scoop.it!
When trying to communicate in English with a group of people with varying levels of fluency, it’s important to be receptive and adaptable, tuning your ears into a whole range of different ways of using English, Jenkins says. Via Nik Peachey
Scoop.it!
A new poll shows a plurality of California voters prefers an educational program where English learner students transition to English, and another large portion prefers immediate English immersion.
Scoop.it!
Two years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention.
Scoop.it!
Dennis Swender's insight:
The premier organization and national conference for the support of maintenance and developmental bilingual education
Scoop.it!
A lot of startups are talking about the possibilities of chatbots, but Duolingo recently launched one of the most interesting uses so far — practicing a new..
Scoop.it!
Tens of thousands of students are earning the honors each year. More than 40,000 students in California, the birthplace of the biliteracy seal, earned the special recognition last school year.
Scoop.it!
Finally, learning and practicing a new language is easier and more intuitive than ever. Introducing HelloTalk for iOS and Android, the language app where your teachers are native language speakers from around the world. Via Nik Peachey
Rosemary Tyrrell, Ed.D.'s curator insight,
September 20, 2016 12:49 PM
This looks pretty interesting.
Scoop.it!
At a “newcomer” school in Indiana, teachers are finding creative ways to communicate.
Scoop.it!
New research suggests that English-only policies reach beyond classrooms and into broader views of language, education, & politics.
Scoop.it!
This ESL writing lesson provides teachers with two pieces of writing that can be used to assess student progress. Via Nik Peachey
Iñaki Murua's curator insight,
August 23, 2016 2:35 AM
Para la expresión escrita (en distintos niveles).
Idazmena lantzeko, maila desberdinetan. |
