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Using content materials for ESL instruction
Douglas Magrath EducationStudents need to transfer their ESL skills to their academic subjects or careers. Unfortunately, this process does not always occur. Students who do well in the controlled environment of a high-level ESL class may not be able to make the final leap to a regular class.
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Do students think best on their feet?
Dorothy L. Tengler EducationThinking on your feet has always been thought of as how to perform well under pressure, staying composed — when the floor is all yours, making a quick decision or giving an answer quickly. But now, the concept is being taken to another level.
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Fostering independence in children with LD
Steve Spillane EducationA son in his early teens decides to help his single mom out by hand-washing the dishes. He is trying to please her as she is often asking for help keeping the house clean. He has never tried to help out this way before. To her surprise, when his mother returns from work, she sees the dishes in the drying rack. To her dismay, she finds that he hasn't rinsed them.
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Making it right through student voice: Restorative justice in school
Brian Stack EducationThe student-created video above from New Hampshire's Sanborn Regional High School (where I am principal) depicts a familiar scene in a high school hallway: A group of "mean girls" purposefully knock a bottle of water over onto another student.
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An idiom is worth a thousand words
Debra Josephson Abrams EducationIdioms are the "peculiar character or genius of a language." They are the keys that unlock the doors to a language's vast landscape — a landscape otherwise circumscribed by users' language limitations. Native users take idioms for granted, using them frequently. To non-native users, idioms are fascinating enigmas not easily translated into their own language if they translate at all. Non-native users are eager to learn idioms because idioms are ubiquitous.
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Can mindfulness help childhood obesity?
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareChildhood obesity is a serious problem in the United States. Despite recent declines in the prevalence among preschool-aged children, obesity among children is still too high. For children and adolescents aged 2-19 years, the prevalence of obesity has remained fairly stable at about 17 percent and 12.7 million children and adolescents for the past decade.
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10 classroom lessons for Black History Month
Kelly Sharp EducationDr. Carter G. Woodson established Black History Month in February, coinciding with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas. It originally launched as Negro History Week in 1926, and evolved into a month-long celebration in 1976.
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Struggling readers: Missing ingredients for success
Howard Margolis Education"Mom, I can't do it. I won't do it," Amir sobbed. "I'm dumb, I'm stupid, I'm confused. John told the other kids that 'Amir's dumber than a rock.'" Sadly, struggling readers, such as children with dyslexia, often make comments like this. They believe and suffer from them.
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2016 starts with nationwide call for budget hikes in K-12 schools
Bambi Majumdar EducationThe new year started out with school districts campaigning for funds and state governments announcing budget hikes for the same. Nothing new in that except for the unprecedented manner in which multiple states are announcing these hikes simultaneously.
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Engaging culturally and linguistically diverse parents and families
Erick Herrmann EducationParental and familial involvement in schools has long been known to increase academic achievement and long-term success for students. Research points out that students whose families are engaged in their education achieve at higher levels academically, have better attendance rates, graduate at higher levels and enjoy school to a higher degree.
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