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Sheltered instruction and English language development: Defining ELD
Erick Herrmann EducationMost educators agree that it is important to meet the needs of English learners in the classroom through sheltered instruction and differentiation, but there is sometimes confusion on explicit English language development: what it is, what should be taught in ELD and when ELD should be taught. In this article, English Language Development will be explored in more depth.
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Making mistakes is the key to learning
Brian Stack Education"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." This phrase, etched into the minds of children for generations, was first popularized in a proverb by British educational writer William Edward Hickson in the late 1800s. It reminds us all how important mistakes are to the learning process.
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Addressing the lack of diversity on stage
Lauren Swan EducationThanks to choreographers like George Balanchine, there are many more ballets now than ever before, and the options for ballets are wide. However, while the numbers of ballets has changed, diversity hasn't — at least not nearly as much as we would expect.
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The power of social media in language acquisition
Beth Crumpler EducationTo truly spark curiosity and engage the interests of youth today, we must reach them through what they find interesting. Social media is a powerful tool educators can use to deeply access the learning potential of these youth.
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Administrations, school districts working to boost graduation rates
Bambi Majumdar EducationEducation Secretary Arne Duncan announced the latest high school graduation rates today, with the numbers hitting 80 percent for the first time in U.S. history. Also at this week's 2014 Building a GradNation Summit in Washington, D.C., experts are projecting is a promising 90 percent national graduation rate by 2020.
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Returning soldiers: Veterans in higher education
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityFor many veterans, pursuing a college education is not simply continuing where high school may have left off. These returning soldiers may still be recovering from traumas incurred during service.
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Sheltered instruction and English language development: Key components
Erick Herrmann EducationSchools today are charged with meeting the needs of each child: the average, the gifted, the special-needs student, the English learner. Our diverse classrooms make the job challenging, but through the implementation of research-based best practices, schools can meet these needs.
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Parental involvement in schools: How much is enough?
Brian Stack EducationIn a school near you, an elementary school principal is asked to predict which adults will have the greatest impact on a child’s educational success later in life. Most would place parents very high on that list. It is no surprise, then, that in many elementary schools parental involvement is significant.
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Digital storytelling for cognitive processing in ELLs
Beth Crumpler EducationTelling stories accesses the cultural background and prior knowledge of English language learners (ELLs) and helps them learn to tell a narrative with which they self-identify.
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What the DOE’s 2016 mandate means for your school
Larry Schoff Facilities & GroundsAs I walked through the 10-year-old school building with the district energy manager, I pointed out to him the often-overlooked "little things" that increased energy waste daily in the operation of the school.
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