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Understanding your students’ world view
Douglas Magrath EducationWhen it comes to teaching a English as a second language, it is important to take culture into consideration. We don't have to downgrade or change our culture or methods, nor do we have to erase our students' cultures. Rather, we need to realize that cultures are different. We should be ready and willing to help students make the transition to the new culture.
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The key to motivating struggling learners
Howard Margolis EducationShould teachers recommend the promotion of struggling learners to the next grade if they've worked hard but achieved little? The answer is yes, but ... But provide learners with whatever supports they need. Needed supports may well include preteaching, mentoring, cooperative learning, peer teaching, active co-teaching and 1-1 tutoring. For all such learners, it will require individual and group activities, homework and materials at their proper instructional and independent levels. Frequently, this alone will prevent struggles and accelerate progress.
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Understanding how to teach students with mental health disorders
Brian Stack EducationIn quiet New Hampshire, among the beautiful autumn mountain backdrop and the New England seacoast towns, a silent killer known as opioids is making its way from family to family and from community to community. The issue is sending shockwaves throughout the state and leaving family and friends to question themselves on why they couldn't (or didn't) act sooner to save the lives of their beloved who are succumbing to addiction at an alarming rate.
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Champion Cubs illustrate the value of mentoring leadership
Bob Kowalski Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementNow that the Chicago Cubs have ended their 108-year World Series drought, we can take lessons from the team formerly known as America's lovable losers. Perseverance is not the only trait individuals and companies can draw from the Cubs' success. Veteran catcher David Ross, known among his teammates as "Grandpa Rossy," was widely credited with providing mentorship to the young club, something that holds value for organizations beyond sports.
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Focus on the 4 basic language skills: Productive
Sheilamary Koch EducationConsidering all four basic language skills, the majority of students and teachers I surveyed claimed the productive skills — especially speaking — were more difficult than the receptive skills when beginning to learn English. These receptive skills, reading and listening, were highlighted in Part I of this article. Now, let's take a look at speaking and writing, the two productive language skills.
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Focus on the 4 basic language skills: Receptive
Sheilamary Koch EducationWhy do some English learners struggle with reading and listening? How can we support them in navigating these receptive language skills? Let's take a closer look at these two basic language skills.
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Are the Kardashians to blame for America’s cyberbullying problem?
Julie Bernhard EducationOnline feuds played out between celebrities consistently grab headlines. The Kardashians are notorious for engaging in arguments for public consumption, with one of the more recent quarrels between Kim Kardashian and Taylor Swift dubbed as the biggest celebrity feud of 2016.
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One step forward and baby steps back
Jo Ann Iantosca EducationThe policies, funding and legislation concerning Canadian childcare at the federal and provincial level have varied quite significantly over time, giving rise to hope for a universally accessible system just before dismissing it entirely.
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Stimulus generalization: Often critical, often ignored
Howard Margolis EducationThis is bad, and it's far too common: Struggling learners fail to generalize what they've learned in class. When it's needed in other places, it seems "lost" or "foreign" to them. In the example below, what Marco seems to have mastered in his resource program, he doesn't apply outside of class. Like many struggling learners, he has problems with a mysterious sounding concept: stimulus generalization.
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Assessing work study practices in schools
Brian Stack EducationI recently had the opportunity to attend a large networking event with business leaders from my community. When I asked them what we (the school system) could be doing to better prepare students for their workplaces, I was not surprised to learn that employers are less concerned about a potential employee's academic preparation but care more about their "employability" skills.
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