Foreign Languages
Curriculum
Opinion
Identity, Storytelling, and Culturally Responsive Teaching
Guest blogger Michelle Nicola shares how diverse stories can be powerful classroom tools that can awaken students' perceptions of themselves and the world.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Language Immersion Is for All Students
Guest blogger Camilla Modesitt explains why foreign-language-immersion programs should be available to all students.
Classroom Technology
Opinion
How Tech Tools Can Engage Foreign Language Students
Use this model to integrate technology into your classroom for deep student engagement, says guest blogger Adam Ross.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
The Value of Middle School Travel Programs
How middle school travel can benefit all students, including those learning a second language.
International
Opinion
Valuing Our English Language Learners by Learning to Listen
The value that English Language Learners bring to the classroom and the country.
Social Studies
Few Texas High Schools Fulfill Voter Registration Law
A majority of Texas high schools fail to obtain and distribute voter registration applications to eligible students, a new analysis concludes.
Curriculum
California Aims to Make (Even) More Students Multilingual
The Golden State plans to triple the number of students who are proficient in a language other than English over the next 12 years.
International
Opinion
Six Core Practices for Early Language Learners
Key strategies for the foreign language classroom.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Teaching Controversial Topics in the Classroom
How to tackle controversial subjects in the classroom.
Curriculum
Opinion
We Should Teach Math Like It's a Language
Solving the nation's math problem requires a new approach, writes Jeannine Diddle Uzzi of the University of Southern Maine.
International
Opinion
Immersion is Critical in the Middle School Years
For students to keep their language skills and become fluent, they need to continue learning a language through middle school.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Seven Essential Components for Successful Dual Language Programs
A Fulbright Distinguished teacher shares her thoughts on the key factors of a successful dual language program.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
K-12 Study Abroad Linked With Improved Learning Outcomes
New data shows the power of study abroad for DC Public School students.
School & District Management
Video
Schools Chief Builds Cultural Bridges Through Language Learning
Michelle Saylor, the superintendent in Pennsylvania's Bellefonte Area School District, has brought robust foreign language learning to her district of 2,700 students. Students from kindergarten on up get a dose of Mandarin or Spanish in a language program that Saylor sees as a powerful lever or getting students to understand what global citizenship really means. “From my perspective, language is that conduit into really understanding another culture," Saylor says.
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