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Triumphant Geometry Teaching in Georgia

Triumphant Geometry Teaching in Georgia

Amid Philadelphia’s crisp autumn air, WIDA held its 2016 National Conference with the theme of Drawing on Life’s Experiences: Designing Bright Futures. From concurrent sessions and keynote speakers to networking...

Triumphant Geometry Teaching in Georgia

Amid Philadelphia’s crisp autumn air, WIDA held its 2016 National Conference with the theme of Drawing on Life’s Experiences: Designing Bright Futures. From concurrent sessions and keynote speakers to networking...

Making Meaning in Content Classrooms - Velàzquez Press | Biliteracy

Making Meaning in Content Classrooms

Science and math are content classrooms that pose peculiar challenges for ELLs not only because of the specific academic vocabulary but the layers of meaning required to truly excel. At...

Making Meaning in Content Classrooms

Science and math are content classrooms that pose peculiar challenges for ELLs not only because of the specific academic vocabulary but the layers of meaning required to truly excel. At...

Newcomer Student sitting on table

6 Steps to Help Your Newcomer Students in the C...

Do you have a newcomer center for your school or a newcomer program for your new students? Newcomer students face mounting challenges when they enroll a new school. Besides the...

6 Steps to Help Your Newcomer Students in the C...

Do you have a newcomer center for your school or a newcomer program for your new students? Newcomer students face mounting challenges when they enroll a new school. Besides the...

BOOSTING TEST SCORES 24.7%

Strategies for Boosting Test Scores 24.7%

According to the study done by Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, using a word to word dictionary as testing accommodations for English Language Learners shows testing improvement of 0.247 mean. (24.7%...

Strategies for Boosting Test Scores 24.7%

According to the study done by Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, using a word to word dictionary as testing accommodations for English Language Learners shows testing improvement of 0.247 mean. (24.7%...

Academic Vocabulary

Tips for Teaching Academic Vocabulary

At a very basic level we define academic vocabulary as the vocabulary that is critical for students to understand the concepts of the content taught in schools.  It is vocabulary...

Tips for Teaching Academic Vocabulary

At a very basic level we define academic vocabulary as the vocabulary that is critical for students to understand the concepts of the content taught in schools.  It is vocabulary...

State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson

State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces Mor...

More than 10,000 graduating high school students across California have earned the first state recognition in the nation for achieving proficiency in multiple languages, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson...

State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces Mor...

More than 10,000 graduating high school students across California have earned the first state recognition in the nation for achieving proficiency in multiple languages, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson...