In a recent article from Usable Knowledge, a Harvard Graduate School of Education publication, writer Grace Tatter examines a new report from the Century Foundation. According to researchers from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the Harvard Chan School of Public Health, and SRI International, low-income students are disproportionately assigned to special education. While the … Continue reading Low-Income Students and Special Education: A Report from the Century Foundation
TWIN-CS Opportunity: Enrollment Webinar with NCEA
With enrollment season upon us, TWIN-CS members may be interested in attending the “Pathways to Enrollment Growth and Retention” webinar this upcoming Thursday. Hosted by the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), with attending speakers Adam Dufault, Superintendent of the Catholic Diocese in Columbus, and Annette Jones, NCEA Assistant Director for School Leadership, this webinar will … Continue reading TWIN-CS Opportunity: Enrollment Webinar with NCEA
More Evidence of Future Bilingual Mathematicians and Scientists from the USA
The Language Magazine has recently published an article about a new data release from Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) with respect to English Language Learners (ELLs). As the article discusses, this newest release titled “Academic Performance and Outcomes for English Learners,” builds upon previously released data about “the characteristics and educational experiences of English … Continue reading More Evidence of Future Bilingual Mathematicians and Scientists from the USA
“Pathways to Enrollment Growth and Retention” An Upcoming NCEA Webinar
With enrollment season upon us, TWIN-CS members may be interested in attending the “Pathways to Enrollment Growth and Retention” webinar this upcoming Thursday. Hosted by the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), with attending speakers Adam Dufault, Superintendent of the Catholic Diocese in Columbus, and Annette Jones, NCEA Assistant Director for School Leadership, this webinar will … Continue reading “Pathways to Enrollment Growth and Retention” An Upcoming NCEA Webinar
Differentiating Instruction: Two New Videos by Larry Ferlazzo and Education Week
Larry Ferlazzo, a contributing writer for Education Week, has recently written an article about differentiated instruction that builds upon his previous publication, a video, created by him and his co-author, Katie Hull. In this publication, Education Week has release two additional videos on differentiating instruction: The video above describes best practices for English Language Learners, … Continue reading Differentiating Instruction: Two New Videos by Larry Ferlazzo and Education Week
Free Opportunity for TWIN-CS: Fountas & Pinnell Webinar
Many TWIN-CS program are using the Benchmark Assessment System from Fountas & Pinnell. A free webinar facilitated by Fountas & Pinnell themselves has been announced. This link takes you to the registration page. Overview Title: Building Community Around Essential Literacy Experiences Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Time: 04:00 PM Eastern Standard Time Duration: 1 hour “Summary Content provided by: … Continue reading Free Opportunity for TWIN-CS: Fountas & Pinnell Webinar
Opportunity for TWIN-CS Teachers!
Fulbright-Hays, a Fulbright Program funded by the United States Department of Education, offers K-12 educators (pre-teachers, teachers, administration) the funding and opportunity to travel overseas to teach or further research world languages and area studies. According to a recent publication by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), the DOE has “awarded more than $71 million … Continue reading Opportunity for TWIN-CS Teachers!
Five-Part Series on ELLs Concludes: Learning with Larry Ferlazzo
Larry Ferlazzo, an award-winning English and Social Studies teacher at Luther Burbank High School in California and author of Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Challenges and The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide, recently completed his five-part series about English Language Learners on Education Week. As we have written about before, each publication of … Continue reading Five-Part Series on ELLs Concludes: Learning with Larry Ferlazzo
The C6 Biliteracy Framework: Learning from Dr. Jose Medina
Dr. José Medina, Founder and Chief Educational Advocate at Dr. José Medina: Educational Solutions, has written an article for DualLanguageSchools.org, an organization dedicated to the proliferation of advice columns and materials for bilingual educators. In his article, Dr. Medina addresses classroom teacher concerns. As he reflects on his own experience, Dr. Medina recalls working “hard … Continue reading The C6 Biliteracy Framework: Learning from Dr. Jose Medina
Non-cognitive Skills and Bilingual Education: Lifelong Benefits
In a recent publication by Edutopia, contributive writer Youki Terada considers the long-term impacts of school teachers. The article begins by introduces a recent study which concludes that, “Teachers who help students improve noncognitive skills such as self-regulation raise their grades and likelihood of graduating from high school more than teachers who help them improve … Continue reading Non-cognitive Skills and Bilingual Education: Lifelong Benefits