Tag: academic
Preserving Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is something every teacher strives to maintain in the classroom. We want our students to be honest in their work because this...
Stressing Classy Communication
In a midsized school, a veteran second-grade teacher is working diligently with her students on a unit called Taking Shape. An aspect of...
Acquiring Academic Literacy from the Inside
Throughout the U.S., there is a sizeable population of international students from mainland China studying at colleges and universities. Among the varied...
Cutting to the Common Core: Fostering Academic Interaction
Kate Kinsella offers an action plan to encourage second language learners to participate in constructive classroom discussion
A primary goal of English language development and...
UCLA to Create Center for Greek Culture
A $5 million grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation will enable UCLA to create a center for the study of Hellenic culture, which will...
Academic Language Matters
Scott B. Freiberger faces the challenge of helping English learners get the right register
As...
Immigration ‘Raising Academic Standards’
The British education minister, Nick Gibb, is insisting that immigration is raising academic standards in the UK because pupils who speak English as a...
Academic Experiences Abroad
AEA’s Spanish immersion programs bring students to Spanish-speaking communities in Latin America — such as Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. There, students not only...
What Does Confucius Say about Academic Freedom?
As the Confucius Institute brand grows world-wide, some universities are reevaluating their relations with the Chinese government-funded culture and language centers. While controversies have...
Cutting to the Common Core: Academic Language Development Network
Susan O’Hara, Jeff Zwiers, and Robert Pritchard explain the mission of the Academic Language Development Network
The Academic Language Development Network (http://aldnetwork.org) is a...
