Tag: language
California Superintendent Hosting Virtual Classroom on Indigenous Studies
California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond will host the final event in a series of ethnic studies “virtual classrooms” today, July 28, at...
Support the Indigenous Language Institute
We are at a critical point in human history where much of our cultural diversity is in danger of disappearing forever. This diversity, which...
COVID Translation Initiative Takes Off
Translators without Borders (TWB) has joined the Translation Initiative for COVID-19 (TICO-19). TICO-19 is focused on using language technology to make COVID-19 information available...
A Life and Love of Languages
People have asked me why I recently joined the U.S. Department of Education as assistant deputy secretary in the Office of English Language Acquisition...
New America to Host Learning Sciences Exchange Summit Virtually due to...
For the past two years, the Learning Sciences Exchange (LSX) fellows program has brought together experts in Europe and North America across four sectors—early...
Race and Language Teaching
I moved to Birmingham, Alabama, in 1988 from Los Angeles, California. Even Birmingham’s undeniable legacy of racial injustice and violence could not quell my...
Linguacious Releases First Book of Little Polyglot Adventures Series
Linguacious®, an award-winning Iowa-based company well known for its innovative audio-enabled vocabulary flashcard games in over 30 languages, has just released Book 1 in...
Mississauga Nation Launches Online Language Initiatives; Partners with Conservationists
According to CBC, the Mississauga Nation is launching a three-pronged initiative online to revitalize culture, language and identity in its communities.
"I think people want...
HMH Introduces Teacher’s Corner
Learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt today introduced Teacher's Corner, a brand new online space that supports continuous professional learning for educators. Connected directly to HMH's curriculum solutions ecosystem...
Reprieve for International Students
The federal government has rescinded its new policy that would have forced international students to leave the U.S. amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to...
