Tag: teaching
Co-Teaching for Capacity Building
Whether you are a school or district administrator, a coach or fellow educator, you must have encountered a...
Rumi in the Language Classroom Vol 9: Over-Reliance on One Method
Rumi in the Language Classroom Vol 9
In the last volume of “Rumi in the Language Classroom”, the story of “a man and his cow”...
Realia for Radical Teaching
Chasing the Gingerbread Man around the halls of my elementary school was the experience that made me fall in love with reading. Our class...
Grade Expectations
A week before spring break, I had a conversation with a student about language learning. Since I was a language learner myself, the student...
Registration Open for 2021 Global Teaching Dialogue
Alumni of the U.S. Department of State’s Teacher Exchange Programs and other global education leaders will share best practices for globalizing curricula, tips for...
Making a Game Plan Work
Nowadays, anyone having anything to do with second language (SL) acquisition would likely agree that games support SL education. Plenty of research has proven...
Rumi in the Language Classroom: Diversity of Knowledge & Teaching
Rumi in the Language Classroom Series Vol 1
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Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, also...
The Challenge of Teaching Poetry
As Franklin Roosevelt famously stated in his 1932 inaugural address, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” These ringing words probably...
Teach For America Moves Summer Institute Online
Teach for America is largely known for its Summer Training Institute, and this year the nonprofit is preparing to move its program online. Running...
