Children who are not actively learning over the summer are at risk of falling behind when they return to the classroom, ...

Have you or your program conducted and completed the analysis steps? Then, you are ready to begin the Backwards Design process for creating your course and developing learning goals, objectives, and ...

How Do You Adjust/Modify Activities for the Online Learning Environment? As mentioned in the course design resources for online teaching, the Community of Inquiry (COI) framework (depicted below), is ...

New Language Learning Tips: Learning a new language is just like making new friends in life. Initially, there's fear and hesitation; every word seems unfamiliar, but as the process progresses, ...

As we begin redesigning our programs and courses for a semester-based academic schedule, many of us are taking this (rare) opportunity to reflect on our current offerings and to experiment with fresh ...

In our last post, we answered one of the most common questions about remote learning: Why Your Child Gives You Such a Hard Time. Don't miss the tips in that post on how to increase your child's ...

For a novice teacher, a great mentor can mean the difference between launching into a successful career and burning out in the first few years. When teachers have effective mentors, they can improve ...

As a paraprofessional for over 3 years and going on my 5th year as a certified special education resource teacher, I’ve learned that no two learners are ever quite the same. Each student brings unique ...

As someone who speaks English, Japanese and is currently learning Korean, encouraging people to pick up a new language (or two) is something I'm really passionate about. While a lot of people have ...

In a few weeks, we will be starting a new academic term. With each new group of students comes a new batch of names to learn. While some instructors are able to master a large number of student names ...

Luisana González is currently serving dual-language students in Illinois in a 5th grade classroom. She is in her 19th year of teaching and has previously taught K-5 multilingual students in a resource ...