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Title: 15 Facebook Pages for Spanish Authentic Resources
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From http://www.pblinthetl.com
Laura K. Sexton describes 15 Spanish-language Facebook pages that are good sources of authentic materials for your classes: http://www.pblinthetl.com/2017/04/15-facebook-pages-for-spanish-authres.html
Source: PBL in the TL
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Title: Article: Using Students’ Native Languages in K-12 Classrooms
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From https://www.districtadministration.com/article/breaking-school-language-barriers
Breaking school language barriers
Teaching K12 students content in native language shows promise, though translations beyond Spanish can be hard to find
by Deborah Yaffe
April 11, 2017
Despite research showing that native-language instruction improves the achievement of English learners, such localized efforts seem more exception than rule.
Across the country, for reasons both political and practical, even districts with substantial numbers of students who don’t yet know English seldom rely on native-language curricular materials.
…How best to educate students who don’t yet speak English has long been hotly debated.
Should they get instruction exclusively in English to maximize the time spent learning the new language? Or should they get at least some instruction in their native language to ensure they don’t fall behind in other subjects?
For scholars, the debate is largely settled, says Ilana Umansky, an assistant professor in the University of Oregon’s College of Education. Native-language instruction confers a modest but real learning advantage, both in English acquisition and in other subjects, says Umansky, who studies how education policy affects ELLs.
Read the full article at https://www.districtadministration.com/article/breaking-school-language-barriers
Source: District Administration
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Title: How Librarians Can Help Bilingual Researchers
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From http://languagemagazine.com
School librarian Melanie Curl describes the many approaches that Bean Elementary takes to support dual language learners in this article: http://languagemagazine.com/2017/04/helping-bilingual-researchers/
Source: Language Magazine
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Title: SpeakToGo: Voice Recognition, Virtual Reality, and Geography
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Your English learning students can use a new VR experiment by Google to explore geography through voice recognition. The experience is best on mobile phones, ideally with a VR headset; students say the name of a place and are taken to that place in virtual reality.
SpeakToGo is available at https://speaktogo.withgoogle.com/
Read a review of this resource at http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2017/04/speak-to-go-explore-world-with-your.html#.WPeOdo61tPU
Source: SpeakToGo
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Title: Article: Finding the Focal Point in Language and Content
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From http://www.bethskelton.com
Here’s a great, short article about sheltered science instruction for high school English language learners: http://www.bethskelton.com/finding-focal-point-language-content/
Source: BethSkelton.com
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Title: Five Strategies for Better Reading Comprehension
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Elena Shvidko shares five strategies for improving reading comprehension in this recent blog post: http://blog.tesol.org/better-reading-comprehension-5-strategies/
Source: TESOL Blog
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Title: Materials Promoting Study Abroad
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Partners of the Americas’ Capacity Building Grants for U.S. Undergraduate Study Abroad program has two new resources available.
The first is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) called “Learn how to build and grow a study abroad program at your institution,” offered through Arizona State University. This course “will jump-start your program planning through actionable information and ready-to-use templates developed by leaders in the study abroad field. You will discover practical approaches for increasing study abroad participation and learn from in-depth case studies, helping you build a long-term strategy for growth and diversification.”
A digital platform, http://studyabroad.state.gov, also promotes study abroad.
Learn more about the Capacity Building Grants for U.S. Undergraduate Study Abroad program at http://www.partners.net/capacity-building-grants
Learn more about the MOOC at http://www.studyabroadtoolbox.org/
Source: SEELANGS
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Title: Seating Arrangements for Language Classes
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From http://www.throwawayyourtextbook.com
Here are 8 seating arrangements you can use in language classes, with what each arrangement works well for (for example, class discussions, information gap activities, collaborative projects): http://www.throwawayyourtextbook.com/blog/smart-seating-for-foreign-language-classes
Source: Throw Away Your Textbook!
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Title: Activity Idea: Four Corners
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From http://misclaseslocas.blogspot.com
The four corners activity is simple: one of four possible answers to a question is posted in each corner of the room, and students move to the corner that they agree with. Read this blog post for a description of the original idea plus some adaptations: http://misclaseslocas.blogspot.com/2017/04/4-corners-for-spanish-class-with-twist.html
Source: Mis Clases Locas
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Title: Reading Activities
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From http://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com
Intended as a list of three big ideas for online language classes, this article actually contains many adaptations and extra activities ideas that can be used in any classroom context: http://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com/3-big-creative-reading-ideas-for-teaching-languages-online/
Source: Lindsay Does Languages
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