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Title: What Mystery Novels Set in Rome Can Tell Us About Life in the Ancient World
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From https://eidolon.pub
Carly Silver describes several mystery novels set in ancient Rome and discusses how historical fiction can help us to learn about actual history in this article: https://eidolon.pub/what-mystery-novels-set-in-rome-can-tell-us-about-life-in-the-ancient-world-665c99d2ef45
Source: EIDOLON
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Title: Tour de France Resources
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The 105th Tour de France started on July 7 and will continue through July 29.
Learn about the route at https://www.letour.fr/en/overall-route, and read an article about the history and culture of the bike race at https://france-amerique.com/en/le-tour-an-epic-ride-across-rural-france/?ct=t(France-Amerique-newsletter-28-june-2018_COPY_01)
The official Tour de France site is available in English, French, German, and Spanish at https://www.letour.fr/en/
Richard Byrne has curated a collection of videos about the Tour and about the science of bicycling in general: https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/07/videos-for-learning-about-tour-de.html. He also describes how to create a Google Maps tour or a VR tour of the race route here: https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/07/how-to-create-virtual-tour-of-tour-de.html
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Title: Social Justice in an Elementary Spanish Class
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From https://funforspanishteachers.com
Carolina Gomez explains why she believes in incorporating social justice in her elementary Spanish classes, describes her plans to explore issues around immigration with her students, and provides some resources in this blog post: https://funforspanishteachers.com/2018/07/social-justice-immigration-at-the-elementary-level/
Source: Fun for Spanish Teachers
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Title: Ideas for the Beginning of the School year in Spanish
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Here are a few different ideas for how you can start the coming school year in your Spanish classes:
Allison of the Secondary Spanish Space blog describes how she plans to start the coming school year, by focusing on high frequency verbs: http://www.secondaryspanishspace.com/2018/07/back-to-spanish-class-how-to-start-year.html
Julie of Mundo de Pepita suggests doing a comparison of healthy lunches, incorporating authentic resources, in this blog post: https://elmundodepepita.blogspot.com/2018/07/cultural-comparison-of-school-lunches.html
Consider giving your students an interest survey on the first day of school, as described here on Señora Chase's blog: https://senorachase.com/2018/07/06/thinking-ahead-for-next-year-student-interest-survey/
You can also take a look at Señora Chase's syllabus to get ideas for your own: https://senorachase.com/2018/07/05/thinking-ahead-for-next-year-syllabus/
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Title: Problem-Based Units for Advanced Students of Spanish
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From https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/module/19398
Here is a nice set of open educational resources that challenges advanced Spanish learners to explore compelling issues from the Spanish-speaking world through project-based learning.
Each unit introduces a problem that students must solve collaboratively in small teams (4-6) over the course of approximately four weeks, assuming 2-3 class meetings per week. The instructor coaches the teams as they seek to fill gaps in understanding, revise hypotheses to incorporate new knowledge, and craft solutions that recognize various perspectives on the problem. Each unit is based on particular objectives, but the skills and processes students will exercise are the same across all units: collaborative problem solving, self-directed research and synthesis of information, argumentation based on sound evidence, and communication in Spanish.
Access this resource at https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/module/19398/overview
Source: OR Commons
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Title: Exploring Campus Through Writing: Examples of Writing Assignments
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Here is a collection of writing assignments for English learners that can help them explore their campus environments and socialize in their academic community: http://blog.tesol.org/exploring-campus-through-writing-examples-of-writing-assignments/
Source: TESOL Blog
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Title: Resources for Teaching English Learners on the Teaching Channel
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From https://www.teachingchannel.org
Here is a collection of resources for learning about teaching English learners, from the Teaching Channel. Resources include informative videos about basic principles, learners' perspectives, newcomers, collaboration, and more.
Access these resources at https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2018/06/27/i-want-to-get-better-teaching-ells/
Source: Teaching Channel
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Title: Policy Brief: English Learner Program Models in K-12 Education
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From https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/english-learner-program-models-k-12-education
A Matter of Design: English Learner Program Models in K-12 Education
By Julie Sugarman
The instructional programs educators design to help English Learner (EL) students work toward English proficiency look different in schools across the United States. This is due in part to the variety of approaches K-12 educators take to important questions such as: Should the program foster bilingualism or focus solely on English? Should ELs learn alongside their English-proficient peers or be taught in a tailored EL-only class? And how should English as a Second Language (ESL) specialists and general education teachers work together to make sure ELs get the support they need?
At a time when policymakers, advocates, parents, and other community members are encouraged to work with schools to close achievement gaps between ELs and non-ELs, this guide aims to help these stakeholders understand the differences between EL program models. It describes the characteristics of some of the most common program types—dual language, transitional bilingual education, and English only—and examines the factors that shape schools’ decisions to use a particular model or set of models.
Access this brief at https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/english-learner-program-models-k-12-education
Source: Migration Policy Institute
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Title: Rubric for District English Learner Programs
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From http://educationnorthwest.org/resources/rubric-district-english-learner-programs
Designed to help districts assess and optimize their English learner (EL) services, this research-based tool contains 70 items organized into eight sections that address key components of a district’s program for English learners. Topics in the rubric were identified from research on how districts support instructional improvement and from research concerning resource needs for educating non-English speaking students. The rubric focuses on organizing and managing EL programs at the district level. The rubric does not address day-to-day choices teachers make in preparing lessons or delivering instruction to ELs.
Access the rubric and learn more about it at http://educationnorthwest.org/resources/rubric-district-english-learner-programs
Learn more about the release of this tool at http://educationnorthwest.org/northwest-matters/tool-help-support-districts-efforts-assess-their-english-learner-program
Source: Education Northwest
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Title: Fourth Article in Series about ACTFL Six Core Practices
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I this fourth in a four-part series, Meredith White continues to unpack ACTFL's six core practices (learn more about them here: https://www.kentuckyteacher.org/subjects/global-competency-world-languages/2017/01/world-languages-strengthen-your-core/). In this final article, she unpacks the last three core practices: teaching grammar as a concept and using it in context, using authentic resources and texts, and providing feedback to improve learner performance.
Read the article at https://www.kentuckyteacher.org/subjects/global-competency-world-languages/2018/07/core-practice-hacks-but-for-r-e-a-l/
Source: Kentucky Teacher
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