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Title: New Unit for Spanish Heritage Students
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Our sister Language Resource Center, the Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning, is pleased to announce the availability of a new unit for Spanish heritage learners. Yanina Hernández and José Esteban Hernández, along with their graduate students at UT RGV, have published a unit on "la identidad y la lengua" for Spanish heritage language students. This thematic unit is intended to develop reading, writing and a critical approach.
Explore "Unidad 1: La identidad y la lengua (Para empezar)" at https://docs.google.com/document/d/164Sagtwxa58U7xCRxA2KfBHdhS5pUpq588UQ8K64gFA/view
Source: COERLL
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Title: Arizona Bill Would Give Flexibility for Teaching English Learners
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From https://azednews.com/education-advocates-testify-on-english-language-learners-bill/
Advocates, Senate Education Committee support ELL instruction flexibility
by Lisa Irish
January 15, 2019
Education advocates spoke today in support of Senate Bill 1014, which provides schools flexibility in instruction for English Language Learners, and the Senate Education Committee approved the bill with amendments.
...SB 1014 would provide schools more flexibility in how they deliver instruction to English Language Learner (ELL) students and that would help more ELL students graduate high school on time. The ELL student graduation rate in Arizona is currently about 20 percent – the lowest for these students in the entire nation.
...Currently, English Language Learners spend four hours each school day in Structured English Immersion instruction. Senate Bill 1014 would let schools instead provide evidence- and research-based models of structured English immersion for 120 minutes a day, 600 minutes a week or 360 hours per yer to students in grades K-6 and 100 minutes a day, 500 minutes a week or 300 hours a year to students in grades 7-12.
Read the full article at https://azednews.com/education-advocates-testify-on-english-language-learners-bill/
Source: Arizona Education News Service
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Title: Game of Quotes: Excellent for Free Reading
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Your InterCom editor, who was an avid reader as a K-12 student, never enjoyed writing book reports as an accountability tool for free reading. Here's a game she wishes she had been able to play instead: the Game of Quotes!
Here's a short description: after 15 minutes or so of free reading, the teacher puts up a prompt, such as "Best excuse for being late to class." Students have a few minutes to find a quote in their books and write in on a whiteboard. In small groups, students select the best (usually, funniest) quote of their group. The teacher collects the top quote from each group and the class votes on their favorite. Opportunities for target language input abound in the selection process.
Read AnneMarie Chase’s fuller description of this game and access Spanish-language prompts and links to an English-language product for sale here: https://senorachase.com/2019/01/19/game-of-quotes-a-free-reading-game/
Source: Loading up my little darlings with Comprehensible Input
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Title: FAQ on Bilingual Language Development
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Speech Pathologist Julie Perron answers some questions about bilingual language development, addressing concerns such as speech disorders, language mixing, and silent periods. Read her answers to frequently asked questions and access a helpful infographic at https://spanishmama.com/bilingual-language-development
Source: Spanish Mama
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Title: Finding Authentic Audiences for Your Students' Online Work
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From https://www.theedublogger.com/authentic-audience/
Kathleen Morris writes, "For many of us, the work we created had a very limited audience. It may have only been seen by the teacher, or perhaps some classmates or family members (if it wasn’t left crumpled up in the bottom of the school bag!).
"Clearly, things have changed and it’s now possible for students to have a diverse audience for their work through platforms like blogs and digital portfolios.
"This is a great thing but where do you find the audience? Just because you publish something online, doesn’t mean it will be seen."
Read on for helpful ideas and infographics for sharing with classmates, families, teams in other classes, and more widely: https://www.theedublogger.com/authentic-audience/
Source: The Edublogger
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Title: 10 Brain Breaks for the World Language Class
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From http://teachinginthetargetlanguage.com/10-brain-breaks-for-the-world-language-class/
One challenge all world language teachers face is that their students feel overwhelmed and lose focus. One important strategy to resolve this issue is using brain breaks. Brain breaks are mental breaks that can help learners to stay focused. In this article find some engaging brain breaks to use in your classrooms.
To read the full article, visit http://teachinginthetargetlanguage.com/10-brain-breaks-for-the-world-language-class/
Source: Teaching in the Target Language
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Title: Teaching the Weather? 10 Ways to Keep this from Being “Just Another Boring Unit”
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In this article you will find engaging activities and strategies to teach the boring topic of weather. You can use these activities differently depending on the proficiency level of your students.
To read the full article, visit http://teachinginthetargetlanguage.com/teaching-the-weather-10-ways-to-keep-this-from-being-just-another-boring-unit/
Source: Teaching in the Target Language
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Title: Podcast Series: Better Nutrition and Exercise Habits in your Crazy Busy Teacher Life
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From http://chalkfulloflife.com/
In this two-part podcast episodes listen and read about the importance of taking better care of yourself in your crazy busy teacher life. In this podcasts you will learn how to set nutrition and exercise goals that are actually doable (with a busy schedule) to experience lasting results and feel better in your body.
To listen and read more, find part 1 at http://chalkfulloflife.com/2019/01/048-better-nutrition-exercise-habits-in-your-crazy-busy-teacher-life-part-1/
and part 2 at
http://chalkfulloflife.com/2019/01/049-better-nutrition-exercise-habits-in-your-crazy-busy-teacher-life-part-2/
Source: Chalk Full of Life
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Title: How to Motivate Teachers to Change?
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From https://www.coolcatteacher.com/
As busy teachers, we may sometimes find it challenging to motivate change in us or others. In this article listen to Joy Kirr, 7th grade ELA Teacher, talk about how and why to change.
Find the podcast, at https://www.coolcatteacher.com/how-to-motivate-teachers-to-change/
Source: CoolCatTeacher
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Title: January 28 Activity of the Week
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We mistakenly published our January 28 Activity of the Week in a draft form. The finalized Activity of the Week is available at http://caslsintercom.uoregon.edu/content/26358.
Source: CASLS
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