Language Assistance Program
June 1, 2018
Using WIDA English Language Proficiency Scores to Plan Instruction
Considering a Genius Hour for Next School Year?
Genius Hour is a movement that encourages students to explore their own passions and creativity in the classroom. It provides students a choice in what they learn during a set period of time during the school day. A video introduction to Genius Hour and resources are available here and a slide presentation here. The collaboration, engagement, and problem-solving of a Genius Hour make this a great opportunity for language learning.
TED Talk on Lanugage Learning
This interesting, fourteen-minute video, How Language Shapes the Way We Think describes how the language(s) we speak (out of 7,000 languages) affects how we think about ideas such numbers, time, and direction.
Using Google to Maximize Teacher and Student Productivity
This article from the Tech Edvocate offers advice in using Google Calendar, Google Keep, Google Forms, and Google Slides. Helpful organizing and project planning tips and can be found here.