Ed. Department Awards Grants to Improve ELL Teaching
The U.S. Department of Education awards $14.8 million in grants to colleges and universities supporting English-language learner instructors' professional development. Read Full Post >
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May 31, 2011
How Instructional Teams Support Education of ELLs
Having school-level instructional teams is one tool that has helped San Diego's Chula Vista Elementary School District succeed with English-language learners, according to a long-time administrator in the district. Read Full Post >
December 28, 2010
Guide Tells How to Differentiate Instruction for ELLs
A guide by two professional-development consultants spells out in great detail how teachers can tailor instruction for English-language learners according to the students' levels of English proficiency. Read Full Post >
November 11, 2010
What Does Sustained Teacher Training for ELLs Look Like?
Educators at Lanier High School in Austin, Texas, credit a professional-development program developed by WestEd as helping teachers to narrow the gap between English-language learners and other students. Read Full Post >
October 26, 2010
Is It True That Language Lessons Are Good for All Kids?
An elementary school in Sterling, Va., has implemented strategies for teaching English-language learners schoolwide and found them to be beneficial for all students Read Full Post >
October 13, 2010
California To Create Teaching Credential for Secondary ELLs
The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing has decided to create a new teaching credential to prepare teachers to provide English-language-development instruction at the secondary level. Read Full Post >
October 05, 2010
WestEd Offers Free Webinars on ELL Instruction
Researchers Diane August and Timothy Shanahan will be guests for a free Webinar on effective instruction for English-language learners on Oct. 27, hosted by WestEd. Read Full Post >
April 14, 2010
Larry Ferlazzo: Community Organizer Turned Teacher
Larry Ferlazzo's new book, English Language Learners: Teaching Strategies that Work, gives ideas about how to nurture in students good qualities of learners and leaders. Read Full Post >
April 07, 2010
Free Webinar: How to Provide ELL Professional Development
Aida Qalqui, the director of teacher development at WestEd, is the guest tomorrow for a free Webinar about how to provide coherent and holistic professional development to teachers who work with ELLs. Read Full Post >
February 25, 2010
Head Start Teachers for Migrant Kids Have Education Barriers
Head Start teachers from Native American or migrant communities have a lot of linguistic and cultural expertise but they also tend to lack formal education credentials. Read Full Post >
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