This past fall, we were writing animal counting stories in my first-grade class. I had one of the best experiences as I was working with my students to develop the stories. The students were going to have a choice to write primarily in English or primarily in Iñupiaq. Since we were writing about animals, I […] The post Iñupiaq in Action appeared first on Language Magazine ..read more

Premise: Nationally, there is a higher demand for biliteracy. High-quality biliteracy can be developed in a variety of contexts when curriculum, instruction and professional learning are carefully crafted and implemented school wide. To expedite bilingual biliteracy programs, more vocabulary, discourse, reading, and writing is taught across all subjects in both languages. To advance academic success […] The post Breaking Down the Monolingual Wall III appeared first on Language Magazine ..read more

School Specialty is excited to announce the launch of its first-ever $50,000 School Makeover Sweepstakes. The sweepstakes invites eligible individuals to nominate their school and experience the transformational power of reimagined learning spaces.  One grand prize winner will receive a makeover for their school worth up to $50,000, as well as a $500 School Specialty […] The post School Specialty Unveils $50,000 School Makeover Sweepstakes appeared first on Language Magazine ..read more

Texas A&M University historian Dr. Daniel Schwartz and likeminded colleagues from around the world have been working to help preserve Syriac and its 2,000 years of cultural heritage, creating Syriaca.org, a cyberinfrastructure to link Syriac literature to persons, places, manuscripts, and key concepts. Last year, they received assistance from the National Endowment for the Humanities […] The post Project Seeks to Preserve Syriac appeared first on Language Magazine ..read more

Early one summer, my parents moved our family into a 900-square-foot house in the central part of town that would become home for my siblings and me for the next 25 years. We didn’t have much, so it only took a few truckloads to get us from the old apartment building, only a few blocks […] The post Ensuring Equity in Reading Instruction appeared first on Language Magazine ..read more

Across tens of thousands of US schools, a myriad of labels, from limited English proficient, former limited English proficient, and English language learners to English learners, have been assigned to students who speak languages in addition to English. These designations, often condensed into acronyms like LEPS, FLEPS, ELLs, and ELs, essentialize and constrain students’ educational […] The post Deconstructing English Learner Labels, Constructing Multilingual Schools appeared first on Language Magazine ..read more

LA Opera has experts in languages, music, and history, ready to work with educators to integrate opera into classrooms. The program which runs from September through May takes place over seven Saturday sessions, when participants listen to gorgeous music and discuss the latest in arts scholarship with experts in the field over Zoom. Classes do […] The post Opera for Educators appeared first on Language Magazine ..read more

Since ChatGPT was released a year ago, one of the leading topics for educators and edtech developers has been how to integrate AI into teaching and instruction. For all of the concerns about how AI is going to change the world as we know it, it might be helpful to review how the evolution of […] The post AI and Embedded Technology Create Opportunities for Teachers and Students appeared first on Language Magazine ..read more

The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) is accepting applications now through April 15, 2024 for its Superintendents Leadership Academy (SLA) and National Principal Leadership Academy (NPLA). The academies provide coaching, mentoring, and support to improve and expand opportunities for emerging school system leaders. They include a mix of in-person and virtual sessions that […] The post ALAS Accepting Applications for its Leadership Academies appeared first on Language Magazine ..read more

The United Nations (UN) is ready to partner with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to promote production of news in local languages across Africa, according to Ronald Kayanja, the director of the UN Information Centre (UNIC) in Nigeria. Kayanja cited the inability of the media in Africa to project countries in the continent positively […] The post UN to Promote News in Local African Languages appeared first on Language Magazine ..read more