RESOURCES
OPINION: MIDDLE SCHOOLS SHOULD CONTINUE IMMERSION
Language-immersion programs should serve students at least through
the eighth grade to ensure young learners maintain fluency and enjoy the
benefits of language learning, writes Camilla Modesitt, development director at
Denver Language School in Colorado. In this blog post, she explains why
language learning takes on a different purpose during the middle-school years.
Education Week
AUTHENTIC BLOGGING PROJECT GIVES STUDENTS A VOICE
Students need an authentic topic -- such as civics or politics --
and an audience with which to engage to have a successful class blogging
experience, educator Nina Portugal writes in this blog post. Portugal shares
how she uses Youth Voices, the National Writing Project's social network
platform, with her class and offers tips about the blogging process.
Teaching Channel
HOW RAMADAN AFFECTS MUSLIM STUDENTS IN SCHOOL
The observance of the holy month of Ramadan -- when many Muslims
fast from sunrise to sunset -- started at sundown May 15. Rusul Alrubail,
executive director of The Writing Project, offers tips for how schools and
educators can support and understand Muslim students who are fasting.
PBS/NewsHour
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GLOBAL EDUCATION-TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
iEARN (The International Education and Resource Network) is pleased to announce that the 2018 International Conference and Youth Summit will be hosted by iEARN-USA in Winchester, Virginia from July 8 - 14, 2018.
The event will reinforce communications and develop partnerships between educators and youth locally, regionally, and globally, and will provide an opportunity for educators and youth to share successful classroom project examples and develop new collaborative project ideas. In addition to educator and youth led workshops, the event also features cultural excursions, culture nights, and keynotes by leaders working in the fields of global education and virtual exchange.
Conference Information
For more information on these
or other Global Education initiatives, please contact Special Assistant for
Global Education, Helga Fasciano at 919-807-3864 or helga.fasciano@dpi.nc.gov
or visit the web page here.
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