February 11, 2014 THEY don't speak English My experience with a person complaining about an immigrant that doesn't speak English. Ugh. My response and what our responses should be to advocate for a multi-lingual United States. Read now
October 24, 2013 Día de los Muertos: Lesson Ideas that Authentically Reflect Its Meaning Two days of activities that give examples of how Day of the Dead, el día de los muertos, is celebrated in Mexico and the United States. Read now
October 14, 2013 Who's Got Game? Gaming as a Social Justice Issue Presentation at GLS 9.0 about using games to increase language development Read now
October 6, 2013 Bilingual Games & Learning: EdGamer Interview Heather Robertson talks about games and learning with bilingual students. Read now
August 24, 2013 Book Genres: Lessons & Resources Organize your classroom library by genre using these resources and lesson ideas. Read now
August 24, 2013 Close the Word Gap Activities Increase student's vocabulary through memory game and graphic organizer Read now
August 24, 2013 Build Background Knowledge and Increase Comprehension Use concept maps or idea graphic organizers to increase reading comprehension Read now
August 24, 2013 Assess Reading Strategies with a Simple Rubric Use a rubric to evaluate reading strategies Read now
August 15, 2013 Daily Schedule: Reduce classroom anxiety Daily schedule with picture clues that can be posted by students is one less thing on the to do list. Read now