Watch this short-very clear video by Frederic Skrzypek, explaining Blended Learning.
Also, this video, by Kevin Corbett, about Blended Learning benefits:
And Flipped Classroom, by MediaCore:
viernes, 29 de agosto de 2014
martes, 26 de agosto de 2014
viernes, 22 de agosto de 2014
Union County kindergartners speaking only Spanish
Watch the video, from Michelle Boudin WCNC, and read the article. (link to WCNC)
Some excerpts from the WCNC article:
"Reading, math, whatever the material, they are learning in Spanish, and parents are fighting to sign up their kids."
"They are like sponges they learn everything so fast".
As both a parent and administrator at the school, Jennifer Aldridge enrolled her son in the program, saw the success, and decided to put her daughter Addison on the same path. "I just wanted them to have greater opportunities in life as they get older," she explained.
"They are like sponges they learn everything so fast".
As both a parent and administrator at the school, Jennifer Aldridge enrolled her son in the program, saw the success, and decided to put her daughter Addison on the same path. "I just wanted them to have greater opportunities in life as they get older," she explained.
jueves, 14 de agosto de 2014
Foreign language skills will boost trade.
Foreign language skills will boost trade, Read the article by: Helen Massy-Beresford.
An excerpt from the article:
An excerpt from the article:
"The Government must make foreign language lessons compulsory for children aged seven to 16 in order to boost British exports, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) says."
Also related to this article, read "Spanish to replace French as most popular language in schools", by Richard Garner, The Independent.
miércoles, 6 de agosto de 2014
En marcha la iniciativa para derogar Proposition 227.
Excellent Edsource article, by Lillian Mongeau,.about bilingual education.
These are two excerpts from the article: "The bill would remove barriers to offering instruction in a language other than English. Since it would undo some of the provisions of Prop. 227, it would need to be placed before voters." (link to the article)
"[...] Lara said he agrees that the acquisition of English is critical for all California students. But the world has changed, he said, and a strong command of just one language may no longer be enough. “Nearly every other country in the world has managed to cultivate a multilingual society and reaps the cognitive and economic benefits of doing so,” Lara said. “It’s time for California to catch up with the rest of the world and promote multilingualism.”."
These are two excerpts from the article: "The bill would remove barriers to offering instruction in a language other than English. Since it would undo some of the provisions of Prop. 227, it would need to be placed before voters." (link to the article)
"[...] Lara said he agrees that the acquisition of English is critical for all California students. But the world has changed, he said, and a strong command of just one language may no longer be enough. “Nearly every other country in the world has managed to cultivate a multilingual society and reaps the cognitive and economic benefits of doing so,” Lara said. “It’s time for California to catch up with the rest of the world and promote multilingualism.”."
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