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Bonomi, Milin – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2020
The Italian linguistic space has radically changed through the onset of the new millennium due to the presence of innovative multiple linguistic practices that have taken place as a consequence of deterritorialization processes. Furthermore, Latino diaspora in recent years have fostered the appearance of new forms of Global Spanishes (García and…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Language Usage, Italian, Language Variation
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Mendelowitz, Belinda; Lazar, Karen – English in Education, 2020
We argue that opening a space for dialogic, imaginative writing in the classroom can create entry points for a culturally responsive writing pedagogy (CRWP). We explore how collaborative writing for a pre-existing community digital platform (FundZa) and audience aids the implementation of CRWP in a creative writing course for South African…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Culturally Relevant Education, Teaching Methods, Peer Relationship
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Baumgartner, Karin; Brown, Connor; Demschar, Isabel; Rellaford, David; Tanner, Keaton; Thomas, Alyssa – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2022
The article discusses a year-long outreach activity, "Sparking interest in German." Five University of Utah German students engaged in the AATG/Goethe-Institut-sponsored SPARK program and taught German to local middle schoolers. At the heart of this outreach project were questions such as whether student-run outreach programs could truly…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, German, Outreach Programs, Student Interests
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Xu, Bo – English Language Teaching, 2019
Recently, many local normal universities have been carrying out transformation and development project. Leshan Normal University, a local normal university, is prone to change traditional talents cultivation mode. By taking LSNU as an example, this paper attempts to make an exploration on constructing application-oriented talents training system…
Descriptors: Talent Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Gaugler, Kevin M.; Matheus, Carolyn C. – Foreign Language Annals, 2019
The current study compared perceived language gains between learners of different preprogram proficiencies, academic interests, and genders who participated in the same predeparture preparation and short-stay service learning program abroad. L2 learners studying Spanish and computer science students participated in a semester-long program to…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Study Abroad, Instructional Design
Burnett, Alyson; McCullough, Moira; Williams, Breyon – Mathematica, 2021
The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of Uncommon Schools in a turnaround setting. Uncommon was awarded a 2016 grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) to support TurnNJ, a project intended to support Uncommon's whole-school turnaround efforts in Camden and Newark, New Jersey. The study…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Grants, Federal Aid, Models
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Bradley, Dominique; Welch, Matthew; Garcia, Alicia – Learning Professional, 2023
Literacy is a fundamental skill for students in every academic subject area and, most importantly, for navigating the world outside of school. The Long Beach Network for School Improvement focuses on building educators' capacity to support student literacy skills in middle schools in Long Beach, California, with a particular focus on increasing…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Academic Achievement, Literacy Education, Networks
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Matheus, Carolyn C.; Gaugler, Kevin M. – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2020
Trends toward short-term academic service-learning abroad necessitate programs designed to maximize effectiveness and measurement of outcomes. The current study sought to strategically foster and measure increases in global mindedness during an immersive community-based global learning program abroad. University students studying either Computer…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Service Learning, Cultural Awareness, Outcomes of Education
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Hinman, Tierney; He, Ye – New Waves-Educational Research and Development Journal, 2017
Community-based heritage language (HL) programs can empower culturally and linguistically diverse students and families to construct hybrid practices linking home and school knowledges to promote learning. This study focused on the analysis of critical incidents in one Spanish HL program involving both youths and adults. Findings revealed the ways…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Heritage Education, Community Programs, Spanish
John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2020
When Principal Natasha Moore saw the application for Community School funding from Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) during her first year as principal at REACH Academy, she jumped on the opportunity to apply. East Oakland's REACH Academy serves a student body of just under 400, and is co-located with Cox Academy, a charter school.…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Community Schools, School Community Relationship
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Snow, Catherine E. – Grantee Submission, 2014
First language learners acquire vocabulary in the context of participation in discourse, and the quantity and richness of that discourse is the best predictor of their progress. Similarly, we argue, engagement in discourse, in particular debate and discussion, is an effective component of classroom instruction for second and foreign language…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development, Linguistic Input
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Zahariev, Boyan; Yordanov, Ilko – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2021
The paper presents results from the evaluation of the Teach for Bulgaria (TFB) program, which is part of the Teach for All global network. TFB activities have relevance for a variety of fast-track pathways to the teaching profession. The evaluation is based on a quasi-experimental assessment of teacher performance through student value-added…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness, Value Added Models
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Suters, Leslie; Suters, Henry; Anderson, Adam – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2021
This paper describes a 54-hour summer institute for grades 6-12 mathematics and science teachers (N = 19) with a comprehensive approach to preparing teachers to use computational thinking (CT) in their classrooms, including training in Python computer programming with Lego® Mindstorms® robotics, mathematics content sessions, and opportunities to…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Programming
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Aharon, Nettie; Pomson, Alex – Journal of Jewish Education, 2018
Jewish overnight summer camp has been touted as an especially well-suited venue for Israel education. This article brings an institutional lens to test this proposition. Data come from the survey responses of 1,382 campers, CITs, and staff at 12 overnight and day camps. We find that Israel education does indeed occur almost anywhere at camp. At…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Jews, Judaism, Foreign Countries
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Seemiller, Corey – Journal of Character Education, 2018
With a great deal of divisiveness in today's political climate (Gramlich, 2017), it is not difficult to imagine the impact that partisanship can have on youth. The Internet is filled with examples of social media rants, name-calling, and even violent incidents as adults engage in unproductive and uncivil behavior with those who are different from…
Descriptors: Political Attitudes, Prosocial Behavior, Social Media, Antisocial Behavior
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