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Passionate About Second Language Acquisition: Meet Inkeri, English Teacher at 51Talk

EdNews Daily

In 2003-2004, I taught a first grade English immersion classroom for the City of Espoo’s Jalavapuisto elementary school. What were two things that excited you about working with the company? My advocacy for second language and culture learning is reflected in my personal life. About Inkeri Martin.

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Join Us in Chicago for the Fourth Annual Global Leadership Summit - March 15, 2019

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Global Leadership Summit will provide participants with the unique opportunity to: Develop the capacity to lead classrooms and educational systems that foster in students the will and the skill to tackle problems of real-world significance locally and globally.

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Diversifying Your Classroom Book Collections? Avoid these 7 Pitfalls

MindShift

As protests against racial injustice spread to communities large and small in this year, many educators have been pushed to examine how systemic racism harms students. That task may be easier than ever, thanks to six years of advocacy by the We Need Diverse Books campaign.

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Eyes on the Future: Building on COVID Lessons for Enriched Teaching and Learning

edWeb.net

Dr. Kelly May-Vollmar has worked in education since 2004. Throughout Monica’s extensive career, she has sought out the diverse experiences required to know how to implement positive changes in education: she has served as a classroom teacher, adjunct professor, and education consultant for national, technology-based curriculum companies.

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Georgia program for children with disabilities: ‘Separate and unequal’ education?

The Hechinger Report

At the meeting, a special education teacher had recommended taking the boy out of Martin Elementary School, in a town 10 miles southwest, and placing him in Georgia’s Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support, or GNETS, a statewide system for children with “emotional and behavioral disorders.”.