English Learners

Will a student skilled at self-regulation be better equipped to learn? The answer, according to the theory of social and emotional learning (SEL), is yes. Although some observers have pegged SEL as little more than a buzzword that's easy to throw around but tough to define and implement, the idea...

Millions of K–12 students in the United States are non-native English speakers or English learners (ELs), a status that has historically been seen as a deficit or problem requiring correction. Indeed, as teacher and linguist Kristen Lindahl wrote in a post for the TESOL blog, “While the overwhelming majority of teachers...

Among the many strategies and intervention programs that exist in education today, peer mentoring can be overlooked in spite of its potential. Those not yet convinced of its value need look no further than a recent Minneapolis Star Tribune profile of Peer Insights, a suburban middle-school program that pairs students...

Across the country, everyone is adjusting to remote learning. While each district’s learning model may look different, from fully in-person to fully remote, every school is most likely incorporating some form of remote learning for those students who need it.

Incredible ideas abound in education, from hiring students to serve as "tech leaders" in the classroom to using portfolios as an alternative way to assess student work. But, without clear implementation plans to back them up, great ideas run the risk of floating away like untethered balloons. Federal, state, and...

How long can you stay focused? According to researchers, nobody is immune to the occasional daydream. In fact, many of us know all too well how difficult it can be to rein in our imaginations and pay attention to the task at hand. It may come as a surprise that...