I love teaching English-language learners and I suspect most other educators feel the same way. Nevertheless, teaching anyone comes with all sorts of challenges, and ELLs are no different. Today’s ...

Language, which plays a special role for the learning of mathematics, is investigated in this article for the specific discourse practice of explaining during whole-class discussions: On the one hand, ...

Over the past year, the use of AI has drastically changed classroom landscapes at Pitt. As the new academic semester begins, ...

This article reports on a qualitative multiple case study that explored the academic discourse socialization experiences of L2 learners in a Canadian university. Grounded in the notion of "community ...

Walk into any classroom with students learning English, and you’ll likely see a complex tapestry of linguistic diversity.

Standard rules commonly implemented in schools nationwide are to raise your hand, be respectful, and follow directions. Some teachers want to add a new one that has sparked discourse online: banning ...

Augsburg University in Minnesota suspended a professor for using the N-word during a class discussion about a James Baldwin book in which the word appeared -- and for sharing essays on the history of ...

Cindy Garcia has been a bilingual educator for 17 years and is currently a districtwide specialist for bilingual/ESL mathematics. She is active on Twitter @CindyGarciaTX and on her blog: One of the ...