Learning to Speak the Language
June 15, 2012
A student’s English language proficiency affects his or her school experience in fundamental ways. This holds especially true for English Learner (EL) students, whose life trajectories are shaped by how effectively teachers evaluate their proficiency in academic English and content knowledge.
Beth Graue on MadisonCommons.org
June 12, 2012
Beth Graue discusses how summer vacation affects student learning (MadisonCommons.org, 12 June).
Wisconsin Statewide Value-Added Project
June 11, 2012
School districts participating in the Wisconsin Statewide Value-Added project receive value-added estimates based on results from the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Exam for their district and their schools compared to the state average.
Grab This Generation
June 4, 2012
In the current issue of BOSS Magazine, Gloria Ladson-Billings discusses the need to “grab this generation” of students.
African American Students and Reading Interventions
May 28, 2012
Cathy Compton-Lilly finds that African American students and European American students who receive a complete Reading Recovery program have statistically comparable success rates, although a gap remains.
The Persistence of Gaps in Student Achievement
May 21, 2012
The purpose of Critical Race Theory (CRT) is social justice.
Adam Gamoran in the Wisconsin State Journal
May 17, 2012
Adam Gamoran comments on graduation rates in the Madison School District (Wisconsin State Journal, 17 May).
Hot Topics, Civil Discussions
May 15, 2012
If you watch TV political news coverage, listen to talk radio, or read blog comments, you’re exposed to lots of opinion. It’s often heated, and often uncivil. Have we lost the capacity for thoughtful debate?
Learning to Speak the Language
May 14, 2012
Federal accountability provisions require states to establish accountability systems for English language programs in school districts that support EL students.
Download Library Serves ELL Teachers
May 7, 2012
WIDA’s download library offers dozens of reports, guidelines, and other resources, many at no cost.
Sara Goldrick-Rab in the Houston Chronicle
May 4, 2012
Sara Goldrick-Rab discusses ways to bring more efficiencies to student loan programs in general and to Texas Grants in particular (Houston Chronicle, 4 May).
Documenting Cultural Changes in Africa
May 1, 2012
UW–Madison education professor Amy Stambach is fascinated by the many ways that education and religion intersect.
Learning with Latin American Colleagues
May 1, 2012
UW Madison education professor Mitchell Nathan won’t say whether he prefers Argentina or Chile, but he will tell you that both locations have afforded stimulating discussions with colleagues who work at the intersection of neuroscience and education.
Implementing District-Driven Instructional Reform
April 30, 2012
At the recent annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association Adam Gamoran and fellow panelists discussed models for scaling up innovations to a greater number of more diverse sites. Gamoran discussed a 5-year NSF-funded project called SCALE, an elementary science and math reform initiative implemented in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Blogging, Pre- and Post-tenure
April 23, 2012
Sara Goldrick-Rab discusses the opportunities and challenges of using social media as a pre- and post-tenure faculty member.
