Will Slade's Language Teaching Blog

Tal vez ya compartí estos enlaces, pero quería hacerlo de nuevo en este blog. ¡Ahora Sí! la versión del Austin American Statesman en español ha publicado una serie de artículos que se llama Pregúntale a la maestra. Incluye muchos artículos muy buenos, y publicaron uno que escribí yo sobre el programa HOLA. (haga clic en los enlaces abajo para leerlos.) I may have shared these before, but ¡Ahora Sí!, the Spanish-language version of the Austin American Statesman has a series called "Pregúntale a la maestra," which includes a bunch of awesome articles. They published one that I wrote about the HOLA program. Check'em out: http://www.ahorasi.com/category/familia-y-educacion/preguntas_maestra/ And here's mine specifically: http://www.ahorasi.com/ensena-a-tus-hijos-a-convivir-con-distintas-culturas-y-razas/

Two things are reinforcing my interest in Bilingual Education: I am substituting for the H.O.L.A. program, a non-profit that is trying to help implement two-way dual language programs at campuses around Austin, 2. an awesome class in Bilingual Teacher Leadership with Deb Palmer and the Proyecto Maestria group. From that group I learned about the Daily Five , a program for helping kindergartners learn to read. My classmates say that their students have learned to read more quickly and successfully with the Daily Five than with any other program they've used. More links soon.

The University of Texas foreign language departments collaborated last semester and this one to put together an impressive series of lectures on different aspects of foreign language education. If you are a language teacher and are curious about improving a particular aspect of your teaching, chances are this site has a video for you. The site is still under construction, so check back regularly over the next several months.