by Kristen Mosbrucker | Aug 28, 2014 | Articles
Mathematics and English classes for students who are at risk of not graduating from high school will be part of a new focus as the Rio Grande Valley school districts create joint curriculum with higher education institutions. An agreement has been signed to move... by Michael Gagne | Dec 4, 2013 | Articles
Kerryan Tracy’s Advanced Placement English class is fun. Students in this class at B.M.C. Durfee High School were presenting criminal profiles of the namesake in the Mary Shelley classic “Frankenstein.” They created “wanted posters” for the “creature on the... by Gail Desler | Oct 7, 2013 | Articles
It is well known that those students who are English Language Learners (ELLs) are more likely to have less access to technology in their homes. They do have some access in school for testing and other programs but the technology gap for these students is still very... by Larry Ferlazzo | Jan 6, 2013 | Articles
Teacher Larry Ferlazzo in this blog post suggests several activities, including some that use photos and videos, to help teach English-language learners. In one activity, students view photos and, throughout the week, write words, then sentences and finally essays... by Alastair Kane | Dec 10, 2012 | Articles
The ability to speak English is an impressive achievement for any individual in today’s modern society. As one of the top three most widely spoken languages in the world, English is useful not only for understanding a huge range of movies, books and songs, but can be... 
