tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34306542009-12-15T16:42:04.100-08:00News, updates and thoughts from the desk of Dr. Michael GenzukDr. Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218219681058243341noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430654.post-51186062962667541922009-05-10T17:34:00.000-07:002009-05-10T17:39:20.083-07:00

Dianne Piche, the executive director of the Citizens Commission on Civil Rights, has been selected for the number two post at the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education. She'll be the deputy assistant secretary for the office.She's paid close attention to the rights and educational needs of English-language learners (ELLs) over the years. She mentioned the needs of ELL

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11/4/2008 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Voters have rejected Ballot Measure 58 proposing a limit to how much time public school students can spend in English as a Second Language classes and prohibit teaching public school students in a language other than English.The vote was failing by a margin of 54% No to 46% Yes.If passed, the measure would have required non-English speaking students to learn

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One of the recurring questions that I receive from pre-service and in-service teachers is about the legality of undocumented students in our schools. Many are under the impression that these students are not allowed to attend schools given their legal status. This belief is held by many and has evolved into a sort of "folk theory" that has become a practiced truth.Folk theories, i.e. theories

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The following story was provided by the Associated Press. Many have the mis-conception that bilingual education is for Spanish speaking Latino participants only. Given the range of languages covered by dual-language programs this story should be of interest to all.AlbuquerqueIn the Navajo language, there's no one word that translates into "go" — it's more like a sentence."There are so many ways

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For the first time, a new Federal Education Law (H.R. 4137) requires colleges and universities to do something in regard to preparing teachers to work with English-language learners.The bill, signed into law on Aug. 14, 2008 by President Bush, requires colleges and universities to set annual goals for increasing the number of teachers for instruction of English language learners (ELLs) and other

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A renovated set of standards for how teachers should improve learning through the use of technology was released last week in San Antonio, Texas at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference, the nation’s largest K-12 educational technology conference.The standards try to shift the focus from technology tools to raising academic achievement and preparing students for

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"State of Digital Content in America’s Classrooms, 2007-2008"Reveals Current Use of Technology in American K-12 SchoolsDenver, Colorado -- American classroom teachers currently use digital content for a small percentage of their classroom time, but teachers would prefer to use technology more often, reports a new study from Quality Education Data, Inc. (QED), an education market research and

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A new online clearinghouse for history education has been established to provide curriculum, research, and professional-development resources for K-12 teachers.The National History Education Clearinghouse, launched this month by the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University and the Stanford University History Education Group, is underwritten by a $7 million grant from the U.S.

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Initial findings from studies commissioned by the Civil Rights Project at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Linguistic Minority Research Initiative at University of California, Santa Barbara, suggest that states that have replaced bilingual education with structured English immersion have seen little benefit, according to Mary Ann Zehr in Education Week. Though the language and

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The $1 billion-a-year Reading First program has had no measurable effect on students’ reading comprehension, on average, although participating schools are spending significantly more time teaching the basic skills that researchers say children need to become proficient readers, a major federal report finds.The long-awaited interim report from the Reading First Impact Study, released May 1 by the

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Stanford University is now offering a series of videos on how to teach language-minority students.In a video that I recently reviewed from the Stanford offerings "Ms. Griego" models for "Ms. Sullivan" how to give English-language learners "think time" during a lesson and how to guide students to chat with a "shoulder partner," whoever is sitting next to him or her. Ms. Griego is a coach for

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Multimedia LiteracyMultimedia literacy is a new aspect of literacy that is being recognized as technology expands the way people communicate. 'Multimedia' is the use of several different media to convey information (text, audio, graphics, animation, video, and interactivity). This is a concept of great importance to our teacher education program at the University of Southern California.As

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The following is an article by Steve Krashen printed in the North County Times. It provides an interesting perspective on how folk theory and hearsay can perpetuate ill-advised policy and catapult individuals into the public eye.North County Times May 8, 2005Noonan's Wrong on Bilingual EducationBy STEPHEN KRASHENIt is unfortunate that Ken Noonan's appointment to the California State Board of

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Re-emergence of Dr. G's Notes - On Multimedia LiteracyIt has been quite awhile since I have added any comments or thoughts to Dr. G's Notes BLOG. I have decided to try to post with more frequency to both re-invigorate the BLOG and perhaps more important to start to discuss various issues that seem to be of importance in both the field of education generally and teacher education specifically. I

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Lawsuit Settlement Brings Major Changes to State's Implementation of Federal Reading First Program Immigrant children enrolled in some of the state's poorest school districts will now have access to millions of dollars to help them learn to read. San Francisco, CA. As a result of a settlement reached in the lawsuit (Pazmino v. Calif. State Board of Education) filed on behalf of immigrant

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I found the following article from the October 07, 2003 edition of the Christian Science Monitor - http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1007/p13s01-lecl.html. I found the following article by Mr. Stern interesting as it re-affirms what many in teacher education are aware of. I thought it would make interesting reading for many of you that are currently traveling the pathway into teaching or

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May 14, 2003 Teacher Prep, Reading Skills Tied Together By Kathleen Kennedy Manzo Orlando, Fla. Investing in high-quality teacher-preparation programs for reading teachers could lead to higher student achievement in the subject, concludes the final report of a commission that has studied the issue over the past three years. A summary of the longitudinal study "Prepared to Make a

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Minority Student Programs Under Fire Tuesday, May 20, 2003 (AP) -- Summer programs open only to minority students have been dropped or changed at 15 or more colleges and universities, with two groups opposed to affirmative action claiming credit for the changes. The schools that have altered summer enrichment programs are among 30 institutions that received letters earlier this year from

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FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES March 19, 2003 A Pervasive Dismay on a Bush School Law (No Child Left Behind) By MICHAEL WINERIP MONTPELIER, Vt. In all the world, the loneliest people must be that handful of men and women of the Department of Education dispatched by the Bush administration to wander the country, defending the new No Child Left Behind Act. Talk about friendless.

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State Tests Influence Instruction, Research Says Given the controversy that is growing over standardized testing and its effect on both student growth and academic practice, this article in Education Week seems an appropriate read. Educators have consistently reported more negative than positive test related effects on students, such as test-related stress, an overload of testing, elimination

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Why Reading Is Hard I recently came across an interesting website that tries to answer the question of why the teaching of reading is indeed hard. This website was created to help visitors see the challenges that readers face. Teaching children to read is highly skilled work, and teaching children to read in a language that is not their mother tongue is particularly challenging. Catherine Snow, a

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Please visit the Center for Multilingual, Multicultural Website. We have been busy updating the site and it is worth the visit. Point your web browser to: http://www.cmmr.org

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Welcome to "Dr. G's Notes". This is my attempt at Blogging (a techie term for a weblog/blog). I will try to share current thoughts, news and other items I feel will be of interest to my students, colleagues, friends and family. If you would like to contact me, simply e-mail me at genzuk@usc.edu bye for now. . .

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