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Arizona Made Its English Fluency Test Easier to Pass. Experts Say It Will Harm Students’ Ability to Succeed.
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When students score high enough on a state test, they’re considered fluent in English. But experts say thousands of students are leaving Arizona’s program for teaching English before they know the language well enough to succeed.
https://www.propublica.org/article/arizona-english-language-test-azella?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Arizona #English #Language #Students #Education #Teaching

Ieri prima uscita del 52° Corso di Introduzione alla Speleologia, con una tradizionale uscita propedeutica in un ramo suborizzontale delle nostre Grotte di Castellana. Per prendere confidenza con la progressione in un ramo speleologico e qualche strettoia. Come premio, una visione delle magiche concrezioni di uno dei rami più belli delle Grotte di Castellana.Ieri prima uscita del 52° Corso di Introduzione alla Speleologia, con una tradizionale uscita propedeutica in un ramo suborizzontale delle nostre Grotte di Castellana. Per prendere confidenza con la progressione in un ramo speleologico e qualche strettoia. Come premio, una visione delle magiche concrezioni di uno dei rami più belli delle Grotte di Castellana.

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Yesterday marked the first outing of the 52nd Introduction to Caving Course, featuring a traditional introductory trip into a sub-horizontal branch of the Castellana Caves. It was an opportunity to get comfortable moving through a cave passage and navigating a few tight spots. As a reward, participants were treated to a view of the magical formations in one of the most beautiful branches of the Castellana Caves.

#caves #photography #castellana #spelelogy #teaching #coruse

ALT

First lecture in a course that I have taken over and teach for the first time. A very large class, second-year students who are eager to learn and who are also anxious, as the course was taught very rigidly before.

I have discarded slides altogether and develop the material on the whiteboard, as I used to do. So liberating. 10-20 minutes for setting the scene, then I give them a mini case to work through with their neighbours. The students are wonderful. The room buzzes in eager discussions between them; they compare notes, check each others calculations, argue earnestly with each other. Live discovery of fundamental truths, in a shared space. The subject is alive and speaks to us. After the session I release my notes, which put all the micro insights together.

Real teaching, I and Thou, is possible. I am lucky to be a teacher and to have these students. Life is good.

#teaching #lectures #HigherEducation #IAndThou #AcademicChatter #StopTheAICorruption

Three bills proposed by an Arizona congresswoman would fund literacy classes, dual language programs and training for teachers of students learning English in the state, in hopes of remedying gaps identified by Arizona Luminaria and ProPublica.
https://www.propublica.org/article/arizona-english-fluency-legislation-adelita-grijalva?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Arizona #Education #Reading #Students #Teaching #Language

A little-known effort to bring an AI learning tool into Texas public school classrooms began about a year ago, with the help of the state's top education official.

https://www.propublica.org/article/alpha-school-ai-texas-public-schools-mike-morath?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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NEW: We’re reporters, not teachers. We have no business running a private school.

But to show you just how easy it is to start one, we decided to test the process ourselves.
https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-private-schools-arkansas-west-virginia-north-carolina?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Journalism #Education #School #Teaching #Arkansas #WestVirginia #NorthCarolina #Parenting #Children #Family