NML Benefactor Marian J. Okada Highlights Outstanding Japanese Language Program at Waipahu High School in Waipahu, Hawaii, on Oahu By Marian Okada and Laura Murray Ms. Marian Okada, who has been a benefactor of the National Museum of Language, was invited to the public Waipahu High School on Oahu as a potential donor to the
With the global pandemic that started in 2020, practices around teaching and learning were changed forever. Many schools were forced to pivot to online education very quickly in early 2020, and online education prevailed for many schools throughout the pandemic. While some schools reopened fully, others stayed in a hybrid or fully online stance for
You might not think of lesson planning as teaching innovation, lesson planning actually can help educators to focus their teaching style, technology use, and delivery techniques. Lesson planning is often taught in language teacher preparation programs, but have you thought about why we promote lesson planning (other than a response “you have to”)? While often
Anchorage School District Launches New Social Studies Curriculum Giving Authentic Voice to Alaska Native History By Brandon Locke The Anchorage School District (ASD) in Anchorage, Alaska, is an urban district of roughly 48,000 students. It is also one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse school districts in the United States. The topic for 3rd
One of the big debates over the past few weeks is how to make up for “lost learning” from last year. I know few teachers who think their classes, pacing, and curriculum meet their normal high standards during virtual learning. This does not say anything about our abilities as teachers, it is simply a fact
By the time this article is published, many of you will be nearing time for final exams. The focus will begin to shift from new content and learning to how to utilize the skills that your students have been practicing all year. Whether you give a comprehensive final that summarizes the content of the year,
Reflection has been a theme throughout this year’s Teacher’s Corners, and we are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel of pandemic teaching. This may be the best time to begin evaluation of lessons learned to carry forward. Although it feels like we have radically altered our teaching in the past few months,
One of the greatest challenges of virtual teaching for me has been introducing new vocabulary. Although I have taken a more comprehensible input approach in the past few years, where will we read articles, watch videos, or listen to songs to learn new vocab, it is still a challenge to make sure that not only
One of the greatest challenges that we have seen from digital or hybrid learning is creating assessments that are challenging, but also accommodating for all students. At the same time, we want to prioritize test security and prevent translation.. Sounds like a lot, right? Now, as many schools are finishing their first semesters and giving
As we all know as language educators, there really isn’t any “easy” part of our job. While we all have different areas of challenge and areas of expertise, one of the universally acknowledged most challenging areas for teachers is adding authentic culture in the classroom. For many of us, culture in the language classroom as
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