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Performance-Based Assessment: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners

Published Year
2017
Resource Type
Journal
Fueled by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and its focus on standardized testing, the U.S. assessment system has been driven by capitalism rather than educational benefit. Annually, the testing industry, which four companies monopolize, is valued at between $400 and $700 million.

The Multiple Roles of the Task Design Mediator in Telecollaboration

Published Year
2017
Resource Type
Journal
This case study explores how a Chinese-American novice teacher acted as mediator in a telecollaboration with student teacher (ST) peers in the USA who designed tasks for his English as a foreign language (EFL) learners in China.

Two-Way Immersion for the Next Generation: Models, Policies, and Principles

Published Year
2016
Resource Type
Journal
The potential of TWI to close the achievement gap for English language learners and to provide both native English speakers and native partner-language speakers with access to a high-quality education with positive academic, language, and sociocultural outcomes is clear.