3 Reform Recommendations for ASL Curricula
A common concern among American Sign Language (ASL) teachers in the United States is that students are reluctant to interact and use what...
6 Reform Recommendations for Language Learning Curricula
A good foundation for addressing language curriculum reform is to explore points of concern such as: Does the language curriculum...
Why We Need NEWform not REform in the United States Educational System
"To move our school structures into more open, fluid, and correspondingly inventive forms, we need new forms, not reform” (Jacobs, 2010)....
Should There Be Standardized Testing in the Language Learning Classroom? (+ A Paralympics Analogy)
Standardized Testing is a trending topic in academic and political circles. To participate in this debate, I will define Standardized...
Multiple Intelligence Theory in the Language Classroom: Authentic ASL Assessment Practices
With “the majority of language classroom delivery still based on unilateral ways of teaching” (Silva & Duarte, 2011), there is an...
What Are the Intents Behind Your Curriculum? Wood's (1988) Models for Curriculum Evaluation
Wood (1988) presented three models for curriculum evaluation. We were asked to identify one that would be beneficial for our teaching...