by Lisa Stewart | Aug 8, 2016 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
The English Forward recently completed the first English Forward Institute here in Austin, Texas! Participants from 8 different programs, including two here in Texas, completed the 3-day training and are now rolling out English Forward back in their communities. Thank...
by Lisa Stewart | Jul 19, 2016 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
Last week Justin DeBrosse (right) presented his progress on the Humanities Institute Sabbatical Program at the University of Texas at Austin. Justin’s goal was to develop a plan to answer the question, “What is the effectiveness of the English Forward Curriculum?” In...
by Lisa Stewart | Jul 5, 2016 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
While many of the lessons found in the English Forward Curriculum already have Extension Activities, you have the opportunity to create your own for any lesson! The idea behind Extension Activities is that the students get to take what they learned in the lesson and...
by Lisa Stewart | Jun 27, 2016 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
We wanted to take this opportunity to officially introduce Helen Priest, Adult Education Support Specialist, to the Literacy Forward community. Helen has spent the last few months behind the scenes helping to prepare for this year’s English Forward Institutes and...
by Lisa Stewart | Jun 22, 2016 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
We know that, to truly meet our students’ diverse needs, we often need to pull multiple curricula and resources into the classroom. However, this can be a tricky task to accomplish. Today we wanted to spend a little time discussing how to use English Forward alongside...
