by Marcel Negrete | Feb 27, 2017 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
All of the supplemental materials found here on the portal go along with at least one specific lesson in the English Forward curriculum. But that doesn’t mean you can only use them with those lessons! Reusing supplemental materials in subsequent lessons or activities...
by Marcel Negrete | Jan 26, 2017 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
We wanted to take some time today to draw your attention to some really interesting research on how languages are learned happening in Germany. Two researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences are studying how to best teach...
by Marcel Negrete | Jan 6, 2017 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
The Literacy Council of Lancaster-Lebanon has been an English Forward partner since July 2015, and we wanted to take a moment to share some of the great work they’re doing. They have recently published the Winter 2017 edition of The Literacy Line, their...
by Marcel Negrete | Dec 19, 2016 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
We wanted to end 2016 by sharing a podcast with you all about the importance of taking the time to think, and thinking versus doing. The episode “The Psychology of Thinking Versus Doing” is from the podcast “Two Guys on Your Head”, which is produced here in Austin at...
by Marcel Negrete | Nov 18, 2016 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
No two ESL classes are the same, and in order to shape classes to be relevant to learners’ diverse strengths and needs, it is helpful for instructors to have a variety of tools at their disposal. With this in mind, The English Forward Curriculum is designed to...
by Marcel Negrete | Nov 15, 2016 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
Last month, the American Institutes for Research released the English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education. These standards should help inform the instruction we provide by ensuring that the content of the lessons we teach match the standards. The report...
