Benjamin Stewart's ePortfolio

This Friday I'll be interviewing a colleague of mine as we watch a video of a performance task involving English language learners in Mexico. The educator will go over her G.R.A.S.P.S. framework (Wiggins and McTighe, 2005) and will share her perspective how she implemented instruction and assessment.

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I would like to invite everyone to participate in a webinar on Language Exchanges!

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This interesting article - High Touch vs High Tech in Schools - discusses how technology and interaction with people requires balance.

Another related article goes so far as to say the loss of human contact is a contributor to the development of Alzheimer's… Continue

As we all get geared up for another school year, I would like to extend an invitation to those who are interested in participating in a language exchange for English language learners primarily at the high school and university level. I personally have enjoyed working with those at eTandem and can tell you that ELLs have really demonstrated great progress in their own development of a foreign language (i.e., English). Students develo… Continue

I love this technique of sharing called "leading out loud". Although this particular example is within the business sector, imagine how great it would work within the educational system. Administrators, curricularists, teacher leaders, etc. all sharing ideas to current problems in an open and collaborative way. I can already see the initial reaction of some who might think it strange to present questions and thoughts to others without presenting a… Continue