Introducing "Burro's Tortillas"
Teacher Ali Nava provides an overview of the "Burro's Tortillas" lesson plan and its connection to "The Little Red Hen."
Mixed feelings
Andrea explains her mixed feelings about the Common Core.
Reasons for writing
Linda Sue Park reveals a great way to get started writing.
Translation equipment
Janet describes the benefits of one her favorite strategies for bilingual communication. See more of the interview: ...
Scripting Lesson Plans
1st-grade teachers discuss the process of carefully scripting ELL lesson plans aligned to the Common Core, as well as the level of scaffolding and detail needed ...
Understanding expectations
Bobbi explains the protocol from Dr. Barbara Flores that she uses for her lessons, starting with the first step of understanding expectations. See more of the ...
José-Luis Orozco: "Good-Bye Song"
José-Luis performs the "Good-Bye Song."
Trilingual poems
Sometimes, one language expresses the sentiments of a poem better than another does - that's what Francisco Alarcón discovered when writing "Snake Eyes" a ...
Rate of speech
Michelle shares one way that teachers can make their language easier to understand. See more of the interview: ...
Instructional examples for the Common Core
Kenji describes the curriculum models being created by the Understanding Language team.