Songs from different countries
José-Luis discusses the ways that traditional songs vary by country.
Permission to write
Uma remembers the British books of her childhood and the book that gave her "the permission to write." See more of the interview: ...
A new approach to assessment
Kenji descibes the approach to assessment that he would like to see used with ELLs.
Mexico City Boys Choir
José-Luis remembers his experiences traveling with the Mexico City Boys Choir.
Stanford 's ELL group
Gabriela discusses the work around the Common Core and ELLs led by Kenji Hakuta. See more of the interview: ...
Writing text-dependent questions: Try it
Katie explains why working through the process of writing text-dependent questions was the best preparation for teaching about them.
Interactive science books
Cobb's books have built-in "interactivity" because they ask kids to stop in the middle and try and experiment for themselves.
ESL teacher advice for the Common Core
Andrea shares her advice for teachers just getting started with the Common Core.
Writing "Good Luck Gold"
Janet shares the experience of writing "Good Luck Gold."
“Oh, no! Not poetry!”
Janet confesses that she really disliked poetry…until she became a poet.