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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Language, Language Development and Teaching English to Emergent Bilingual Users: Challenging the Common Knowledge Theory in Teacher Education & K-12 School Settings
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Faltis, Christian – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2013
Popular views about language and how children and youth learn language are based mainly in cognitive approaches in support of a common knowledge theory of language development. This common theory feeds into the efforts to increase teacher and learner accountability as measured on narrow assessments of what it means to use language well and in…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Linguistic Theory, Bilingualism
Professional Development of Secondary Science Teachers of English Learners in Immigrant Communities
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Manzo, Rosa D.; Cruz, Lisceth; Faltis, Christian; de la Torre, Adela – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2011
This is a research study of secondary science teacher professional development, in which 30 teachers learned about and implemented a series of teaching strategies aimed at increasing the participation and learning of English Learners in schools serving largely Latino immigrant communities within California's Central Valley. This study focuses on…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Faculty Development, Immigrants, Teaching Methods