Standards For Foreign Language Learning

Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century

This volume incorporates the national standards for the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, Classical Languages, French, German, Italian, Japanese Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.

Standards for Foreign Language Learning

Bringing the Standards for Foreign Language Learning to Life

What does a student-centered social studies classroom really look like? Renowned educator Bil Johnson reveals how to teach social studies so that your students become engaged, active, and responsible learners. This book demonstrates how student-centered strategies can be applied in your classroom. It shows you how to make students’ work the focus of what occurs in your classroom, prepare lesson plans based on what students should know and be able to do, and create a classroom environment revolving around rigorous and creative student activity. Also included are classroom examples of socratic seminars and other forms of group work such as simulations and role playing, performances and exhibitions, projects and portfolios, and other demonstrations of student learning.