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Cooperative Learning and Teaching: Individual Accountability
by George M. Jacobs and Harumi Kimura
This excerpt, focusing on individual accountability within student groups, is from the new Cooperative Learning and Teaching, Second Edition, by George M. Jacobs and Harumi Kimura. The book, part of the ELTD series edited by Thomas S. C. Farrell, provides strategies for helping multilingual learners of
English develop the cooperative skills needed to succeed in school and in life. In this excerpt, reflect on a grouping scenario and learn a new technique that encourages individual accountability. Read More
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TESOL 2024 Convention & Expo Registration Is Open:
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Call for Abstracts: TESOL Quarterly currently has three active calls for abstracts for special issues:
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| Article: Assessing Multilingual Learners’ Multiliteracies (Language Magazine) |
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| Blog: The Power of Stories: 5 Ways to Incorporate Personal Narratives Into Your Classroom (TESOL Blog) |
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| Article: Celebrating Linguistic Diversity in Your Classroom (Edutopia) |
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| Article: How Special Ed. and English-Learner Teachers Can Collaborate: A Guide (Education Week) |
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| Fact Sheet: Recent Immigrant Children: A Profile of New Arrivals to U.S. Schools (Migration Policy Institute) |
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| Article: Practical Steps Towards Teacher Wellbeing (Modern English Teacher) |
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