Spread the loveRussian is an important language in the world, spoken by more than 260 million people. Russia is the largest country in the world by land area, and it is a key player in global politics and economics. Russian is also one of the official languages of the United Nations, so learning to speak and write Russian is a valuable skill for students who are interested in international relations, business, and diplomacy. Teaching students about Russian languages is an exciting and challenging task. A good teacher must understand the unique challenges that come with teaching a non-Latin alphabet language […]

Spread the loveAs far back as 2004, the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, or NCATE, outlined technology standards to help support educators in the classroom in the rapidly evolving Internet-based world. Among other things, the standards called for technology empowerment of teachers in order to reach a tech-hungry student population and society at large. Nearly a decade later, these reasonable standards set forth by NCATE are more necessary than ever in K-12 classrooms. My new book The Call to Teach: An Introduction to Teaching looks at the colossal role technology is playing in all K-12 schools and […]