

The Pros and Cons of Curriculum Mapping for the Language Classroom (Infographic)
Pros of Curriculum Mapping Ideally curriculum mapping can benefit schools in the following four ways: Sets clear overarching priorities....


Curricular Narrative: My Interview with Debora
This post is one of my assignments for my Curriculum Design course. We were to interview a person about their understanding of curriculum...


Is There a Quality Curriculum for American Sign Language Instruction?
This is a reflection of my relationship with language curriculum within my milieu of teaching American Sign Language (ASL) and other...


Educative or Miseducative Experiential Learning in the Minority Language Classroom
John Dewey (1938) promoted experiential learning. However, he made clear that not all experience is the same in the classroom; that some...


Has curriculum studies progressed, stopped or regressed in the United States?
It is fascinating to consider the history of education in the United States and how it has shaped curriculum studies. I am new to...


The 3 Purposes Guiding My ASL Curriculum
My milieu is minority language teaching. For today’s discussion, I will focus specifically on the three purposes leading my curriculum in...


Who Determines What is Worth Learning in the Minority Language Classroom?
My reflections for this post have focused around my milieu of teaching minority languages such as American Sign Language, Hungarian,...


What are Effective Methods to Make Learning Relatable for Language Students?
In Elliot W. Eisner’s article, What Does It Mean to Say a School is Doing Well? the author puts forth many questions about standardized...


What is Effective Curriculum in the Minority Language Learning Classroom?
Curriculum takes content (from external standards and local goals) and shapes it into a plan for how to conduct effective teaching and...


Should We As Teachers Take Time to Reflect? 3 Principles to Consider
I have jokingly called myself an “incubator.” I have strong opinions, but I love intellectually stimulating conversations where the group...