A Governor's Guide to Dropout Prevention and Recovery
A new report from the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) addresses the alarming rate at which students in the United States drop out of high school. It recommends actions governors should take to reduce the incidence of students not completing high school, including: promote high school graduation for all; target youth at risk of dropping out; re-engage youth who have dropped out of school; and provide rigorous, relevant options for earning a high school diploma.
What School Boards Need To Know: Data Conversations
School board members serve their local communities as stewards of public trust charged with making decisions that ensure all students have access to high quality learning experiences in efficient and well managed environments.
Wishes B2.2 is a modular secondary-level course for learners of English at upper intermediate level (CEF level B2.2). The course combines active English learning with a variety of lively topics presented in themed modules and prepares students for the FCE examination as well as other exams at this level.
Laugh and Learn: Using Humor to Reach and Teach Teens
One way to interest your students is to make them laugh—everyone, especially teenagers, enjoys having a good time. And considering how much time during the week that you spend with your students, you might as well enjoy them. Otherwise, it is going to be a miserable experience for the teacher as well as for your students. Humor in the classroom overcomes many difficulties in classroom management.
Total English for intermediate course. Total English responds to the needs of today's English teachers with a complete teaching package that combines an easy-to-use format, engaging material, dynamic resources and effective solutions to the challenges teachers face every day. Logically structured units: Clear objectives for every lesson give students a practical purpose for learning grammar'Catch-up' material for busy students who miss lessons.
