October 2004 - Volume 3 - Number 3
Contents
4 ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Who are they?
5 SHELTERED ENGLISH
Techniques for ensuring comprehension.
6 LANGUAGE POLICIES
Oral traditions and English in Pacific classrooms.
8 ISLAND ALPHABET BOOKS
New Pacific language teaching materials feature children's
art.
9 MAKING THE SWITCH
Getting started with standards-based assessment.
10 PACIFIC NEWS
10 INTERNATIONAL PREVENTION
The WHO Tobacco Free Initiative.
11 TAKE A CAREER LEAP
How to broaden your impact . . . without leaving
your classroom.
12 PROJECT-BASED INSTRUCTION
Learning in real-world context benefits ELLs.
13 STORYTELLING IN THE CLASSROOM
Guam teachers explore using Chamorro folklore
in schools.
14 TEACHING WITH INGENUITY
Using the newspaper to teach reading and writing.
16 PARENT CORNER
Developing your child's brain.
17 UNDERSTANDING MICRONESIAN STUDENTS IN HAWAII
18 LITERACY IN THE SCIENCE CLASSROOM
Every science teacher has a role as language teacher.
19 MATHEMATICS/SCIENCE WEBLINKS
20 THE ELL ADVANTAGE
Bilingual students and mathematics.
21 INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY
Pacific Arts Festival featured in digital imaging
project.
22 TECH TIPS
Twelve golden rules of email use.
22 FIND IT ONLINE
Links to helpful education resources.