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The Future of English Testing Can’t Wait

Omar Chihane explains how language testing is being reinvented for the benefit of learners
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The Future of English Testing Can’t Wait
English testing is at a crossroads. Every year, millions of international students bet their futures on English proficiency tests. These assessments determine who gains entry to the world’s top univer...
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October 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The Courage to Learn languagemagazine.com/2025/10/06/t...
Doug Fisher, Nancy Frey, and James Marshall explain how to communicate success criteria to motivate multilingual learners
#SEL #MLL #ELL #language #bilingual
The Courage to Learn
Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and James Marshall explain how to communicate success criteria to motivate multilingual learners Learning is hard. In fact, there is compelling evidence that exerting menta...
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October 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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My kids love their teachers 💕 and so do I. Thank you educators!!
Dear Educators:

You were the highlight of a dinner conversation this week.

You are the reason a child knows they can do hard things.

You are the reason someone is looking forward to Monday Morning.

Happy #WorldTeacherDay.
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Alt: a chalkboard with the words happy world teachers day written on it
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October 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The Future of #Language Testing* Isn’t #Testing languagemagazine.com/2025/09/26/t...
David Bong and Scott Payne discuss how AI can help to replace testing with multidimensional assessments integrated into the learning process
The Future of Language Testing* Isn’t Testing
*Actually, “assessment” is the correct term to use here, but using “testing” makes the title much more interesting. Language testing evolved from simple multiple-choice paper tests and one-on-one in-p...
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September 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Language of Identity, Language of Access languagemagazine.com/2025/09/16/l...
Michelle Benegas and Natalia Benjamin explore liberatory learning in multilingual classrooms
Language of Identity, Language of Access
Moving Beyond Binary Thinking about Language in the Classroom The concept of academic language is most widely attributed to Jim Cummins, who introduced the distinction between Basic Interpersonal Comm...
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September 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The Three Elements of #Reading #Comprehension languagemagazine.com/2022/04/07/t...
Gene Kerns reimagines an approach to literacy education that extends well beyond third grade
The Three Elements of Reading Comprehension
We’ve all heard that when students can read on grade level by the end of grade three, their academic path forward is greatly facilitated. As a result, many states have enacted policies and testing req...
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September 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Nine Dimensions of Scaffolding languagemagazine.com/2025/08/29/n... Carrie McDermott Goldman, Maria G. Dove, and Andrea Honigsfeld explain how to create a support system that empowers learners to master #language and content simultaneously
Nine Dimensions of Scaffolding
Linguistic diversity among our multilingual students in grades pre-K–12 has been steadily increasing over the last 15 years, and with changing classroom dynamics, we need strong, intentional instructi...
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August 30, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Michelle and I had the amazing opportunity to write an article for @langmag.bsky.social on Liberatory Learning through the Language of Identity, Language of Access. Thank you @corwinpress.bsky.social and Dan at Language Magazine for working with us!
August 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM