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Story: Katrina Schwartz<\/p>\nStory: Katrina Schwartz<\/p>\n
Photo: DFAT Photo Library<\/p>\n
Helping every student experience meaningful, deep learning is a constant challenge, in no small part because no two learners are alike. To reach students who are particularly challenged \u2014 whether because of their ability to speak English or some other reason \u2014 educators can find a way in by tapping into students\u2019 interests and passion.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have to know how to read and write to think deeply,\u201d said Claire Sylvan, founding executive director of The Internationals Network For Public Schools<\/a>, schools that serve high school students who have been in the country fewer than four years. Sylvan spoke on a Deeper Learning MOOC <\/a>panel focused on strategies for helping even the most challenged learners to engage in meaningful work.<\/p>\n Every student at an Internationals school is an English Language Learner, but not all have a common mother tongue. Internationals schools give students projects that involve complex thinking in both English and native languages. \u201cProvide them with on-ramps that allow them to develop literacy in the environment that they now inhabit,\u201d Sylvan said. There\u2019s often a myth that students need to learn English before they can participate in more interesting work, but the Internationals Network has built an entire model on engaging students in learning through work that interests them, giving them a compelling reason to learn English.<\/p>\n Read more. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Story: Katrina Schwartz Photo: DFAT Photo Library Helping every student experience meaningful, deep learning is a constant challenge, in no small part because no two learners are alike. To reach students who are particularly challenged \u2014 whether because of their ability to speak English or some other reason \u2014 educators can find a way in … Continue reading Mind Shift: Strategies to Reach Every Student, Regardless of Language Barrier<\/span>