Study at Stanford Online High School
During my first year at Stanford Online High School (OHS), English class was very tough. Given an English award in my previous school, I felt overwhelmed when I received a bad score on my first OHS assignment. Being in a rigorous environment with gifted intellectuals was quite an adjustment. My English teacher had high expectations, which was conveyed through her [...]
SCAFOLDING IN AA
There are many ways to implement scaffolding at school and at home – it’s an inherently flexible format that allows for much creativity when creating learning environments. Here are a few examples of what we do regularly to give our students the best platform to climb on. 1. Brainstorming Using a central idea, students at Alexander Academy have the opportunity to [...]
Scaffolding
In 1957, Jerome Bruner introduced Scaffolding Theory as a term to describe language learning in young children. He was referring to a method or structure in which students are able to absorb language and progress to learning independently over a period of instruction. Bruner described an interactive and collaborative method which focused on understanding the learner’s current ability (“Learner’s Zone [...]
為什麼我們要強調手寫?
有發現電腦越用越多，會寫的字越少? 一天工作下來，自己居然記不起自己E-mail的內容? 一本書打開來，文字越來越難進入腦中? […]
National Day on Writing! 大家快來分享Why I Write!!
你知道️美國有國家寫作日嗎? 這可是2010經過參議院正式決議的國家節日喔!藉由慶祝寫作日，希望讓大家重新思考"寫作"在生活中扮演的角色。艾力美語也在這一起共襄盛舉，分享"寫作" 對我們的意義!希望孩子跟我們一起愛上寫作!