The topic of incorporating arts into the curriculum has been an issue when it comes to providing an adequate learning experience for our youth. Arts Infused Education is based on the collaborative effort of the artist and teacher to co- teach the curriculum in a core subject area. This study, the qualitative part of a mixed methods investigations…

Language ideologies shape educational practices in ways that can either limit or expand students' engagement with academic content. This article examines science lessons with third and fourth grade English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) students, focusing on (a) regular lessons, in which the monolingual teacher speaks English while a…

This article examines a premise underlying teacher accountability policies, namely, that annual student learning gains can be attributed to individual teachers. After analyzing data collected in fourth- and fifth-grade reading and mathematics classes in 18 schools, the authors identify forms of instructional design that rely on multiple teachers.…