Many school and district administrators relate that they lack the specific skills and knowledge to help teachers with English Language Development (ELD). I interviewed Kevin Clark (Clark Consulting) about the ELD Program. Kevin Clark, Clark Consulting says, "Those assigned to ELD coaching roles tell us over and over again that they took the assignment with little guidance and no clear goals." Check out my video!   <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EACEmys9Shc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Local artist Kim Grace faces a unique challenge each week: how to teach visual arts to the visually impaired. Grace is one of 75 artists who work with students in the Sacramento City Unified School District through the Very Special Arts program, teaching art to both students in special education and students in general education. “It’s been a real experience for me,” she said. “Most of these students don’t get a lot of opportunity for art in schools, so when you walk in with a box of paint, it’s like you’re the biggest rock star around.” When it came to working with blind and visually impaired students, Grace said she had to rethink her teaching process, focusing on how the artistic med

We would like to invite you to our second workshop of the month - an interviewing techniques workshop at The Sacramento Press office from 6:30 - 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26. The interview is one of the most important parts of a story. Which questions to ask, how much time you'll need and whether to take notes or use a tape recorder are all key to conducting a successful interview and writing a compelling story. We are happy to have Doug Herndon teach the workshop. Herndon is an English and journalism professor at Sacramento City College and adviser to the college's newspaper, The Express. He has been a professional writer for more than 15 years and has worked for Sacramento Magazine, Th

Executive Chef Gary Gainey keeps the Sacramento Kings nutritionally healthy and is dedicated to educating children on healthy eating and making smart eating decisions. I attended one of his classes at Raley's Supermarket in Fair Oaks with Kings star Jon Brockman. Check out my video! video by: Chris Morrow Follow Chris on Twitter: www.twitter.com/morrowchris

It’s your first day as a teacher. You walk into a noisy class of sophomores. Everything has been leading up to this moment. You finished a bachelor’s degree, went on to take courses for your teacher certification and completed 16 weeks as a non-paid student intern. You ask the students to stand up for a little warm-up exercise and a student named “Butch” in the front row tells you to “suck it.” During the first week, you see students slouched in their seats, not bringing materials to class, tapping fingers on the desk, swearing at one another and directing their anger and frustrations toward you – the person who wants to help them. There were times during student teaching when a good sto