article thumbnail

Lights, camera, literacy: Student-created book reviews inspire a global reading culture

eSchool News

What began as a simple classroom project to encourage reading evolved into a movement that amplified student voices, built confidence, and connected learners across cultures. Farah’s choice reflected pride in her cultural identity, and her delivery was clear, persuasive, and engaging. The assignment?

Culture 258
article thumbnail

Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: How School Districts Choose Edtech That’s Culturally Relevant

Edsurge

As classrooms across America become increasingly diverse, with growing populations of multilingual learners and students from various cultural backgrounds, school districts face a critical challenge: selecting educational technology that truly serves all students. million English learners in K-12 public schools in the fall of 2021, up from 4.6

Culture 144
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

ISTE+ASCD and Pinterest Partner to Transform Digital Culture in Schools

eSchool News

Today, ISTE+ASCD announced a $1 million grant from Pinterest to help school leaders create healthy digital cultures. Becoming a healthy digital citizen isnt just about managing device access, but teaching digital habits that spark curiosity, create community, and solve problems.

Culture 221
article thumbnail

Steps Toward Creating a More Accessible and Inclusive College Classroom

Faculty Focus

It is important to understand inclusive pedagogies as practices where we discern the nuance between general multicultural education or culturally responsive pedagogy and inclusive practices that specifically address the ability/disability continuum and the health dimension. 2024) in their diversity framework.

article thumbnail

Showfloor News: PBLWorks creates PBLWorks TEACH to help scale project based learning

eSchool News

TEACH leverages PBLWorks’ deep expertise and decades of experience to make Gold Standard PBL projects accessible to all teachers, regardless of their prior experience with Project Based Learning. The project culminates in a curated online food blog that highlights their recipes and the cultural connections behind them.

Teaching 265
article thumbnail

The cure for the school attendance crisis? Family support and a sense of belonging

eSchool News

It will require an intentional, community-wide approach that includes everyone–parents, legislators, school leaders, and community partners–to ensure our kids have access to the education they deserve. When schools address the whole child, outcomes significantly improve for the student.

Schools 290
article thumbnail

Bridging the language gap with AI tools every teacher can use

eSchool News

When we assume students understand what a “revolution,” “ecosystem,” or “photosynthesis” means, we’re often skipping over cultural and conceptual gaps. These differentiated strategies align with the SIOP model and help ensure that all students can access and demonstrate learning, even if their English skills are still developing.

Languages 296