eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

And while the increase in states requiring computer science education is encouraging, millions of students still lack the access necessary to learn, and most states have yet to make it a graduation requirement. Eleven states now require students to earn credit in computer science to graduate from high school.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2024

But for multilingual students like me whose native language is not English, the math classroom can be a daunting place. The linguistic supports I received in other content areas were not as present during math, in large part because of the assumption that math is a universal language. It should be joyful.

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eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2024

It was an entry point for me to begin thinking about what a rich profession teaching is, along with how students develop their early reading skills, especially when they are learning multiple languages at once. Here are three best practices that are effective regardless of the languages your students speak at home.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

FORT WORTH, Texas The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) recently named Just Right Readers decodable books for grades K-2 as approved instructional materials for both English and Spanish phonics. Just Right Reader is now eligible for state funding. Instructional materials are also open to public review and feedback.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

One of my earliest projects as the Director of Environmental Education for a public school district in New York was in a middle school English Language Arts classroom. My goal is to support others in finding and building these bonds by making environmental education accessible, fulfilling, and rooted in a connection to nature.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2023

.— The Arkansas Department of Education’s Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ Magnetic Reading Foundations to its list of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) for foundational skills in English language arts.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

Project overview: Reading, recording, and reaching the world As an ESL teacher, Ive always looked for ways to make literacy feel meaningful and empowering, especially for students navigating a new language and culture. The assignment? In multilingual classrooms, these skills are often overlooked in favor of silent writing tasks.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2022

Access to diverse books positively impacts children as readers and as people. Students of all races, genders, religions, languages, abilities, interests, and beliefs should have opportunities to have affirmative literary experiences, where they see themselves reflected in the books they’re reading. percent of total books), Latinx (5.3

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

But it was a move to Japan to become an English teacher that finally helped Bonner see how he could meld his love of language learning with his technology fascination. “I I started to slowly realize that this passion for technology, specifically virtual reality, had applications in language education. Read Bonner’s Research.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Key points: Scaffolds help ELLs learn the language and master academic content This ESL teacher ensures students learn the language–and feel the love How edtech is transforming bilingual education in the U.S. Why translations alone aren’t enough ELLs need opportunities to practice English in meaningful contexts.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2022

CLEVELAND – June 7, 2022 – Digital book access for reading and listening for K-12 students has reached a milestone. Students using the free Sora student reading app have now accessed more than 100 million books from their school’s digital collections since Sora launched in 2018.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2025

Key points: All students are math language learners, regardless of their home language Fostering metacognition and AI integration for ELLs How to support multilingual learners in STEM For more news on language learners, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Math isnt just about numbers. Its about language, too.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

STEM can help with English language development by allowing students to engage with language in a variety of ways. STEM can help with English language development by allowing students to engage with language in a variety of ways. Part of “doing STEM” means learning to speak the language of STEM.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

rated, ensuring Capstone Interactive is accessible to children with vision, cognitive, physical, and hearing disabilities. Educators can also easily share a direct link to an eBook, allowing students access with a single click. With multi-user, simultaneous access, Capstone Interactive can be used by every student in a school.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

If you want to effortlessly become an expert in a new language, you’re probably too late. And yet, adults regularly set out to study a second (or third, or fourth) language. Of course, not everyone has access to an intensive, in-person training program run by the U.S. That’s an opportunity largely reserved for children.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

Gemini also explains concepts and lesson material to students in simple and different ways if students don’t have access to a teacher–for instance, during homework or over a holiday break. Students also use Gemini for real-time academic help, such as asking follow-up questions and details about a particular topic.

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2025

For English Language Learners (ELLs), its more than an expressive outlet. Virtual museum visits extend this magic even further, granting students access to the worlds cultural treasures. This article presents a standards-aligned lesson plan that uses virtual museum visits as a foundation for deep language learning.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2021

Note : This station rotation series pictured above is designed for a 6th grade English Language Arts class. Post separate assignments for each online station, so students can access all of the resources and digital documents they need to complete the assignments. The groups cycle through the six stations twice in two weeks.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

I told my supervisor the design and language used in the activity were not accessible to my students. Most of my students immigrated to the United States within the last year, and all of them were English learners, thus making it difficult for them to complete the activity. Given Spanish was my home language, I said mesero.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

How do we ensure students achieve proficiency with the English language while receiving a rich and comprehensive education? Thanks to computer-driven translation, AI, and advanced classroom tools, we stand to put every student on a path to success with the English language and beyond.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 25, 2016

English teachers frequently ask me which technology tools I use to design my online learning stations. Below are my 5 favorite technology tools and online resources for designing the online learning stations in my English classroom. #1 Now, I have access to hundreds of short stories, poems, excerpts from novels, and famous speeches.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2021

program and ensure access to dynamic learning opportunities for students across the state.” ST Math’s unique approach provides students with equitable access to learning through challenging puzzles, non-routine problem solving, and informative feedback,” said Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath.

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eSchool News

JULY 22, 2021

The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) announced an agreement with OverDrive Education to provide access to online books to every K-12 student in the state. As such, the DDOE committed to ensuring all Delaware public schools’ students and staff can access resources to support learning acceleration. www.overdrive.com/schools.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

The same class may have students who don’t have the necessary prior knowledge or language skills to understand the information presented. The teacher may use academic or subject-specific vocabulary unfamiliar to a student with limited background knowledge or who is not a native English speaker. They can find a podcast (e.g.,

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2021

Many English Learners (ELs) across the United States have gone months without exposure to the academic English they require for success in school and that they would normally receive in formal education settings. Current and former English Learners made up 43% of the population studied. PowerUp users gained an average of 24.9

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 27, 2021

Teachers working with younger students or second language learners can create a choice board with sentence frames to provide students with additional support as they give each other focused feedback. For example, English teachers may have expectations around font size and type, spacing, indentation, quotes, and citations.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

More than 10 percent of students in the United States are English language learners (ELLs) – that’s more than 4.8 While these children don’t learn any differently than their native-English-speaking classmates, they do have educational needs that should not be overlooked or go unmet. million children nationwide.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 6, 2021

Consider reorganizing your documents by topic, unit, skill set, or time period and color-code them for easy access. She currently teaches Language Arts and Technology at a bilingual public middle school. This can be a tedious task, so I recommend doing it in small bursts with frequent breaks. .

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

This early childhood solution continues Riverside’s strong tradition of developing leading assessments to support deeper understanding of English learners (EL), who are often over- or under-identified for special learning accommodations. “We

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

million people (equal to the population of France), speak a language other than English at home, according to the Center for Immigration Studies. When it comes to taking tests not in their first language, these groups can be at a notable disadvantage – especially for tests that influence a test-takers’ future.

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eSchool News

JULY 6, 2022

“There may be systematic differences in students’ comfort level with (computer-based tests) depending on their access to computers in the home and at school,” the researchers wrote. The differences were quite pronounced, equating to about five months of learning in math and 11 months—more than a full school year—in English language arts.

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eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2021

Tragically, this has led to many students falling behind—especially low-income students and English language learners. Easy access to high-quality, open materials is essential. It has been a year since we started shutting our schools and transitioning to remote learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

As classrooms across the country become more linguistically diverse, educators face a growing challenge: ensuring that every student, regardless of English proficiency, can access learning, participate fully and feel included. Today, emergent bilingual (EB) students, also known as English learners, account for 10.6

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Unfortunately, studies show that English Language Learners (ELLs) have been disproportionately impacted by learning loss, as compared to their peers. Furthermore, ELLs need access to supplemental learning opportunities (such as online ESL tutoring).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2025

Communication as a student in a foreign land depends heavily on knowledge of the language. The Ask a Tech Teacher international team has a few broader issues to think about when considering what barriers face students in foreign lands: Language: The Biggest Communication Barrier for Foreign Students? Ive been on the same page also.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2021

As a curriculum and learning specialist at an elementary school in Verona, Wisconsin, l have the opportunity to work with amazing educators and students of all cultures; as a prior bilingual resource and two-way immersion Spanish teacher, I like to honor the language learners in our classrooms. I work with all teachers and all students.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2024

Throughout rural America, non-native English speakers are less likely than their urban peers to get proper support in school, sometimes leading to a lifetime of lower educational attainment. But in rural DuBois County, Indiana, administrators are prioritizing English-learner education.

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