Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

When teachers know what they are trying to achieve, they design lessons with intention and a clear sense of purpose. Click To Tweet In my role as a coach, I had the opportunity to facilitate an articulation day with a group of middle school English language arts teachers. In my role as a blended learning coach, I value clear goals.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 15, 2024

The Ask a Tech Teacher team came up with fresh rules we think are less threatening and more geared to enabling students to enjoy this important writing style. By actively engaging with a diverse array of literary genres, styles, and voices, one can develop a keen eye for the intricate interplay of language, structure, and storytelling.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 3, 2025

Not surprisingly, more students are using generative AI to assist them in writing. In an undergraduate business communication course that I oversee, the percentage of students who declared their use of generative AI for a writing assessment (i.e. business proposal) increased steadily over four semesters from 35% in 2023 to 61% in 2025.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 28, 2024

Essay writing is a crucial skill for academic and professional success because it teaches clear, logical, and persuasive communication. In this blog post, we’ll unlock the secrets to successful essay writing and share 10 proven tips to help you level up your writing game. What is Effective Essay Writing?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

For English learners, acquiring language proficiency opens the door to thrive across all subjects. However, learning a new language can be a long, difficult process that requires courage, resilience and trust from students who initially might feel vulnerable and out of place.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2025

Learning a language is a long process, often filled with ups and downs. The Ask a Tech Teacher team has these six tips to help you learn any language faster: Be a Quick Learner: 6 Tips to Learn Any Language Faster Learning a new language may be overwhelming, but it can also be enjoyable and rewarding when you apply the right strategies.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Adding IXL Language Arts to the list ensures that eligible local education agencies across the state can request reimbursement for purchasing the platform to enhance early literacy instruction. It then generates personalized action plans that help students eliminate their trouble spots, and grow their reading and writing skills.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

We’ll break it down into small, achievable steps, from brainstorming ideas to turning them into something tangible. Photo by Glen Noble on Unsplash Embrace Your Inner Storyteller Think about what sparks your desire to write. Identify your audience Are you writing for fellow teachers? Writing for students?

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Part II: Transitioning from Whole Group to Small Group to Achieve Equity in Education The first blog in this series, “ Time Efficiency vs. Equity in Education ,” explored two major barriers teachers face when shifting from whole group, teacher-led, teacher-paced model to student-centered blended learning models. MagicSchool.ai

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2017

Estrada fell for a girl who only spoke English his freshman year in high school but refused to let a language barrier divide them. After moving to the United States from Guatemala a little more than a year ago, love, not a new app or platform, propelled him to pick up a new language. Nonprofit organizations, including the.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

Too often the goals students set for themselves are either nonexistent or too lofty to achieve in the foreseeable future. English teachers can ask students to explain why they selected a piece of textual evidence to support a claim or why they organized a piece of writing in a particular way. SMARTGoalsStudents. OngoingSelfAssess.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2022

On the first day of classes two years ago, I had students in my professional and technical writing course send me an email with their goals for the semester. Language. “I Their attempt to write specific goals demonstrates an inability to effectively move from essay and reflective language to professional language.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Agency is a key element in personalizing education, and research has found that students who have agency in their learning are happier in school and more likely to achieve success. As Pink writes in the book: “Control leads to compliance; autonomy leads to engagement.” Related : What is student agency–and why do we need it?

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I would write the day’s learning objectives and agenda on the board and spend each class period moving my students as a unit through a series of learning activities. They bring different skills, abilities, needs, language proficiencies, backgrounds, learning preferences, and interests into the classroom. .

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eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2018

After analyzing that data, we were determined to personalize reading and writing to meet the needs of our student population, 68 percent of whom are Hispanic and 12 percent of whom are English language learners (ELLs).

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

One way to achieve this is by rotating students from a pre-video activity into the video lesson and ending with a post-video activity. Quick Writes: Teachers can present a prompt or question related to the video topic and ask students to spend a few minutes writing their thoughts. This encourages brainstorming and prediction.

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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. Today’s technology presents us with answers.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2015

It covers reading, writing, vocabulary, language, math, fact fluency, number sense, and science. In addition, a custom dedicated parent portal gives parents a window into their child’s progress, and teachers can set daily or long-term goals for their students to achieve. grade levels after an average of 26 hours using MobyMax.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

I ’m a writing instructor in higher education. I’m also a writing specialist in a support center. I work with students from all disciplines and cultural and linguistic backgrounds where I cover the whole spectrum of writing instruction. For students continuing to graduate school, the writing stakes are even higher.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The deal provides 83 elementary schools and 17 high schools with access to IXL’s award-winning program to supplement instruction in math and English language arts. Under the MIZ program, there are 20 districts implementing IXL to boost achievement for students in pre-K through 8th grade.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

We have seen the impact that on-demand support has on student achievement, and we are dedicated to providing expert help—anytime, anywhere—that gives students agency to achieve their educational goals. One of the most effective ways to enhance instruction and student achievement is through tutoring.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

After the judges’ review, the winning nominees were selected based on outstanding achievement in supporting equitable opportunity and outcomes for all educators and learners. Educators and industry are on the same team, dedicated to the same mission of ensuring equitable opportunity for all learners. About the Excellence in Equity Awards.

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2023

The Project Topeka rubric described students’ argumentative writing along four dimensions: Claim and Focus, Support and Evidence, Organization, and Language and Style, at four performance levels (Emerging, Developing, Proficient, Advanced). Is the evidence reliable? Is it relevant? If yes, [students] also have to explain it.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This is a great phrase to remember as districts, schools, and educators increasingly rely on technology tools to support student achievement. In my own lessons, I have integrated “old school” finger puppets with mini-green screens to get foreign language students to produce conversational videos in French, Spanish, and Chinese.

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2021

BOSTON ( July 12, 2021) – Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, today announced the official rebrand of Rosetta Stone® English to Lexia® English Language Development (Lexia English). The name change follows Cambium’s divestiture of Rosetta Stone’s languages division.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The UEPC’s study shows that IXL can be a reliable partner in Utah educators’ efforts toward recovering learning, differentiating instruction and boosting achievement in math.” IXL’s end-to-end teaching and learning solution supports personalized instruction in math, English language arts, science, social studies and Spanish.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Howard Street Charter School in Salem, Oregon, is a project-based institution that pushes students to achieve excellence in all areas of study. Howard Street Charter School is no stranger to academic success and had already achieved curricular excellence with passing rates above the state average. The sky’s the limit.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2023

We cannot assume that all students have achieved in similar ways. Second, we must teach phonics skills along with language comprehension skills to ensure students can read the words and understand what they are reading. Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) is one of these. This is a mistake.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

NoRedInk is an adaptive writing curriculum that engages students by personalizing exercises according to their interests. Students write more frequently and grow more quickly when they’re deeply engaged in their learning,” said NoRedInk Founder and CEO Jeff Scheur. Top student interests.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Learning science company McGraw Hill today announced the release of Reading Mastery Transformations , a long-awaited update to the beloved and effective English language arts solution for grades K–5, used in tens of thousands of classrooms across the country and trusted by educators for 65 years.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2022

TutorMe, a subsidiary of Zovio, is an on-demand online education platform that empowers students of all ages, backgrounds, and learning styles to get the personalized live support they need to achieve their academic goals. Over 60 languages are represented within our district, and 16,500 of our students are bilingual.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

There was no fanfarejust a vision, a small classroom, and a deep belief in what girls could achieve when given the right environment to grow. Whether its writing a research paper with academic integrity or designing a technology solution that addresses a global issue, Elmwood girls learn how to think deeply and act responsibly.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2023

The impact of healthy environments can empower each individual into making authentic efforts, putting in the rigor/practice, and achieving goals. Use respectful language when talking with and about teachers. Use respectful language when talking with and about teachers. Insights About Teachers’ Work.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2021

16, 2021) – Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, announced today that all schools throughout Alabama can now boost literacy instruction via LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning. BOSTON (Aug. For more information, visit www.lexialearning.com. About Cambium Learning Group.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2023

BOSTON – Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada, has made Lexia LETRS ® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning programs available to most elementary schools in the district with a plan to continue expanding the program to additional elementary and early childhood teachers and administrators.

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eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2022

Department of Education stated that the number of Emergent Bilinguals – also known as English language learners – in U.S. During the 2020-21 school year, the district used Lexia English as part of a hybrid or remote instruction, primarily in English Learner (EL) or English as a Second Language (ESL) instructional periods.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Our primary goal is to build a world-class-quality K-12 technology service system, including achieving Level 2 in the ‘process and results’ categories of the National Institute for Standards and Technology’s Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for Education.”. Celebrate progress. Kennedy School, Connecticut. “I

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