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. Assignment Checklist. Each option in the choice board could be composed of fill-in-the-blank statements that students complete.

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Feedback Peer Review Assignments Online Learning 546

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2021

Note : This station rotation series pictured above is designed for a 6th grade English Language Arts class. Create an assignment in your learning management system (LMS) and post the slideshow overview with instructions. Create an overview of the rotations with links to resources and documents.

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Blended Learning Teachers Assignments Languages 521

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 21, 2023

Assigned Seats at Student-Led Stations As a teacher, I always had seating charts for whole-group instruction. But for those classes that needed extra structure during station rotation, I found assigning seats and strategically seating students in groups was equally important.

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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 I’ve written extensively about the benefits of using the Station Rotation Model with students.

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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. Classes were randomly assigned to one of the two programs. PowerUp users gained an average of 24.9

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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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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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Edsurge

APRIL 21, 2023

There are at least four languages spoken by the students I currently teach, so people are often surprised to learn that I’m monolingual. Nearly 4,500 students are eligible to receive direct language support services this year in Hamilton County Schools, the district where I teach in Chattanooga, Tennessee. What are you saying?”

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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. But technology-enabled tools that aim to deliver language instruction at scale are also building incentives into their systems to help learners make more progress.

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Motivation Languages Language Learning 213

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Most of the teachers I coach at the elementary level are using the Station Rotation Model during their English language block. We assigned that deck to the students via Google Classroom, which made a copy of the book club template for each student participating in the book club. ElemBookClubDirections. ElemBookClubTemplate.

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Coaching English Participation Assignments 402

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 26, 2015

Teachers can easily differentiate instruction assigning articles written at a range Lexile levels to different groups of students within a single class. Once teachers create an account and set up their classes, they can assign articles and collect student data. Students can add comments to the articles they’ve been assigned.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

As demand for professionals in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields continues to surge , a significant population of potential workers is being left out of these career opportunities: English learners. While there is no language without content, there is some content that is less dependent on language,” the report reads.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2024

Then in college, when he started learning Mandarin, a deep love of languages took hold, and he began to make new plans. After graduating, Farley entered a program to become a speech-language pathologist. He had a front-row seat to a career that would allow him to pursue his two greatest passions: language and learning.

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Language Languages Teachers English 201

eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

Learning a new language is challenging, requiring a student to master four basic skills–listening, reading, speaking, and writing–from scratch. Not only do they learn a language but they also have to deal with other school subjects in it. And it becomes even more challenging for ESL learners.

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Writing Skills Essay Language 286

eSchool News

MAY 29, 2024

. – Today 95 Percent Group LLC , the trusted source for comprehensive, proven literacy solutions, announced the Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education approved its 95 Phonics Core Program ®, 95 Literacy Intervention System , and Sound Wall Classroom Kit as recommended English Language Arts Supplemental Resources.

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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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Languages Language Communication English 134

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 4, 2014

This week I was invited to join an ongoing conversation with a small group of English teachers using Voxer. Pair students learning a language, allow them to practice having conversations, and encourage them to critique their recordings. Users can talk live or share recorded messages with a single person or a group of people.

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Exams Feedback Assignments English 324

eSchool News

MAY 11, 2022

The partnership will provide teachers the ability to utilize the ELA curriculum on Kiddom’s platform to share assignments digitally, communicate with students, and deliver personalized feedback on submissions, while prioritizing student reading proficiency and content knowledge of science and social studies.

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Blended Learning English Art Languages 130

eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

I would recommend listening to podcast episodes before assigning them to make sure they’re age-appropriate.) Another point of entry for students is learning about the experiences of their peers, so when I taught eighth grade, I always assigned The Outsiders. This novel by S.

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Reading Assignments English Math 325

eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

Some FDR classes use Edia several days a week for specific math supports, while others use it for homework assignments. As students work through assignments on the platform, they must answer all questions in a given problem set correctly before proceeding. Edias platform also serves as a self-reflection tool of sorts for students.

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Coaching Math Students Assignments 297

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

However, I often hear the question, “Can I use the flipped classroom if I don’t assign homework?” Some teachers do not assign homework. Despite these potential pitfalls, flipped instruction retains its value even when videos are not assigned for homework.

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Lecturing Knowledge Assignments Writing 431

eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

These AI tools help students fine-tune their essays before they connect with a live tutor or before they submit their assignments to teachers. Duolingo , a popular language-learning app, has literally been using AI for years. Students can create their own animations to transform their assignments into engaging classroom presentations.

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Feedback Essay Writing Learning Styles 334

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2023

The integration of AI tools in English language arts (ELA) instruction has emerged as a potentially transformative pedagogical approach that could redefine the traditional landscape of education. What excites you the most about using AI tools to support teaching English? You are still a thinking and feeling human being!

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Languages Language Art Teachers 148

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

For English Language Learners (ELLs), this scenario is even more daunting due to limited vocabulary or fear of making mistakes. By integrating AI into storytelling, we can empower students to generate ideas, build confidence, and create compelling narratives, all while developing their language skills.

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English Critical Thinking Writing Languages 263

eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2016

About 73 percent of our nearly 9,000 students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, and 36 percent are bilingual or speak English as a second language. As a growing number of assignments require internet access, this phenomenon has become known as the “homework gap.”

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Mobile Devices Internet Elementary School Elementary School 278

eSchool News

JULY 21, 2017

As the administrator for multilingual programs at Beaverton Public Schools in Beaverton, OR, I oversee 5,000 English language learners (ELLs) speaking more than 95 different languages. While many of our ELLs speak Spanish as a second language, Arabic and Japanese round out the top three.

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English Language Languages Feedback 218

eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2025

Do you support student use of AI in school and/or for assignments? “As AI tools and products for educational purposes become more prevalent, studies should track their use among educators. Kaufman , Ashley Woo , Joshua Eagan , Sabrina Lee ,and Emma B.

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Teachers Math Science English 284

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Now, teachers and students can take advantage of new features inside Studio, the embedded creation and collaboration tool, as well as ready-to-use SOS instructional strategies templates, a reimagined Professional Learning Center, and comprehensive English Language Learner (ELL) Center. English Language Learner Center .

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Education English Quizzes Languages 246

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Inspiring Journeys of Certified English Language Educators The recent changes in the working environment and the ongoing global economic crisis have brought about significant shifts in people’s lifestyles. Can you adapt to a place where you don’t speak the local language? How do you respond to unforeseen challenges?

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English Language Languages Education 78

Catlin Tucker

MAY 7, 2023

I point to each station’s location and review the assigned seating chart. Note: I don’t usually assign seats at the independent teacher-led station because that is where I will be.) Because students do not need to get out any materials when they transition, I set the transition timer to 20 seconds.

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Coaching Blended Learning Assignments Middle School 336

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

For instance, 29 percent of students said: “Let me do assignments on topics that interest me if they are relevant to what we are learning.” In an English class, for instance, teachers might give students a list of books relating to a certain theme and let students choose which book to read.

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Students Motivation Achievement Assignments 348

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2023

The company has launched Gale In Context: Literature, a new resource for literature instruction and learning that helps high schoolers engage and thrive in English language arts (ELA). Read our blog about why English teachers will love Gale In Context: Literature.

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Critical Thinking Learning Outcomes High School High School 246

eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2020

HearBuilder is used in Preschool and Elementary School, Response to Intervention (RTI), Title 1, English language learner, Head Start, and Homeschool settings. It is perfect to assign to students online. Debee Tanzer of Tamarac Elementary, Florida, states “I have used HearBuilder in my therapy room for two years now.

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Skills Disabilities Learning Disabilities Languages 246

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Instead of banning AI, educators can design assignments that leverage these tools. For example, text-to-speech and speech-to-text tools support students with disabilities, while language models assist non-native English speakers. AI encourages cheating A common fear is that students will use AI to bypass learning.

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Ethics Critical Thinking Essay Students 332

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

A total of $20,000 in grant donations and $75,000 in subscriptions to the Rosetta Stone® English for Education language learning program were awarded to teachers of English learners (EL). Each won $5,000 grants as well as the schoolwide semester’s subscription to Rosetta Stone English. Rosetta Stone Inc.,

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Essay English Languages Language 192

Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2017

She took on the role despite her lack of engineering experience, but it turned out that her English Language Arts background came in handy. The registration fee is waived for low-income students, and the program purposely assigns problems with solutions that can be designed for under $50.

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Art Language Languages STEM 159

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

myView Literacy © 2025 is a core English Language Arts (ELA) program for grades K-5 that empowers teachers and transforms students. Teachers can also provide students with targeted adaptive assignments on specific skills or standards.

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