eSchool News

MAY 29, 2024

Unfortunately, developing a communications plan is time- and resource-intensive, especially if the approach is fragmented and disjointed. For best results, a district communications strategic plan should identify key stakeholders, the outcomes you want to achieve with them, and the channels you’ll use for communication.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2022

With 3,300 students across three different schools, our district was using a variety of diverse applications for school-to-home communications. They all handled separate aspects of our teacher-parent communications, but they weren’t cohesive. The timing was ideal. Equity and Integration Made Simple.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2019

Communication between parents and teachers is an essential ingredient that fuels the learning process for students. Sometimes, poor communication also means that kids miss out on opportunities. Parent-teacher communication apps help in all these situations and many others. Here are are a few you might want to consider.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2022

We’d been using a number of applications to maintain open lines of communications with our parents and guardians. We knew that some were working, and others weren’t, and we wanted to create a more unified school-home communications approach. We have a large population of English language learners in our district.

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Communication English Language Languages 263

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Remind.com is my go-to communication tool! Each reading is also paired with questions that drive students back to the reading making these readings a great way to practice using textual evidence in writing. I can message entire classes, groups of students, individual students, and parents with announcements, reminders, and resources.

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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. We used ELA standards to communicate our findings, both to the class and to the public. We measured our plants weekly and graphed our results.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

They werent just completing an assignment–they were crafting their voices, practicing communication skills, and taking pride in their ability to share something they loved in a second language. With a camera as their platform, they explored their favorite books and communicated their insights in authentic, impactful ways.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

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. Unfortunately, the sentiment within my supervisor’s response is not unique to the curricula design for English learners.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

School-to-home communications is a fairly common sticking point for elementary school districts. Were both former teachers, and we largely relied on catching parents in the school drop-off line or sending reminders home with students when sharing vital school-to-home communications. Facilitates communication and engagement.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Key points: Virtual reality offers learning beyond just verbal communications 3 AR/VR resources that nurture student curiosity Reaching the 4Cs with 3D and virtual reality For more on VR in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Multilingual students face unique challenges that can hurt their performance in school. In the U.S.

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Science English Communication Language 297

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 20, 2025

These aren’t online tools or books, but mental conscripts that will get you where you want to be with more efficiency and less pain: The Secret to Learning English and Other Foreign Languages Faster Mastering a new language can be a transformative journey, opening doors to new cultures, opportunities, and personal growth.

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English Languages Language Learning 166

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

At whatever stage, communicating with peers about proposed solutions is an important part of the design process, and shared ideas can lead to improved designs. Instead of writing extensive notes on a finished product, teachers can circle or highlight language on the rubric that communicates why students earned a particular score.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

residents who speak a language other than English at home. I think schools very much overestimate how effectively they are communicating,” says Helen Sweeney, a parent of four and certified interpreter. It’s infinitely more challenging for the 1 in 5 U.S. Each and every time I interpret in an educational setting, I see better outcomes.

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Languages Language English Schools 297

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

Understanding that not all students express or communicate their understanding in the same way is crucial. By offering meaningful choices, we can ensure that every student has the opportunity to successfully apply and communicate their learning, accommodating their unique strengths and preferences.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

Communicate with students, and deliver personalized feedback on submissions; ? Access to peer-to-peer communications within Open Up’s K-5 EL Education digital community. It integrates curriculum management, instruction, assessment, and communication tools into one solution, saving schools valuable time, resources and money.

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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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English Language Languages Communication 291

eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

STEM can help with English language development by allowing students to engage with language in a variety of ways. Native English speakers can struggle, too. Be sure to explicitly teach words that have multiple meanings in English, e.g., base , bond , code , engineer , mass , model , range , volume , and odd and even.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

CPS uses NotebookLM for clear communication and understanding around the district’s guidance and policies, ensuring they’re following district mandates. CPS staff are creating Gems (custom AI experts in Google Gemini) when they upload the district’s curriculum development evidence guides and rubrics.

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2021

with my parents having just arrived from Cuba, speaking no English. At the time, my teacher had very limited resources to help English learners, but she connected with me, and made a sincere effort to communicate with my parents and my family—and that made all the difference. It also may be surprising to learn that most U.S.

Culture 357

Culture English Achievement Communication 357

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 11, 2020

When I began my career in education, I believed the value I brought to the classroom was my subject area expertise cultivated as an English major at UCLA and my pedagogical expertise honed while working on my teaching credential and Masters in Education. I operated under that misguided assumption for years. email, audio update)?

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Blended Learning Communication Coaching Questions 531

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 21, 2023

Learning a second language is a challenge, whether it be English, Russian, or any of the hundreds of world languages we find across the globe. You’ve come to the right place if you want to improve your English language skills. You can freely express your concerns and questions when you learn English through private tutoring.

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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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English Education Language Languages 315

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 10, 2015

Now, I get to experience how Google Classroom makes it easier to communicate with students, manage student work and provide meaningful feedback. I annotated my copy because I am a nerdy English teacher! Last year, I could not use Google Classroom because only GAfE schools had access to Google’s new online platform.

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English Feedback Assignments Communication 413

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2020

As schools navigate the challenges ahead—and with parents and guardians stepping in as learning coaches and facilitators in remote and hybrid environments—communicating with families is playing an outsized role in successfully adapting to this nontraditional school year. Other Resources.

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Communication Hybrid Learning Writing Coaching 196

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? What are the issues they face?

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Languages Language Communication English 133

eSchool News

JANUARY 21, 2021

Students are in a multitude of educational environments that have challenged the entire school community. As educators, we cannot predict what the future holds, but we understand the importance of developing core skills such as collaboration, effective communication, and problem solving in our students today.

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Critical Thinking Physical Education English Motivation 363

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Upon reflection, it’s probably because I was extremely shy and struggled with interpersonal communications. She was organized, a strong communicator, and creative. Her parents remained open-minded when she majored in English Literature. The stats speak for themselves. Was I a victim of these statistics? Not necessarily.

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English STEM Motivation Communication 324

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 percent of U.S.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2022

But while all students felt the impact, certain historically underserved student groups–including English language learners (ELLs)–were disproportionately affected. Creating and maintaining consistent and effective parent-teacher communication.

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Hybrid Learning English Internet Learning 271

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 27, 2021

It is also how we communicate to our students that we value the process over the product. For example, English teachers may have expectations around font size and type, spacing, indentation, quotes, and citations. Feedback is how students feel seen and supported.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

with my parents having just arrived from Cuba, speaking no English. At the time, my teacher had very limited resources to help English learners, but she connected with me, and made a sincere effort to communicate with my parents and my family—and that made all the difference.

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Culture English Achievement Communication 296

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2023

They mirror the shortcomings of communication via texting. That was the joking term that my fellow English teachers and I came up with to describe what we were seeing. Texting quickly becomes the dominant space for written communication in their lives. These errors are not random; they are very particular.

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eSchool News

JULY 8, 2019

Related content: How we turned around our English learner program. Formerly called English Language Learners, students who speak more than one language have demonstrated advantages and awareness of languages, communication skills, memory, decision making, and analytical skills.

English 279

English Language Languages Culture 279

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

I know my class is not your typical English class, so I want parents to understand why we do what we do. I emphasize that the way students communicate is changing and that directly impacts how I approach the design of our class.

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Teaching Philosophy Schools Blended Learning Discussions 420

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2020

If your student or child had to rapidly transition to an at-home learning environment as a struggling reader, an English language learner, or one with dyslexia, there are many ways that the support they were receiving in school can transfer to their home. This builds metacognition, which is key for comprehension and reading success.

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Distance Learning Learning Coaching Language 363

Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

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. The same class may have students who don’t have the necessary prior knowledge or language skills to understand the information presented.

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Blended Learning Learning Universal Design Disabilities 545

eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

Writing is essential for professional and long-distance communication. Whether they’ll use English online in chat rooms, messengers, forums, and social media profiles, or they’ll need it for professional communication with colleagues and clients (business emails, project discussions, task setting, etc.),

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Writing Skills Essay Language 290