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

eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

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?

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Supporting English learners with culturally responsive teaching

eSchool News

MAY 28, 2020

Culturally responsive teaching before COVID-19 and after should focus on keeping students’ cultural norms and beliefs in mind and putting time into relating to students who have different life experiences, languages, and values than your own. Related content: How we turned around our ELL program.

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6 steps to a culturally responsive classroom

eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2021

While there is great diversity within our student population, the majority of educators still do not share the same cultural experiences with the diverse students they serve. However, many effective teachers have consistently been sensitive to and culturally aware of student backgrounds.

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5 practical ways to support English learners in the classroom

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

For English learners, acquiring language proficiency opens the door to thrive across all subjects. Schools are challenged by the growing number of English learners in their classrooms, with some districts having as many as 100 different native languages spoken by their students. Face students when you teach.

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Ensuring Equity for English Learners (ELs)

Catlin Tucker

MAY 30, 2023

Identifying the Needs of English Learners English learners (ELs) have unique needs requiring targeted instructional approaches to support their language acquisition and academic success. Because ELs come from diverse linguistic backgrounds, their English language skills may vary widely.

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6 ways to create a culturally responsive classroom

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

While there is great diversity within our student population, the majority of educators still do not share the same cultural experiences with the diverse students they serve. However, many effective teachers have consistently been sensitive to and culturally aware of student backgrounds.

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5 ways our students benefit from our online literacy platform

eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

In most cases, students had learned conversational English but had never really engaged with the alphabet. This wasnt just an English Learner issue, but it was one that required a separate focus. While many students are proficient in other languages, these languages may not share the same alphabet or sounds as English.

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Almost 2,000 Schools and Districts Choose Lexia® English Language Development™ to Support Emergent Bilingual Students’ English Language Acquisition

eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

BOSTON (March 31, 2025) In recent months, almost 2,000 schools and districts have purchased or renewed licenses for Lexia English Language Development (Lexia English) from Lexia , a Cambium Learning Group brand. Prince William County Schools serves more than 20,000 English learners who speak 140 languages.

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For English Learners to Thrive, Community and Culture are Necessary

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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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Using AI to teach persuasive writing to English learners

eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Example : For Nours petition, I encouraged him to add personal reflections on the cultural and spiritual significance of the Ganges River, which made his work more authentic and relatable. I had students who were bright, enthusiastic, and full of ideas, yet they faced real challenges in turning those thoughts into coherent arguments on paper.

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3 ways to build community in a multi-cultural school

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

After all, non-English-speaking families have the same desires as native English speakers to know how their child is doing academically, emotionally, and socially. This year I had a student from Peru, and both the student and her mother knew zero English. As more and more ELL students enter the U.S.

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How we turned around our English language learner (ELL) program

eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2019

Many of those struggling were English-language learners (ELLs) whose English proficiency wasn’t at the level needed to comprehend challenging texts within these exams. Related: Teachers: English learners need resources, support. Some were students with learning disabilities.

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How Many English Learners Graduate From High School? It Depends Where They Live

Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2023

When Mayra Valtierrez talks about the students in New Mexico public schools who are learning English, one thing becomes clear: It’s an incredibly diverse population. But just how likely English learners are to graduate can vary widely depending on which state they live in. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings.

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The Secret to Learning English and Other Foreign Languages Faster

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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Riverside Insights Continues to Lead Innovation in Assessments for English Learners

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 Bateria IV : A comprehensive assessment system to evaluate native Spanish speakers.

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Madison Metropolitan School District Selects Open Up Resources And Kiddom To Provide K-5 English Language Arts Blended Learning Program

eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

“Each day we see educators exceeding their highest aspirations, catalyzing remarkable student growth when they have access to a research-based, culturally affirming language arts curriculum. To learn more about Open Up Resources’ mission and work, click here. ABOUT KIDDOM.

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How edtech is transforming bilingual education in the U.S.

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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6 ways to support multilingual learners in STEM

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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Emergent Bilingual Students Using Lexia English Scored Higher than Their Peers on California’s English Language Proficiency Assessment

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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Building Better Rubrics: Empowering Learners Through Effective Rubric Design

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The consistent use of rubrics can help to promote higher levels of self-awareness, a culture of learning and growth, and ensure that assessments are accurate, transparent, and meaningful. Rubrics also provide students with feedback, helping them understand their strengths and areas where they need to improve.

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Private ESL Tutoring: Your Pathway to English Proficiency

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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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These Colleges Are Betting That Culturally Relevant Textbooks Will Improve Student Outcomes

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

culturally relevant textbooks? Six Massachusetts colleges and universities, alongside the state’s Department of Higher Education, are testing their hypothesis that free, culturally relevant textbooks can improve student performance. Filling the Gaps Subjects like English and lower-level math are well-covered in the OER ecosystem.

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5 evidence-based literacy strategies for bilingual learners

eSchool News

JULY 8, 2019

The cognitive, cultural, and professional benefits of bilingualism have the potential to broaden learners’ experiences in their careers and academics. Related content: How we turned around our English learner program. The opportunity of bilingualism is an important gift to give to our students.

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Can Chinese Edtech Regulations Stifle a Culture of Striving?

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

The 29-year-old lives in Beijing, where she leads a team at an education company that develops English curriculum for kindergartens and schools across China. With their advanced degrees and English-language skills, they represent a selective set of perspectives. Mini Hu is weeks away from delivering a daughter. Jiao asks. “I

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Why I’m Integrating the World Cup Into My English Class, Despite My Disinterest in Sports

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Sports and Culturally Responsive Teaching My school sits just six miles from the border with Mexico, and many of my students cross that border daily to attend school in the United States. Our students have rich, cultural lives and dynamic insight into their passions.

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5 ways to create effective and equitable instructional resources

eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2021

However, there are numerous key characteristics of high-quality, culturally responsive, and sustaining resources that should be present in all instructional materials. Culturally responsive resources should be authentic. The inclusion of these characters was no accident.

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Would You Rather: Transfer and Apply

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

What activities can I use to help my grade students understand the cultural/historical context of ? Please provide some ideas for offering my grade students choices in how they demonstrate their understanding of. How can I integrate technology to enhance my grade students’ learning about ?

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Trimming the Edtech Fat: How Districts Are Streamlining Their Digital Ecosystems

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2025

The process is part of a five-year plan to build an accountability culture around edtech use. You might find a tool thats low-cost, easy to maintain and highly valued, or something thats a top-down priority but doesnt fit the culture or workflow, she says. If students arent engaged, it doesnt matter how much we paid for it.

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Math is not a universal language—but it can be a universal thread

eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2024

As math educators, we can help those students by finding ways to relate their classroom learning to more recognizable cultural frames of reference that are authentic to the range of experiences in the room. But for multilingual students like me whose native language is not English, the math classroom can be a daunting place.

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5 ways to integrate ELL instruction into teaching and learning

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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3 keys to successful summer reading (regardless of the languages students speak)

eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2024

If a teacher works on foundational skills such as phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency, and comprehension in Spanish with a student who is more comfortable in that language, those skills will transfer, building better English results over time and offering that student all the amazing assets that come with being bilingual.

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15 questions to ask when evaluating communications platforms

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Are real-time translations available for families who don’t speak English? Will teachers be able to communicate with families about classroom needs, particularly with parents and guardians who do not understand English? Are the platform functions easy to navigate?

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4 ways to balance rigor and fun in the ELA classroom

eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

It covered a range of insights about body piercings, including how different religious cultures apply them and how they may benefit migraine sufferers. The moon landing, the Vietnam War, the explosion of youth culture, Woodstock, and the Civil Rights Movement all contribute to the novel’s background.

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OpenAI releases ChatGPT teaching guide

eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

He says to first share the curriculum to ChatGPT and then ask for things like fresh quiz and lesson plan ideas that use modern or culturally relevant examples. He encourages his students to use ChatGPT for translation assistance, to improve their English writing, and to practice conversation.

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Students Benefit When Teachers Show Up With Curiosity, Not Assumptions

Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2021

They have been indoctrinated in a system that leaves them naïve about the meaning of the country’s changing demographics, ill-equipped to address cultural differences, and ultimately unaware of how they are perpetuating the marginalization of students of color.

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6 ways we improved literacy in our school

eSchool News

OCTOBER 2, 2018

As principal at Richard Edwards Dual Language Fine and Performing Arts IB School , I’ve had the fortunate opportunity to build relationships with thousands of students, each one bringing a unique sense of culture to our school community. We have removed language and cultural barriers by providing extra support for all of our learners.

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PBLWorks Announces its 2022 PBL Champions

eSchool News

JULY 28, 2022

Edison Career and Technical Education High School (Queens, New York) Individual PBL Champion Kendall Van Valkenburg, High School English Teacher at Red Canyon Alternative High School (Gypsum, Colorado). “We The 2022 PBL Champions are: District PBL Champion Broward County Public Schools (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) School PBL Champion Thomas A.

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Which Language 'Superpowers' Do Bilingual Students Bring to U.S. Schools?

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

million English learners in public schools, you’d know the opening line explains that recent data has something interesting to reveal about the U.S.’s Its hold on the top spot has held steady as long as the data has been tracked, even as the number of English learners has grown in new regions. No need to hop over to Google Translate.

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VHS Learning Students Once Again Exceed National Averages on Advanced Placement Exams

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2021

Pass rates for the 2020 AP® English Language Composition exam were even more remarkable. AP® Spanish Language and Culture, 92% of exam takers from VHS Learning passed, compared to the national average of 89%. AP® English Literature and Composition, 88% of exam takers from VHS Learning passed, compared to the national average of 54%.

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Strategies to meet the needs of deaf learners

eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2020

But in the edWebinar “ Deaf Learners: Designing Practice to Support Their Learner Variability, Culture, and Families ,” sponsored by Digital Promise , the presenters explained why educators need to dig deeper and understand all of the factors influencing the student’s motivation and interest in learning. Does anyone sign at home? ?

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Winners Announced for “Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2023” Awards

eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2023

Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2023 Awards Winners Best Educator Support for Teaching & Learning BrainPOP Science Best Freebies for STEM Careers STEM Careers Coalition (Discovery Education) Best Freebies for STEM Curriculum Integration FILTERED (HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology) Best Innovation for 2023 ExploreLearning Frax Best Integration (..)

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Virtual art meets language learning: A tech-enhanced ESL experience

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. Students engage in complex language functions–describing, analyzing, and presenting–while gaining insight into diverse cultures.

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Baked-in bias or sweet equity: AI’s role in motivation and deep learning

eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

On the student use end, AIs have demonstrated subtle racism in the form of a dialect prejudice : students using African American Vernacular English (AAVE) may find that the AIs they communicate with offer them less favorable recommendations than their peers.

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Clearlake Capital-Backed Discovery Education Acquires DoodleLearning

eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

The United Kingdom-based DoodleLearning’s Math and English Language Arts products create personalized learning experiences that help improve students’ academic achievement and confidence. Silver Spring, MD (Tuesday, August 17, 2022) — Discovery Education —the worldwide edtech leader backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.

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

Supporting English learners with culturally responsive teaching

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6 steps to a culturally responsive classroom

5 practical ways to support English learners in the classroom

Ensuring Equity for English Learners (ELs)

6 ways to create a culturally responsive classroom

5 ways our students benefit from our online literacy platform

Almost 2,000 Schools and Districts Choose Lexia® English Language Development™ to Support Emergent Bilingual Students’ English Language Acquisition

For English Learners to Thrive, Community and Culture are Necessary

Using AI to teach persuasive writing to English learners

3 ways to build community in a multi-cultural school

How we turned around our English language learner (ELL) program

How Many English Learners Graduate From High School? It Depends Where They Live

The Secret to Learning English and Other Foreign Languages Faster

Riverside Insights Continues to Lead Innovation in Assessments for English Learners

Madison Metropolitan School District Selects Open Up Resources And Kiddom To Provide K-5 English Language Arts Blended Learning Program

How edtech is transforming bilingual education in the U.S.

6 ways to support multilingual learners in STEM

Emergent Bilingual Students Using Lexia English Scored Higher than Their Peers on California’s English Language Proficiency Assessment

Building Better Rubrics: Empowering Learners Through Effective Rubric Design

Private ESL Tutoring: Your Pathway to English Proficiency

These Colleges Are Betting That Culturally Relevant Textbooks Will Improve Student Outcomes

5 evidence-based literacy strategies for bilingual learners

Can Chinese Edtech Regulations Stifle a Culture of Striving?

Why I’m Integrating the World Cup Into My English Class, Despite My Disinterest in Sports

5 ways to create effective and equitable instructional resources

Would You Rather: Transfer and Apply

Trimming the Edtech Fat: How Districts Are Streamlining Their Digital Ecosystems

Math is not a universal language—but it can be a universal thread

5 ways to integrate ELL instruction into teaching and learning

3 keys to successful summer reading (regardless of the languages students speak)

15 questions to ask when evaluating communications platforms

4 ways to balance rigor and fun in the ELA classroom

OpenAI releases ChatGPT teaching guide

Students Benefit When Teachers Show Up With Curiosity, Not Assumptions

6 ways we improved literacy in our school

PBLWorks Announces its 2022 PBL Champions

Which Language 'Superpowers' Do Bilingual Students Bring to U.S. Schools?

VHS Learning Students Once Again Exceed National Averages on Advanced Placement Exams

Strategies to meet the needs of deaf learners

Winners Announced for “Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2023” Awards

Virtual art meets language learning: A tech-enhanced ESL experience

Baked-in bias or sweet equity: AI’s role in motivation and deep learning

Clearlake Capital-Backed Discovery Education Acquires DoodleLearning

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