eSchool News

JULY 8, 2025

Key points: Digital resources can make learning more effective and enjoyable for students 4 edtech tools that can transform student teamwork A critical shift in digital instruction in 2025 For more news on digital resources, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub As education evolves, the classroom is no longer limited to books and blackboards.

Quizzes

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.

English

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

Sheridan Doerr shares how the Second Step K-12 social-emotional learning curriculum builds foundational human skills that enhance academic performance. fewer absent days per student.

Learning

Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

The initial enthusiasm for learning a foreign language may wane as other courses with demanding assignments compete for their attention. Introducing something unexpected and different from the established classroom dynamics can reenergize students, foster creativity, and enhance their enthusiasm for learning.

Language

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 22, 2025

You become their biggest advocate as they grow in subjects like math, science, and English. Making a curriculum for homeschool students that’s engaging and tailored to their learning style is key to helping them succeed. Make math hands-on and incorporate vertical learning 4. Keep social and emotional learning in mind 8.

Curriculum

Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

Learn to ride the wave. I found myself dialing down my teacher self, showing up in ways that neither reflected nor respected my commitment to teaching and learning. Another way educators have sought to foster and connect identity to curricular engagement is through social-emotional learning practices and strategies.

Education

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2025

The process is part of a five-year plan to build an accountability culture around edtech use. Today, the focus is on streamlining through an equity lens, says Grace Magley, director of digital and personalized learning. The goal: to develop a smarter, more inclusive framework for evaluating edtech tools.

Evaluation

eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

This months episode explores how remote and digital learning has evolved beyond emergency pandemic measures into strategic, purpose-driven educational approaches. DLACs John Watson distinguishes between emergency remote learning during the pandemic and today’s well-planned online and hybrid models. Have a listen, OK?

Learning

Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

The initial enthusiasm for learning a foreign language may wane as other courses with demanding assignments compete for their attention. Introducing something unexpected and different from the established classroom dynamics can reenergize students, foster creativity, and enhance their enthusiasm for learning.

Language

Cal Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

As teaching and learning increasingly shifted online throughout the early 2000s and 2010s, Turnitin became more embedded in classes. Those case counts dropped — sometimes precipitously — with the return to in-person learning but climbed again when the release of ChatGPT gave Turnitin its next crisis to monetize. I trust you.

Plagiarism

Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

Whether you’re new to working with MLs or just looking for a few fresh ideas, these five teacher-approved strategies are here to help boost participation, build language, and make learning meaningful for all. It makes learning more accessible by setting the stage and giving students the context they need to engage with confidence.

Language

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Students may feel lonely, and faculty can feel overwhelmed even in well-designed online classes; however, a focus on engagement and well-being educators can support faculty and students via simple, low-tech, and personalized strategies in conjunction with the learning platform. Learning does not occur in isolation.

eLearning

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Students may feel lonely, and faculty can feel overwhelmed even in well-designed online classes; however, a focus on engagement and well-being educators can support faculty and students via simple, low-tech, and personalized strategies in conjunction with the learning platform. Learning does not occur in isolation.

eLearning

Cal Matters

JUNE 25, 2025

Those students had spent half their junior year and nearly all their senior year in remote learning. Math and English levels among incoming freshmen have improved in the past couple of years, university data show. billion and spent some of that on technology to accommodate remote learning. In 2020 32% fell into the bottom tier.

Math

Reading Power Gear

JUNE 17, 2025

– Kelsey Borgford A lovely story about a child learning the tradition and deep respect of the Cree beadwork from her Kokum. This is a wonderful book to launch a discussion about family and cultural traditions and how they can be passed down within a family. A dual-language edition in English and Mi’gmaq.

History

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

It seemed “touchy feely” to the digital learning specialist who works in a rural New Hampshire middle school and is known as the “drone lady.” Together, they were studying how parents can advocate for improvements in their children’s math education and what teachers can learn from them.

STEM

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

You can also celebrate this important month by showcasing Hispanic history, culture, and the Spanish language in your curriculum, no matter what class you teach. When you add them to a display, they help class visitors and guests learn about this culture, too.

Activities

k12 Online Schools

MAY 29, 2025

We envision a globally connected education ecosystem where a student from a conflict zone in Gaza, a bright mind from rural India, and an urban hub learner can all learn together, not just virtually, but as part of a tangible global movement. Offline Experience (Our Expanding Footprint): Education isn’t just about screens.

Skills

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2025

She worried about how she would fit in with American culture, whether she would be effective in her new job, and even how well she would connect with her students. She even worried about her English, noting that while she speaks her second language well, using it professionally every day was intimidating at first.

English

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

Describe your family culture and explain how it shapes who you are. Informational Writing Choice Board (Distance Learning) By Swain in the Middle Grades: 5th-8th Standards: CCSS W5.2, Are classes like art, gym, and life skills as critical as math and English? Do students lose a lot of what they’ve learned over summer break?

Writing

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 9, 2025

Beat the Teacher: Compete against the whole class in a trivia contest with topics like pop culture, movies, or your specific subject matter. High School Ice Breakers for Specific Classes Want to get the learning started right away? Competitive Ice Breaker Games for High Schoolers Ready for a little fun?

High School

Cal Matters

JULY 23, 2025

Several other education programs were also halted, including after-school centers, English learner programs and professional development for teachers. Migrant students, many of whom are English learners, tend to struggle academically. In California, the cuts totaled more than $810 million. They’re in college, they’re role models.

English

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 28, 2025

Experience the cultural traditions of Buddhist Asia or Renaissance Europe? Its also a great bell ringer journaling activity for English to keep career exploration in your upperclassmens minds. See your cultures art hanging in the Louvre or trending on social media? See the Eiffel Tower up close or check out the Tokyo Skytree?

High School

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 30, 2025

From riddles you can use as icebreakers and bell ringers to riddles made just for science and math, we’ve got plenty of head scratchers and brain teasers to keep the learning going (with a few giggles in between!). ELA Bell Ringers Riddles Brain Teasers | For Teens | Vol. #2 The resource includes editable slides in a U.S.

High School

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.

English

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.

Culture

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.

English

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.

English

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.

Culture

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.

English

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.

English

eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This support means they can learn and improve as they write, without waiting for me to read through every draft. 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.

English

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 20, 2025

Surprisingly, learning a foreign language has a set of guidelines that–if followed–are pretty good predictors of success. For many, the challenge of learning a foreign language like English may seem daunting, but with the right strategies, the process can become both efficient and enjoyable.

English

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.

English

eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

Leverage a full-service, multi-year professional learning plan from EL Education to support teachers; and. ? MMSD is deeply committed to accelerating the achievement of all our scholars,” said Cynthia Green, MMSD Associate Superintendent for Teaching and Learning. To learn more, visit [link]. Learn more at ELEducation.org.

Art

eSchool News

MAY 8, 2023

New York – Let’s Learn, The WNET Group’s instructional learning series for children ages 3 to 7, has launched new episodes on public television stations nationwide (check local listings) and letslearn.org. Let’s Learn has also launched a new website, making it easy to stream all episodes on any device at any time.

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.

Teaching