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Ensuring Equity for English Learners (ELs)

Catlin Tucker

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 274
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For English Learners to Thrive, Community and Culture are Necessary

Edsurge

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 191
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The Secret to Learning English and Other Foreign Languages Faster

Ask a Tech Teacher

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.

English 166
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6 ways to support multilingual learners in STEM

eSchool News

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

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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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Desperately Seeking: Culturally Relevant Ideas and Innovation in Education

Edsurge

Close to 30 percent of Providence students are English Language Learners, and yet most of them are being taught by teachers who don’t speak their native language. We need solutions that empower students to bring their culture, race, and socioeconomic status to classroom projects and discussions. Enter F.E.E.D.

Culture 167
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How Professors Can Bring Culturally-Responsive Teaching to Online Courses

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Instead of just superheroes, she invites students to think about their own cultural icons and cultural representations, and use that to design a character. The student and professor both shared the story last week during a session on culturally-responsive teaching in online courses at the 2017 OLC Accelerate Conference, in Orlando.

Culture 154